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I think I was only on the fourth grade when this Himno ng Batangan was first introduced to us. I could still vividly remember my music teacher when she was teaching us this song for a contest. This Himno ng Batangan was so new (and so as the beat) to …

On Sunday, April 5, 2009 will be the feast day of San Vicente Ferrer. And here in Batangas, St. Vincent Ferrer Parish at Banay-Banay, Lipa City is known to be frequently visited by those sick old and young devotees from different parts of the Batangas and nearby provinces. Inside this …

I was never an environmentalist. I never advocated those clean and green projects some concerned folks would reiterate at seminars time and again. Issues of pollution just made me tired. Nitrogen loading reports didn’t ring a bell. Distress about biomass burning didn’t stop me from absorbing every detail of an …

by Anjenelle Amante After a three-day, tranquil experience in the land of pines where the weather is pleasingly cold, tourists who crave for the sugary taste of peanut brittles, strawberries and other native treats flock and echoes of a historic past linger softly in the present, I am back to …

A gripping story that draws readers into an exceptional world with unnervingly close echoes of our own, the Giver delineated a community in which every individual and his or her experience was precisely the same. Competition was eliminated in favor of a community where everyone worked for the common good– …

“Dreams are born in the heart and mind and only there can these ever die.” I’ve been holding on to this belief since time immemorial. Such is the core reason for my rather pensive nature – I’ve never stopped dreaming. And if truth be told, the feeling of having a …

  “Science and religion are not at odds. Science is simply too young to understand.” For several years, scientific researches have always been in contrast with spiritual convictions. While some scientists proliferate weapons of mass destruction and clone living creatures, religious advocates beg them to use restraint and likewise consider …

Veronica Decides to Die is a novel written by Paolo Coelho, that tells the story of a 24 year old Veronika, who doesn”t really seem to be missing a lot in her life but despite it she decides to commit suicide. This novel is partially based on Coelho”s experience in …