Wednesday, August 19, 2009
MARINDUQUE: CENTER OF THE PHILIPPINES
The title is not only based on NAMRIA's pronouncements that in Marinduque lies the geodetic center of the Philippines, the Luzon Datum, known as the mother of all Philippine surveys. Having known Marinduque as the heart of the Philippines, because the island has the shape of a human heart, and knowing that the language spoken here has been identified as the root of a language (Tagalog) from which national forms of speech have sprung (Filipino, the national language is based on Tagalog), no one else could argue the national importance of this island called Marinduque. Its cultural, historical, geographical and touristic significance are here for all to witness and wonder, to whine and whisper about.
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marinduque so proud being center/capital of everything:
1. geodetic center
2. lenten capital
3. butterfly capital
4. ecotourism capital
5. BROWN OUT center!!!!
Hi Richard: Hopefully Item #5 will be eliminated in your list soon. I have been reading blogs from other parts of the Philippines, brown out problems is also occurring in most places except in big cities. But, I admire your vocal concern about item #5. Have a Good Day!
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