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20.00 Peso bill - (front) Manuel L. Quezon * (back) Banaue Rice Terraces & Palm Civet or 'Alamid' 50.00 Peso bill - (front) Sergio Osmena * (back) Taal Lake & Maliputo (a fish that thrives only in the waters of the lake) 100.00 Peso bill - (front) Manuel Roxas *(back) Mayon Volcano & Butanding (whale shark) 200.00 Peso bill - (front) Diosdado Macapagal * (back) Chocolate Hills & Tarsier 500.00 Peso bill -(front) Ninoy Aquino and Cory Aquino * (back) Puerto Princesa Subterranean River & Blue-naped Parrot 1,000.00 Peso bill - (front) Josefa Llanes Escoda, Vicente Lim, and Jose Abad Santos * (back) Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park & South Sea Pear

Last week, a mentor-friend and I had a good conversation about my career direction in life for 2011. Our chat made me realized a major decision that I have to make in the near future. For those who don’t know what keeps me busy aside from my day job and graduate study, this post will tell you how I gave my heart to social development and community work for the past 5 years. In the discourse of or chat we talked about my career and commitments. (Actually I’m worried that I’m not going anywhere and I’m behind in reaching my targets and goals in life.) […] Friend: You have already given 2 years of your life (to helping others) tama na yun... (That’s enough) Me: : ) I know. And I love to keep doing it. Friend: And the first 2 years of your life out of college is very crucial to further your career so focus on your work now... focus focus focus.... in the end...saving the world is as important as saving your life Me: I'm just being stubborn right now. I’m giving...

When it comes to special occassions that bring the family together, nothing is bigger and better than Christmas. That’s why, even with the busy schedule of moms, they still find ways to make the season as memorable as the last. One way is to serve special desserts to make the celebration extraordinary. That’s why Red Ribbon Bakeshop created Chocolate Mango Mousse , a limited edition premium cake to make parties, get-togethers, and reunions even sweeter. Red Ribbon combines two of the most loved dessert ingredients to create one delightful cake. It is made with a layer of creamy mango mouse with juicy mango bits on top of silky chocolate mousse and moist chocolate pound cake and generously embraced with chocolate ganache. As a finale, mango scoops and shaved chocolate are placed on top to make Chocolate Mango Mousse both delicious and beautiful. For Christmas celebrations that call for an extraordinary dessert, take home a Chocolate Mango Mousse. Chocolate Mango Mousse is ...

A few weeks after the idea was hatched up by a closeknit group of blogger friends who felt that it was ripe and timely for a large Bloggers gathering in General Santos City, judging from requests from a lot of blogging enthusiasts, it’s now all systems go for the first BLOGFEST SOCCSKSARGEN 2010 . A brainchild of the the members of the core group of the locally famous  Soccsksargen Bloggers , the self-proclaimed “Mindanao’s Funnest” Blogging Community , frontlined by Lead Convenor and major driver  Bariles of GenSantos.com ,  BLOGFEST SOX 2010 gathers at least a hundred bloggers and web geeks from all over Southern Mindanao under one roof for a day to listen to and learn from some of the internet’s most respected luminaries. Imagine combining all the wisdom and knowledge one can get out of these speakers below:  (Click on each name for more info.) Google Philippines’ Aileen Apolo-de Jesus , Presidential Communications Operations Office Manager Jay Jabon...

With off-road events experiencing a sudden resurgence, enthusiasts both new and old alike may want to check out this upcoming series of events from Finishline, to be held against the scenic backdrop of Nuvali. ROAD X TRAIL (“Road Times Trail”) leg will be the launching pad of Finishline, In-Motion series and MyChip Sports Timing. ROAD X TRAIL will include Cycling, Running, and Duathlon – 3 races in separate dates. Finishline has an upcoming event this December 2010. They have cycling (December 11), Running (December 18) & Duathlon (December 19). All will happen at Nuvali, Sta. Rosa, Laguna and is called Road X Trail. If you own a MYCHIP, you get discounts with the registration fee. That doesn’t end there, all future events of Finishline, as long as you have MYCHIP, you get discounts! UPDATE! In lieu of the Christmas rush, the organizer have decided to move the ROAD X TRAIL races to more comfortable dates. Due to many requests, we have rescheduled to the below date...