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San Miguel (Bulacan)
Madlum Caves is located in San Miguel, Bulacan, Philippines. The caves are characterized by three grand portals where stalactites and stalagmites abound -and leads to a 50-meter long cavern. Large pinnacled vertical rocks abound on the banks of nearby Madlum River. To the right of the first portal is the statue of Mother Mary to whom residents pay homage on a regular basis. It is believed to be the place where St. Michael, the town's patron saint, was found. The place offers a scenic view delights excursionists and nature lovers.  Source:Wowphilippines.com.ph

Bulacan
Madlum is located near the northern boundary of Bulacan. It is about 90 km from Manila (from Balintawak Cloverleaf intersection).  Madlum has clear waters and a good sandy riverbed that slopes gradually (making it ideal for swimming for all ages). It is surrounded by interesting rock faces that have several explorable caves that are less than a hundred meters from the river.  Source:Waypoints.ph

Tudela
Mag-agay-ay Beach is known for its shoreline with its stunning rock formations. Source:Cebu Province Official Website 

Padre Burgos
Mag-Asawang Bagosina is located in Padre Burgos, Quezon, Philippines.  Two tiny rock islets having a distance of one hundred (100m) from each other with a distance from Basiao Beach of approximately five hundred (500m). Islets serve as a guide for fisherman. Source:Tourism.qzn.ph

Padre Burgos
Mag-Asawang Bato is located in Padre Burgos, Quezon, Philippines.  The Mag-asawang Bato are two pieces of big boulders jutting out of the sea. During low tide, the land where the stones stand are exposed so that people can walk over them. Source:Flyphilippines.com.ph

Antequera
Mag-aso Falls is located in Antequera, Bohol.   The Mag-aso Falls is one of Bohol’s natural treasures. With a height of 25 feet, the twin falls is picturesque against a backdrop of tall trees, wild plants including giant ferns, and deep ravines. Once on the site, while bathing and surrounded by the natural landscape, one feels immersed in a middle of a jungle with the sound of the interminable chirping of the birds and the rush of flowing waters playing music to your ears. Source:Bohol-philippines.com   

Alfonso Lista
Magat Dam is located in Alfonso Lista, Ifugao, Philippines. It is reputedly the biggest dam in Asia. This is located near the municipality of Alfonso Lista and about 25 kilometers from the town center of Santa Maria. Source:nscb.gov.ph  

Jaro
Magdalena Jalandoni was a Filipino feminist writer. She is now remembered as one of the most prolific Filipino writers in the Hiligaynon dialect. Hailing from Western Visayas, her works are said to have left permanent and significant milestones in Philippine literature. Born to an affluent family in the former city of Jaro , now a present day district of Iloilo City, she already began writing at tender age wherein she already had her poems published at the age of 12. She published her first novel Ang Mga Tunoc Sang Isa Ca Bulac (The Thorns of a Flower), which was later followed by many novels, compilations of poems and short stories. Jalandoni only wrote for publication purposes due to the male-dominated society at the time. Back then, female voices in literature were not taken seriously by the general public. Although her mother strictly forbid her to take literature seriously, she refused to do so and devoted her life entirely to literature. Her famous poem Ang Guitara (The Guitar) is read in classrooms all over the country today. Literary critics and historians claim that she has mastered a special talent for poetry and description as well as dramatic evocations of landscapes and events in her novels and short stories. Her works span from the coming of Malay settlers in the Middle Ages up to the Spanish and American colonial era as well as the Japanese occupation of World War II, all portraying the history of Panay and the evolution of the Ilonggo culture. According to Riitta Varitti of the Finnish-Philippine Society in Helsinki, "Jalandoni was the most productive Philippine writer of all time."  Other famous works include Anabella, Sa Kapaang Sang Inaway (In the Heart of War), Ang Dalaga sa Tindahan (The Young Woman in the Market) and Ang Kahapon ng Panay (The Past of Panay). Throughout her turbulent and displaced life, she still managed to publish 36 novels, 122 short stories, 7 novelettes, 7 long plays, 24 short plays and dialogos in verse complied in two volumes, seven volumes of personally compiled essays including some translations from Spanish and two autobiographies. She has been displaced from her hometown twice and has survived the Philippine Revolution, the Filipino-American War and the Japanese Occupation. In 1977, she received the prestigious Republic Cultural Heritage Award for her literary achievements from the government, about one year before her death. She is now survived by a few nieces as well as several other close relatives. Despite all this, she still remains relatively unknown up to this day.  Her family's ancestral house stands as a historical landmark and museum not far from the cathedral of Jaro. You may also want to check out more old houses in Jaro. Source:Wikipedia  

Cavinti
Magdapio Falls (Pagsanjan Falls) is located in Cavinti, Laguna, Philippines.  The majestic Pagsanjan Falls is situated three miles outside the town on the rugged highlands of Cavinti. The main access to the world famous Pagsanjan falls is through the Bumbungan River of Pagsanjan town. The falls has 14 rapids and upon entering the gorge one can experience the natural forest setting with wild orchids, ferns, vines and age-old trees. During the rainy season tourists may view a series of mini falls, first of these mini falls is the Talahib Falls. Source:Visitmyphilippines.com 

Cebu City
The Magellan's Cross is a 485-year old cross which stands in a small chapel located across Cebu City Hall and along Magallanes Street.   The cross found in the chapel is made of tindalo wood, a small sign below the cross says that the original cross is encesed inside the tindalo cross to protect it from being chipped by those who believe in its supernatural and healing powers.  Some say that the cross that stands in the chapel is not the one Magellan brought with but a replacement planted by the Spaniards who came after the Spanish explorer. The original one was allegedly lost or destroyed.  The significance of this cross among the Cebuanos is evident in the use of the image of the chapel where it is located in the City Hall Seal and other Cebu-based organizations.   Within the vicinity of Magellan’s Cross are Cebu guitar vendors and shell craft and woodcraft displays. The products are popular with the locals and tourists.   Read more about Cebu City's most famous landmark, the Magellan's Cross.  Source:Cebu Network