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The Banaue Rice Terraces is
a product of almost two
millenniums of Ifugao
agricultural engineering. In
the past, the marvelous place
was also known as the “Eighth
Wonder of The World.” It was
proclaimed as a UNESCO
World Heritage Site in 1993,
and cited as the “priceless
contribution of Philippine
ancestors to humanity.”
Source:
http://en.wikipilipinas.org/index.php/Top_10_UNESCO_World_Heritage_Sites_in_t
he_Philippines#Banaue_Rice_Terraces
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In 1999, the Puerto Princesa
Subterranean River National
Park was declared a UNESCO
World Heritage Site. It is found
about 50 kilometers from
Palawan’s capital city, Puerto
Princesa. The Subterranean Park
is known to be the world's longest
navigable underground river,
which also displays a spectacular
limestone karst landscape. The
place is a significant habitat for
biodiversity conservation with a
full mountain protecting the
forests and the sea ecosystem.
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http://en.wikipilipinas.org/index.php/Top_10_UNESCO_World_Heritage_Sites_
in_the_Philippines#Banaue_Rice_Terraces
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The Church of San Agustin, also
known as Paoay Church, was built
by Augustinian friars in 1694 and was
finished only after 200 years. It reflects
a unique combination of Gothic,
Baroque, and Oriental architecture.
The ancient church was declared by
former president Ferdinand Marcos as
a national treasure, and subsquently
became part of the group of four
baroque churches recognized as World
Heritage Sites by the UNESCO World
Heritage Centre.
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http://en.w ikipilipinas.org/index.php/Top_10_UNESCO_World_Herita
ge_Sites_in_the_Philippines
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José Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda
(June 19, 1861 – December 30, 1896) was a Filipino
nationalist, novelist, poet, ophthalmologist, journalist, and
revolutionary. He is widely considered as one of the
greatest heroes of the Philippines. He was the author of
Noli Me Tángere, El Filibusterismo, and a number of
poems and essays. He was executed on December 30,
1896 by a squad of Filipino soldiers of the Spanish Army.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Rizal
Lapu-Lapu (fl. 1521) was a ruler of Mactan, an island in
the Visayas, Philippines, who is known as the first native
of the archipelagoto have resisted Spanish colonization.
He was also responsible for the death
of Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan. He is now
regarded, retroactively, as the first Filipino hero. He is
also known under the names Çilapulapu,Si
Lapulapu,Salip Pulaka,Cali Pulaco,and Lapulapu
Dimantag.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lapu-Lapu
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