TRAMPOLINE Basketball can now be enjoyed at the House of Trampolines, owned by Mark Hogsden.
In an episode on our TV show, “Matanglawin” on ABS-CBN, Hogsden explained that trampolining is a healthy activity as it is good for the body. It is also enjoyable.
According to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, trampolining is a better exercise than jogging.
The Eskimos in Alaska and Greenland invented trampolines, which were then made from walrus skin before they used rubber. Trampoline comes from the Spanish word “trampulin” meaning diving board.
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TRIVIA PA MORE (Various Sources): Isabela City is the youngest city in the southern region. It was only on March 5, 2001 that the Municipality of Isabela, Province of Basilan was converted into a component city through RA 9023. On April 25, 2001, Isabeleños ratified the new status of Isabela.
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The Kinabayo is an exotic and colorful pageant re-enacting the Spanish-Moorish Wars, particularly the Battle of Covadonga where the Spanish forces under General Pelagio took their last stand against the Saracens. They were able to reverse the tide of war with the miraculous apparition of St. James, the Apostle. A Kinabayo Festival is celebrated every July in Dapitan City, attracting thousands of tourists to the city.
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The altar at the Holy Rosary Cathedral in Dipolog City was designed by Dr. Jose Rizal. The Cathedral was erected by the Spanish friars sometime in 1895, before Dipolog City became a municipality.
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The Rizal Shrine in Dapitan City is the original estate of Dr. Jose Rizal which he acquired by purchase during his exile in Dapitan from 1892 to 1896.
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