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West Visayas, Beautiful & Wonderful (2)
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Flora and Fauna -- Manaul (Philippine Eagle), white spotted deer, dugong, tatus (coconut-climbing crab), dry ground birds, wet ground birds, carabaos, hornbills, "dancing birds", fresh water fishes, migratory birds, forest fringes birds and rambutan in Panay.
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Commerce and industries -- SEAFDEC, Seafdec FISHWORLD, Bank of the Philippine Islands (Iloilo Branch), agrarian systems, (Malay, Spanish, American, Philippine Commonwealth Government); industries (Malay mining, Malay and Spanish transportation, Malay rice, fish and sugar cultures, Malay ship-building), Arroyo Fountain, Philippine National Bank (Iloilo Branch), Malay and Spanish currencies.
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Religion -- Santo Niño of Arevalo, miracle children Cecilia Alegre Policarpio and Charisse Nicole Diaz, Miagao church, St. Clement's church, Amay Namon in Holy Land, Candelaria de Jaro, Ancient Malay religious beliefs, Ermita -- first church in West Visayas, Molo church, Molo bells, Carmelite Sisters, Pope John Paul II in West Visayas, Leganes church, Iloilo churches destroyed by war, Bells of San Sebastian Cathedral, Mill Hill Missionaries, Santo Rosario of Iloilo City, Redemptorist Fathers in Iloilo, Cofradia de la Nstra. Sra. De la Consolacion y Sagrada Correa (oldest in the Philippines), swapping of patron saints of San Miguel and Alimodian.
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Culture and Arts, etc. - Earthquake prone areas in west Visayas, Planet Biyo, Molo -- Athens of the Philippines, Iloilo Mission Hospital, el Niño prone areas, Ati customs and traditions, climates of West Visayas, tubong tradition, St. Paul's Hospital, anti-biotics from Iloilo, Cream -- premier lifestyle magazine, origins of town names, legends of Sumakwel, legend of Siete Pecados, Legend of Nogas island, Malay phantoms, official town/city seals, elepha fossils, Dagyaw Dance Theater, Hublas -- only vernacular daily in Western Visayas, Capiz Emmanuel Hospital, Ciudad de Jaro, rich legacy of Jaro, metallic and non-metallic deposits in West Visayas, Malay calendar, beginnings of Alimodian, Iloilo, Malay music, Malay dances, Malay literature (proverbs and riddles).
West Visayas, Beautiful & Wonderful (1)