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There was a time when I wondered about our National Museum.  Where it is, what's in there, etc.  You see, most countries that I have been to have a national museum that is really well designed, well thought of, and contains great items, etc.  Say for example, the National Museum of South Korea which is a multi-story structure and contains antique items, archaeological finds, and other items that tell about the history of Korea.  And every day, guests and tourist flock there.  Which shows that people are willing to pay for a well-maintained, educational and informative museum .        The "Tree of Life" is the centerpiece of the main lobby  that welcomes guests to the museum    So imagine my delight when finally, we have a world-class National Museum that we can be proud of, and not just one, but four types that feature different themes:   Our National Museum is actually a complex consisting of The Nat...

I  thought I have seen everything that Rizal Park has to offer so I often would take it for granted whenever I would tour some visitors around Manila.  However, this day, I saw some new additions that are worth noting.  For those who have not been to this area of Manila (probably hiding under some big rocks, or preferred traveling overseas than locally)  it might interest you that some historical figures' busts were added along the area where the fountain is.   I only have seen and recognized one really closely, Pantaleon Villegas, so I think this new feature is a history refresher course.  Pantaleon Villegas is Leon Kilat and he led the revolution in Cebu , which was not really successful because, as you guessed it, a betrayal from one of his assistants.    There are others still who have made it to our history books, but some sadly sounded obscure to me, so I definitely would suggest to history teachers to take school kids and conduct histo...