We have here another heart-warming story of how man’s best friend turned out to be a hero. Stories like this are always reassuring that all isn’t lost in our world.
A four year old Golden Retriever was declared a hero when he saved a paralyzed man.
While negotiating a muddy field, the man’s wheel chair got stuck. He couldn’t get himself out of the fix.
When the man, Gareth Jones, found himself unable to move, the former soldier’s service dog answered the call. He dutifully pulled the rope that Jones threw to him until the wheelchair was pulled free.
Said Jones, “He didn’t let go until I was clear. He knew exactly what he was doing.”
(From 25 Heroic Dogs and How They Saved People)
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TRIVIA PA MORE (Various Sources): Calbiga Cave houses the Philippines’ biggest karst formations, one of the largest in Asia. The 2,968-hectare cave system is composed of 12 caves with wide underground spaces, unique rock formations and sub-terranean watercourse.
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At the Immaculate Conception Cathedral can be found the only existing pipe organ in Mindanao. It is the second largest pipe organ in the Philippines. The huge instrument took two years to build and was brought over by sea from Germany in 23 crates.
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Cagayan de Oro City – “The City of Golden Friendship,” is known for its warm people and old-fashioned hospitality.
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Mt. Apo, the Philippines highest mountain at 10,311 feet above sea level, is considered the “Grandfather of all Philippine Mountains.”
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Lake Lanao is the second largest lake in the Philippines, probably the deepest in the country and is considered one of the major tropical lakes in Southeastern Asia. The lake is home to endemic cryprinids, species found only in the lake and nowhere else in the world.
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Halu-Halo literally means, “mix-mix”. And it is just that: a mixture of sweetened fruits and beans, lavished with pinipig (crisp flattened rice flakes), sugar and milk, topped by crushed ice and ice cream. You know its summertime when halo-halo stands start sprouting by the roadside and by the beach.
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