Bohol Essays

In Hispanic countries, Semana Santa is the equivalent of our Holy Week in the United States. Semana Santa is a week long celebration before Easter. People celebrate Semana Santa starting on Domingo de Ramos, or Palm Sunday. They celebrate with parades and going to church. Spain usually has the most colorful celebrations out of all the Hispanic countries. Semana Santa is one of their top three holidays, but what makes this day so special? Semana Santa and Easter are similar in many ways. They are

through rubble to find your family well that 's what it was like in the Philippines when a huge earthquake hit in Bohol. When a 7.1 earthquake hits in Bohol, it is the strongest temblor to shake the area in over 23 years, it killed over 180 people and destroyed almost all the houses down to the foundation. Ports, schools and airports reported damage, and a hospital collapsed on Bohol in Loon, killing at least 18 people (BE). People react after a major destruction caused by mother nature by… Gathering

Felipe (2012) sought to emphasize the roles played by the stakeholders in the government’s counterinsurgency effort in relation to IPSP. Accordingly, common to different government agencies is the task of, ‘to lead’ or ‘to take the lead role’; while, the NGOs/CSOs/POs serve as ‘fillers’ to the gaps in the dispensation of tasks and functions of government agencies. (Felipe:2012) One of the main gaps that the study revealed was the absence of a clear mandate or policy that would inform the concerned

There are more than ten natural disasters that have shaped the world we know today and have affected people since the stone-age. These natural disasters, which are not desired by humans, have caused more than 350,000 deaths yearly. The victims of those disasters are everywhere. Many people have separated from their families and left their homes to be safe. Here is where you will learn how and why these disasters are so unwanted by us. Natural disasters impact the environment, the economy and, in

It began with the arrival of Ferdinand Magellan on 1521 in the Philippines that led the country to be under the colony of Spain for 300 years. His expedition began when royal officials gave him a command to sail to Maluku (the Spice Islands). By sailing westward, he finally arrived in Homonhon Island on March 17, 1521, a province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. On Easter Sunday of March 31, 1521, Magellan conducted the first Catholic mass at Limasawa Island in Southern Leyte that marked the birth

DISCUSSIONS Life and Climate during Mesozoic Era According to the International Commission on Stratigraphy’s International Stratigraphic Chart (ICSISC, 2008) the Mesozoic era or the “Middle Life” is divided into three periods: the Triassic which spans from 251-199.6 million years ago, the Jurassic which spans from 199.6 – 145.5 million years ago, and the Cretaceous which spans from 145.5 -54.5 million years ago. During this time the climate is hot and tropical worldwide. The Earth is continuously

Recent earthquakes, particularly the magnitude 6.2 Earthquake in Davao on February 16, 2013, the 5.7 Earthquake in Southern Mindanao on June 1, 2013 and the deadliest earthquake in the Philippines for the past 23 years, the magnitude 7.2 Earthquake in Bohol on October 15, 2013, have caused significant loss of life and severe damage to property. Many aseismic construction designs and technologies have been developed over the years in attempts to mitigate the effects of earthquakes on buildings and their