Litratong Pinoy: KALIKASAN (Nature)

Sa kalagitnaan ng tag-init, luntian ang mga nakapaligid na taniman at kakahuyan. Sa katirikan ng araw, nagniningning ang lagaslas ng tubig mula sa talon na ito sa bayan ng Kapatagan sa Hilagang Lanao. Malayo sa pangunahing mga daanan, isang magandang sorpresa ang naturang talon; kagaya ng kabuuan ng Mindanao, na tago ang ganda sa likod ng mga kalabisang kwento ng dahas at ligalig.

KALIKASAN = NATURE

In the middle of summer, the surrounding fields and forests are lush and green with life. With the sun at the day's apex, the rustling waters of this falls glimmer and play a melody like no other. They cascade in the town of Kapatagan- a precious gem hidden in the interior of the province of Lanao del Norte, a good distance from the national highway. It is a symbol for the entire island of Mindanao, a treasure that many Filipinos sadly under-appreciate as it remains entangled in an excessive barrage of negative news and bad publicity.

town of Kapatagan, province of Lanao Del Norte, April 2007, using a digicam.

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SPEAKING OF NATURE: If you find yourselves at the SM Mall of Asia on Saturday, March 6 at 5pm, head on over to the SM By the Bay fountain area and get to see something *special* courtesy of the World Wildlife Fund-Philippines =]