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Surrounded by tranquil turquoise waters, Guarded on sides by oceans three, In the east by the Pacific, On the south by the Celebes Sea, And on the west by the south China Sea, There is an archipelago on the blue water crescent, A group of islands, called Philippines, Encircled by a girdle of gleaming silver, With its shores of stretching sandy swell That lulls the restless waves to sleep; A land of green vegetation and terraced terrain! It houses picturesque and breath-taking views. Vast beaches of ivory sand sprawl before our eyes Dolphins leap over seafoam, palm fronds wink Soft breezes waft and cotton clouds float above. Anyone will fall in love with these tiny strips of land, Of rugged hills and meandering rivers Of placid backwaters and blue skies Of gibbering monkeys and celestial monarch birds, Of strutting peacocks, pigeons, pheasants, and parrots. The powdery white sand of Boracay The Chocolate Hills of Bohol The Caraballo Mountain ranges, And the Cordillera Mountain chain of Luzon, The Rice Terraces of Philippine Cordilleras All these give the country a solemn investiture. Volcanic peaks, standing mighty and tall, Proudly line the landscape, dotted with dense forests Where birds sing melodies and Tarsiers with bug eyes The tiny primates, endemic to the Philippines roam and jump Amid the slumbering hills, there is fecund soil, Turned into orchards and plantations, Its population with perseverance and patience Work in the soil relentlessly and in unison. Well known for their hospitality, they receive tourists, And outsiders with warmth and camaraderie. In this paradise of mixed fortunes, tragedy comes unforeseen, In the form of natural calamities like typhoons and cyclones, But nothing can tear the people apart and they prosper, With resilience, bent on sustaining their tradition, Adding value to it each day and proud of an identity of their own This beautiful land of velvet waves and crystal sands Lying as a pendant in a crescent of emerald cluster Rightly deserves the title- the 'Pearl of the Orient'
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