Manila American Cemetery and Memorial

Manila American Cemetery and Memorial
Photography by Juanito F. Acasio 

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MEMORIAL DETAILS:
The cemetery has the largest number of graves of any cemetery for U.S. personnel killed during World War II and holds war dead from the Philippines and other allied nations. The headstones are made of marble which are aligned in eleven plots forming a generally circular pattern, set among a wide variety of tropical trees and shrubbery.
Established: 1948
Designer: Gardener A. Dailey
Memorial: Personnel killed during World War II
Total burials: 17,206 (3,744 Unknowns) 
Area: 152 acres or 62 hectares
Location: Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City, Philippines

Mayon Volcano

Mayon Volcano
Photography by J. Dante Mara 

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VOLCANO DETAILS:
Renowned for its "perfect cone" because of its symmetric conical shape.
Official Filipino Name: Liwasang Pangkalikasan ng Bulkang Mayon
Etymology: Named after the legendary princess-heroine Daragang Magayon (Beautiful Lady)
Type: Active Stratovolcano
Elevation: 2,463 m (8,081 ft)
First ascent: Scotsmen Paton & Stewart (1858)
Location: Albay (Bicol Region), Philippines


DECLARATION/CLASSIFICATION:
Tangible Immovable Cultural Property
Mayon Volcano National Park (July 20, 1938, by Proclamation no. 292)
Mayon Volcano Natural Park (November 21, 2000, by Proclamation No. 413)
Albay Biosphere Reserve (March 2016, UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves)
Tentative List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Atis at Lanzones by Fernando Amorsolo

Atis at Lanzones
by Fernando Amorsolo

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Atis at Lanzones
1926
Oil on Canvas
Fernando Amorsolo
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Basnig in Batangas

Basnig in Batangas

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Basnig or balasnig are lift nets (salambaw) that utilizes a large bag net suspended directly below or beside the ship. Modern basnig typically use generators and electric lights to attract fish and squid. This method is unique to the Philippines.

Caragasan Beach

Caragasan Beach, Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur
Photography by Gunther Richter

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Serial Number: 2660093