ARDIPITHECUS RAMIDUS

ARDIPITHECUS RAMIDUS

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AUSTROLOPITHECINE

HOMO HABILIS

HOMO HABILIS

HOMO ERECTUS
JAVA MAN PEKING MAN

TURKANA BOY

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JAVA MAN PEKING MAN

TURKANA BOY

HOMO SAPIENS NEANDERTHALS

CRO-MAGNON

HOMO SAPIENS NEANDERTHALS

CRO-MAGNON

HOMO SAPIENS SAPIENS

HOMO SAPIENS SAPIENS

Autobiography of Jose Rizal

JOSE RIZAL, the national hero of the Philippines and pride of the Malayan race, was born on June 19, 1861, in the town of Calamba, Laguna. He was the seventh child in a family of 11 children (2 boys and 9 girls). Both his parents were educated and belonged to distinguishedfamilies.His father, Francisco Mercado Rizal, an industrious farmer whom Rizal called "a modelof fathers," came from Bian, Laguna; while his mother, Teodora Alonzo y Quintos, a highlycultured and accomplished woman whom Rizal called "loving and prudent mother," was born inMeisic, Sta. Cruz, Manila. At the age of 3, he learned the alphabet from his mother; at 5, whilel e a r n i n g t o r e a d a n d wr i t e , h e a l r e a d y s h o w e d i n c l i n a t i on s t o b e a n a r t i s t . He a s t o u n d e d h i s family and relatives by his pencil drawings and sketches and by his moldings of clay. At the age8, he wrote a Tagalog poem, "Sa Aking Mga Kabata," the theme of which revolves on the love of o n e s l a n g u a g e . I n 1 8 7 7 , a t t h e a g e o f 1 6 , h e o b t a i n e d h i s B a c h e l o r o f Ar t s d e g r e e wi t h a n average of "excellent" from the Ateneo Municipal de Manila. In the same year, he enrolled inPhilosophy and Letters at the University of Santo Tomas, while at the same time took courses leading to the degree of surveyor and expert assessor at the Ateneo. He finished the latter courseon March 21, 1877 and passed the Surveyors examination on May 21, 1878; but because of hisage, 17, he was not granted license to practice the profession until December 30, 1881. In 1878,he enrolled in medicine at the University of Santo Tomas but had to stop in his studies when hefelt that the Filipino students were being discriminated upon by their Dominican tutors. On May3, 1882, he sailed for Spain where he continued his studies at the Universidad Central de Madrid.On June 21, 1884, at the age of 23, he was conferred the degree of Licentiate in Medicine and onJune 19,1885, at the age of 24, he finished his course in Philosophy and Letters with a grade of "excellent."Having traveled extensively in Europe, America and Asia, he mastered 22 languages.These include Arabic, Catalan, Chinese, English, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian,Japanese, Latin, Malayan, Portuguese, Russian, Sanskrit, Spanish, Tagalog, and other nativedialects. A versatile genius, he was an architect, artists, businessman, cartoonist, educator,economist, ethnologist, scientific farmer, histori an, inventor, journalist, linguist, musician,mythologist, nationalist, naturalist, novelist, opthalmic surgeon, poet, propagandist, psychologist,scientist, sculptor, sociologist, and theologian. He was an expert swordsman and a good shot. In the hope of securing political and socialreforms for his country and at the same time educate his countrymen, Rizal, the greatest apostleof Filipino nationalism, published, while in Europe, several works with highly nationalistic andrevolutionary tendencies. In March 1887, his daring book, NOLI ME TANGERE, a satiricalnovel exposing the arrogance and despotism of the Spanish clergy, was published in Berlin; in 1 8 9 0 h e r e p r i n t e d i n P a r i s , M o r g a s S UC C ES S OS D E L A S I S LA S F I L I P I NA S wi t h h i s annotations to prove that the Filipinos had a civilization worthy to be proud of.

Autobiography of Juanito Furagganan

One such man grew up poor and out of wedlock and continues to influence world events. His EDSA led revolt became a model for toppling repressive regimes all over the world.Juan Ponce Enrile was born on Valentine's Day in a remote village in Cagayan. He was christened Juanito Furagganan, taking his mother's name. Looking for better opportunities, the young Juanito left Gonzaga, Cagayan for the poblacion and enrolled in school by working as a servant to his mother's relative. He later transferred to Aparri and enrolled at the Cagayan Valley Institute. After the war, Juanito met his father in the latter's Law Office in Binondo, Manila.Don Alfonso brought Juanito home to Malabon. He was given a new name, Juan Ponce Enrile. He resumed his High School education at the St. James Academy in Malabon.In 1947, he entered Ateneo de Manila graduating cum laude with an Associate in Arts Degree. In the UP, he graduated cum laude and salutatorian of UP Law Class 1953. He later passed the Bar Examinations placing 11th with a 91.72% rating and getting a perfect score in commercial law.He was offered a scholarship by the Harvard University where he earned a Master of Laws degree specializing in taxation and corporate reorganization. In the May 1995 elections he ran and won a seat once again in the Senate under the Lakas Coalition. Again he was a member of the Commission on Appointments and Chairman of the Senate Ways and Means Committee and the Committee on Government Corporations and Public Enterprises.During the 10th and 11th Congress, Senator Juan Ponce Enrile filed several legislative landmarks namely: the; SB No. 2068 which seeks to increase by at least 100% the personal and additional tax exemptions granted to individual income tax payers; SB. No. 2089 which seeks to reduce the income tax rates on taxable income; SB 1887 which would allow the deductibility from taxable income of interest payments on housing loans, and in addition, SB No. 2082 which seeks to exempt all the allowances and benefits granted to public school teachers, including those in state colleges and universities from income tax. He has continued to serve as he has lived- with excellence, determination and desire to serve the Filipino people.