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A Mother's Stuff
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Newest blog of Housewife @ Work about Philippines - its wonderful places, people, food, lifestyle and other bits of information. Together let us explore and know more about my beautiful country and talented Filipinos. It includes some of my personal posts.
- Added on: Apr 17th, 2008
- Country: Philippines
- Language: English
- Author: Crissy
- Listed in: Recipes Family
- Tags: Culture recipes lifestyle people philippines delicacies
Recent Posts
Batanes: Education, Culture & Arts
Batanes has a literacy of 95% higher than the national average of 93%. Elementary and high school education are free. Teacher to student ratio is 1:17 for elementary and 1:13 for secondary levels. There are 19 elementary schools, 11 of which offer co...
Economy of Batanes
Due to the frequent typhoons that batter the islands, only small-scale farming and fishing are possible. Root crops, vegetables and fruit trees are common, supplemented by hog and poultry raising which makes them self-sufficient, hence, there is no n...
Political subdivisions of Batanes
Batanes has 6 municipalities, 29 barangays, and one congressional district. The six municipalities are Basco , Ivana, Mahatao, Uyugan, and the island municipalities of Sabtang and Itbayat. Basco - Basco is the capital of Batanes. It is the biggest i...
Ivatan: People of Batanes
The people of Batanes are called Ivatan and they share cultural and linguistic affinity with the Tao people of Taiwan. Spanish ancestry also runs in their blood. They speak the Ivatan dialect which is so unlike any other in the Philippines. The Ivat...
Batanes Geography
The Batanes (known as the “Home of the Winds”) island group is the smallest province in the Philippines in terms of population and land area. The capital of Batanes, Basco is 280 kilometers north of Aparri, Cagayan (the tip of main islan...
Batanes History
The Ivatans lived in relatively well-populated settlements at the time western travelers visited the islands. William Dampier, an English buccaneer, visited Batanes in 1687 and found the people organized into communities built around protected settl...
Comments & Reviews
This blog is currently rated a 5.00 out of a possible 5 based on 7 comments.
Aree
Thanks very interesting blog.
Heidi Cudnik
Lovely blog! I enjoyed it very much.
Shinade
This is a lovely blog. Also very interesting. I truly enjoyed my visit.
Jeunelle Foster
I absolutely love both your blogs. Not only are they truthful but from the heart. I can also see the work you put into them. BRAVO...wishing you life's greatest contentment.
aor
Congrats, I think this is your new second site ... So interesting and informative ... Wish you all the luck and see you around ... Enjoy blogging!!!
Hi Crissy ..i spent a very nice time inside ur great blog .. which have alot of important informations about philippine .. i will be in touch by more and more visits .. have a nice day with my best regards
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