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Batangas’ Ancient History
Originally posted on Subli: ? Because of their geographical position between southern China and Melanesia, the Philippines have marked importance for many aspects of Oceanic prehistory. By Southeast Asian standards, they are fairly well-studied archaeologically, and this situation is partly due to a half-century of research carried out by Henry Otley Beyer (1883-1966), an American…
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The Wreck of the IJN Chokai
Originally posted on Pacific Paratrooper: IJN Chokai, 1942 -by: Paul Wright Chokai was the last of the four-strong Takao class of heavy cruisers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy in the late 1920s. Imperial Japanese designers worked for several years under the restrictions of the Washington Naval Treaty to make warships that were superior in quality to their…
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Memorial Day Weekend 2020
This year, Memorial Day is different from years past. Not just because of the Coronavirus. This is the first time, I spend Memorial Day weekend without Matt since we got married 50 years ago on Memorial Day Weekend. I miss the times we walked to the corner of our street in Oyster Bay to see…
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Easter Blessing from Alitagtag, Batangas
Originally posted on Subli: This is my hometown church, Invencion de la Sta. Cruz Parish Church in Alitagtag, Batangas. All photos are from the church Facebook page. ? Because of the social distancing, I watched the mass via live video from this church last night. Here is a picture of the altar. ? Here is…
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People of Cordillera Mountains Show the World that We Heal as One.
Originally posted on Subli: ? Photo Courtesy || Gabino P. Ganggangan @ DSWD – CAR ? I saw this on the Baguio City Facebook page and it is a must share to show the world of how compassionate and considerate Cordillerans are. At a time when the world is suffering from COVID-19 and everyone is…
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Is ‘Quarantine’ Really in the Bible? Are We Experiencing God’s Wrath?
Originally posted on Pastorbluejeans Unplugged: The Think Twice Series Think Twice is a series of reflections on faith, culture, and tradition that may affect a person’s way of thinking and judgment.It invites the readers to hold their judgment and reconsider the matters at hand – Think Twice!The blogs in this series are solely the author’s…
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Chinese and Japanese Revolts Against the Spaniards in the Philippines during the 17th century
Originally posted on Subli: ? Chinese vendor serving noodles to the Filipinos Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons ? ? Many foreign powers threatened the Spanish colony during the early years of settlement, mainly the Portuguese, Dutch, Chinese, and Japanese. The Spaniards successfully resisted Portuguese efforts to drive them from Cebu. Later the Spanish King annexed Portugal…
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Lemery, the only town in Batangas named after a Spanish official, and its history
Originally posted on Subli: Photo Credit – Wikipedia by HueMan1 Archeological finds at ancient gravesites in Lemery include pre-Hispanic artifacts and that the people of this region, called Bombon, conducted a lively trade with Arab, Chinese and Indian merchants over the centuries. Upon the arrival of conquistadores Juan de Salcedo and Martin Goiti in 1570,…
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