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Volunteer Work Camp

By Crissy at 02/22/07 21:12

From December 26 to 30, some unconventional music makers performed for students in Bacauan-Mambatad Elementary School. The 26 men played hammers and saws as part of the annual Christmas Work Camp. What was the symphony? The volunteer "orchestra" built a ceiling, taught some classes, and did some medical and dental work. The Work Camp has been an annual activity of Tuburan Study Center since 1991.

Original source: Sun.Star. Youths make hammer-and-saw harmony in Miag-ao

Volunteer Work Camp

From December 26 to 30, some unconventional music makers performed for students in Bacauan-Mambatad Elementary School. The 26 men played hammers and saws as part of the annual Christmas Work Camp. What was the symphony? The volunteer "orchestra" built a ceiling, taught some classes, and did some medical and dental work. The Work Camp has been an annual activity of Tuburan Study Center since 1991.

Original source: Sun.Star. Youths make hammer-and-saw harmony in Miag-ao

Most accidents in Quezon City

If you're driving or riding in a car, you don't want to be in Quezon City. Quezon City had a total number of traffic accidents in the metro area with a whopping 17,292, which is a 28.37 percentage share. For all of 2006 there were 123 fatal accidents and 3,209 non-fatal accidents with 13,960 properties damaged in Quezon City.

Original source: Sun.Star. Quezon City is most accident-prone area in metro

Most accidents in Quezon City

If you're driving or riding in a car, you don't want to be in Quezon City. Quezon City had a total number of traffic accidents in the metro area with a whopping 17,292, which is a 28.37 percentage share. For all of 2006 there were 123 fatal accidents and 3,209 non-fatal accidents with 13,960 properties damaged in Quezon City.

Original source: Sun.Star. Quezon City is most accident-prone area in metro

History rewritten

Much of what we know about Filipinos and their history is being revisited. An exhibition, which was at the National Museum in November 2006, challenges everything that is known about the historical ties between the Philippines and Mexico.

Original source: Manila Times. [404 Check: was link to http:/ / www. manilatimes. net/ national/ 2006/ nov/ 20/ yehey/ opinion/ 20061120opi3. html, anchor: Mexico’s new take on Philippine history]

History rewritten

Much of what we know about Filipinos and their history is being revisited. An exhibition, which was at the National Museum in November 2006, challenges everything that is known about the historical ties between the Philippines and Mexico.

Original source: Manila Times. [404 Check: was link to http:/ / www. manilatimes. net/ national/ 2006/ nov/ 20/ yehey/ opinion/ 20061120opi3. html, anchor: Mexico’s new take on Philippine history]

Philippines needs to learn to compete in export market

When the Association of Southeast Asian Nations economic goes pushes through the Philippines will need to figure out where it fits. The Philippine economy is not an export-driven one, so it should be OK.

Original source: Sun.Star. RP needs to find niche amid Asean economic integration

Philippines needs to learn to compete in export market

When the Association of Southeast Asian Nations economic goes pushes through the Philippines will need to figure out where it fits. The Philippine economy is not an export-driven one, so it should be OK.

Original source: Sun.Star. RP needs to find niche amid Asean economic integration

Philippines works to use more renewable energy sources

The Philippines is pushing hard for the use of more biofuels in its country. They want to lower their dependence on foreign oil and use more renewable energy sources.

Original source: Sun.Star. Sorghum another source of biofuel

Philippines works to use more renewable energy sources

The Philippines is pushing hard for the use of more biofuels in its country. They want to lower their dependence on foreign oil and use more renewable energy sources.

Original source: Sun.Star. Sorghum another source of biofuel