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Wednesday, June 15, 2011

West Philippine Sea - Spratly islands

Spratly islands are claimed by Malaysia, Taiwan, Brunei, VietNam, the Philippines and China by part or wholly.
As the AFP deputy chief of staff for civil military operations, Commodore Miguel Jose Rodriguez said on Media that "Viet Nam calls it their East Sea and China call it their South Sea. We in the Philippines should call it West Philippine Sea.
The islands are believed to be atop massive oil and gas deposits.

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

World’s Shortest Man-Junrey Balawing

On his 18th birthday last June 12 2011 in Sindangan in the Southern Philippines, A man who stands less than 60 centimeters or around two feet tall was declared the world’s shortest man by Guinness World Records.

Panglao Island Sunset

The beautiful island of Panglao is a small island in the Philippines, of only eighty square kilometers, which is connected to Bohol by two causeways. Little more will have to make goldfish swim between turquoise and emerald waters or lie in a hammock by the sun toasting left sipping a pina colada. This island is a popular tourist destination and one of the main tourist destinations in the Philippines.
Panglao is a Philippine Island in the southwest of the province of Bohol. It is characterized by two bridges with the city Tagbilaran connected. The island has an area of 99.25 km ² and 62,000 inhabitants (2007). It is in the communities Dauis (northeast) and Panglao divided (southwest).