The Ubiquitous Ukay-ukay at the Town Market
BicolOne way we can learn about the the town is by wandering at the market. And on this our particular stroll, we came upon this makeshift-stall selling new and second hand clothes.
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A Building Only in Barangay San Pablo
BicolSan Pablo is a small village of Calabanga town, one of the few that comprises its poblacion or urban center. Actually, it is just a one-street affair with both sides cramped with residential structures of varying designs defined by the financial well-being of the residents.
SPOTLIGHT: About Calabanga
BicolCalabanga marks its 260th year of townhood July 15th since it was created into a municipality in 1749. As a community of over seventy three thousand people, however, the town traces its history from the earliest days of Bicol when natives crossed rivers and seas and climbed mountains to settle in places where the soil looked rich, and nature kind.
Above the Clouds
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Portrait of a Calabangueño as an Artist
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RETROSPECT: Luis G. Dato on Luis G. Dato
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Meralco, Fukushima nuclear reactor, $5-M Marwan bounty, volcanic eruptions, cloud computing, Iran’s floating oil depot
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Isolated rain showers, cold weather over many parts of PH
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Exiting PAR “Ruby” intensifies as tropical storm again
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Watch Pope Francis celebrates mass at Rizal park
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Over 61,000 CamSur voters no biometrics
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Mga Daeng Palad, Duwang Gamgam na Riwariw
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PH Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing on mining and illegal excavation in Zambales
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Full coverage of the civic parade and float competition in Naga City
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Legazpi bishop joins call to stop DU30 deadly all-out war on drug users and pushers
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Facebook shares hoax on alleged burning of Christian churches in India
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Watch: The Easter Vigil in Vatican with Pope Francis
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Duterte wants Marawi conflict to end before his second SONA
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