BAYANIHAN REPUBLIC:
Stored Treasure / 19 June 2011
http://digitista.blogspot.com/2011/06/river-cruise-to-bayanihan-spirit.html
The Philippines is a country of rivers. In fact, we have about 421 river systems spread all throughout the archipelago. There is no doubt how the rivers have influenced us as a people. For example, Tagalog, the language, the people and the region, came from the word Taga-Ilog (from the river) as the provinces surrounding the region evolved with the river system.
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| A view at the Loboc-Sasmuan River |
And from what I learned in my Asian Civilization and World History classes when I was studying, it is in river systems where great civilizations flourished -- Tigris and Euphrates Rivers for the Persian and Mesopotamian civilizations, Nile River for the Egyptian civilization, Indus River for the Indian civilization and Huang or Yellow River for the Chinese civilization. This body of water provide communities with food, water for drinking, household chores and domestic animals, irrigation for farm lands, access to transportation, a venue for trade and a place for rest and recreation. There's no doubt, rivers have been part and parcel of our lives.
