Cheche Lazaro Presents: Isang Kakaibang Kwento ng Pag-ibig (A Unique Story of Love - Part 1-8 Video)

A strenuous journey to the mountains of Mindoro. An accidental meeting that changed the course of history for a tribe in need. They are the Irayas, one of the seven tribes of the peace-loving Mangyans, that captured the heart of one woman (Doña Bea Zobel de Ayala). This is the love story of a people who have been shunned by the outside world but was embraced by the person who would move mountains for them.

For centuries, the tribe prospered along the coastal areas of Oriental Mindoro until migrant settlers drove them from their land and forced them to live in the mountains. From then on, they lived a nomadic life, moving from place to place, sleeping in makeshift huts, living on what little and whatever they can get their hands on.

Like other indigenous people in the world, they have been treated as second class citizens-- often exploited, neglected, and discriminated against by lowlanders. Denied of basic services for decades, the tribe struggled with their daily life. Uneducated and uncivilized, they lived in mortal fear of the Tagalogs. With the threat of being forced out of the land they live in always a possibility, they are praying for someone who could somehow end their plight. Time is running out.

Witness a different kind of love story which will spell the beginning of a new and better life for the Iraya Mangyans.

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

Part 7

Part 8

Profile: Jaime Zobel de Ayala, Jaime Zobel de Ayala & Family

Source: PROBE TV

The National Museum of The Philippines

The National Museum of the Philippines is the official repository established in 1901 as a natural history and ethnography museum of the Philippines. It is located next to Rizal Park and near Intramuros in Manila. Its main building was designed in 1918 by an American architect Daniel Burnham. Today, that building, the former home of the Congress of the Philippines, holds the National Art Gallery, natural sciences and other support divisions.

The adjacent building in the Agrifina Circle of Rizal Park, formerly housing the Department of Finance, houses the Anthropology and Archaeology Divisions and is known as the Museum of the Filipino People.

History

The National Museum was established in Manila on October 29, 1901 as the 'Insular Museum of Ethnology, Natural History and Commerce under the Department of Public Instruction by Virtue of Act No. 284 passed by the Philippine Commission. Since then, it has changed names and location, placed under various departments and offices, merged, abolished, transferred and re-created to become the 'National Musuem.'

On February 12, 1998, Republic Act 8492, also known as the 'National Museum Act of 1998', finally established the National Museum as an independent institution with a permanent and exclusive site known as the National Museum Complex. This consists of the National Museum Main(former Old Congress Building), which houses the National Art Gallery, the Museum of the Filipino People (former Finance Building), and the Department of the Tourism Building which shall become the Museum of Natural History. As per P.D. 804-A, the Planetarium is also administered and maintained by the National Museum.

The National Museum at present is composed of 12 disciplines in the areas of anthropology, archaeology, arts, geology, museum education, cultural properties, planetarium, zoology, botany, restoration and engineering, chemistry and conservation, and archaeological sites and branch museums. It has 19 branches and sites nationwide.

Website: The National Museum Of The Philippines

Dia del Libro (World Book Day)

The Dia del Libro (World Book Day) is a commemoration was held at international level in order to promote reading, publishing and the protection of intellectual property through copyright. It originated in the National Day of Sant Jordi (St George's Day), held in Catalonia , where he has been a tradition since medieval times for men to give roses to their lovers, and since 1925 for women to return a book. At the international level is enacted by UNESCO , which began to enact for the first time in 1995 . It is held every April 23 since 1996 in several countries, in 2008 over a hundred.

In several countries, speaking Spanish , and Cuba , this day is celebrated as the Day of the language , unlike the International Day of the mother tongue held on February 21 . On April 23, 2011 Buenos Aires will be named " World Book Capital ", remaining in office until the same date in 2011 to be replaced by Yerevan .

The choice of the day April 23 as a day of books and copyright, comes from the coincidence of the death of the writer Miguel de Cervantes, William Shakespeare and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega on the same date in the year 1616 , though not really were on the same day, because the date of Shakespeare for the Julian calendar, which would be May 3rd the Gregorian calendar and Cervantes died on 22 and was buried on 23. It also coincides with the date of death of William Wordsworth ( 1850 ) and Josep Pla ( 1981 ). The proposal was presented by the International Publishers Association to Unesco , with the aim of promoting culture and the protection of intellectual property through copyright .On November 15th of 1995 the UNESCO General Conference approved the proposal in Paris, from which on 23 April would be the "International Day of Book and Copyright."

In Spain

Alfonso XIII signed a Royal Decree on February 6 of 1926 on the officially created the Spanish Book Festival to be held on the date then believed that he was born Cervantes, on October 7. The original idea was Valencian writer Vicente Clavel Andrés , proposing it to the Book Chamber of Barcelona. Soon after, in 1930, definitively establishing the date of 23 April as World Book Day. The celebration took root quickly in Barcelona and spread throughout Catalonia, although the official purpose was diluted gradually to match the day of patron saint, known as National Day of Sant Jordi (St George's Day), while in other areas the party was held with little importance or even disappear. Over time they became traditional in Catalonia and gift exchange roses and books between partners and loved ones on that date, becoming one of the most celebrated popular days. This tradition was one of the arguments used by UNESCO to declare April 23 World Book Day . In Spain we consider that date for the annual presentation of the Cervantes Prize, the highest award made to the Hispanic authors. Around the world celebrates this day.

World Book Capital

In 2001 at the initiative of UNESCO was appointed Madrid World Book Capital. Since then, every April 23, different capitals of the world have been accepting this honor, made during the year various cultural activities related to books. In 2002 he served as Alexandria , New Delhi in 2003 , Antwerp in 2004, Montreal in 2005 , Turin in 2006, Bogota in 2007, Amsterdam in 2008, Beirut in 2009, Ljubljana in 2010, Buenos Aires in 2011 and Yerevan in 2012.

As of April 23, 2011 Buenos Aires will be the World Book Capital.The selection committee consists of representatives of the International Publishers Association (IPA), the International Booksellers Federation (IBF) and the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) and UNESCO. The following cities have been selected as World Book Capital:

Year	City	Country
2001	Madrid	Spain
2002	Alexandria	Egypt
2003	New Delhi	India
2004	Antwerp	Belgium
2005	Montreal	Canada
2006	Turin	Italy
2007	Bogotá	Colombia
2008	Amsterdam	Netherlands
2009	Beirut	Lebanon
2010	Ljubljana	Slovenia
2011	Buenos Aires	Argentina
2012	Yerevan	Armenia