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	Panay - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Panay, island, central Philippines, the northernmost of the Visayan Islands, between Negros and Mindoro islands.
		Luzon and Mindanao are the two largest islands, anchoring the archipelago in the north and south.
		At the beginning of 1938, Japan, after six months of her undeclared war on China, had won a series of impressive military victories which had put vast stretches of territory in northern and central China into her hands and had given her control over China's principal ports, railways, and sources...
	ca.encarta.msn.com /Panay.html (110 words)

	Panay and Iloilo: The Allure of A Dowager
		The roughly triangular island of Panay, comprising 11, 515 square kilometers, is divided by two cordilleras.
		Panay, with the capital at Iloilo remained one political entity until the provinces of Capiz and Antique were established, in 1716 and 1798 (or 96) respectively.
		Panay's coast was subject to frequent slave raids and so a number of watchtowers were built to protect the coastal settlements.
	www.admu.edu.ph /offices/mirlab/panublion/panay.html (1643 words)

	PhilippineBusiness.com.ph: Geographics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Panay, which makes up close to 4.2 percent of the country's territory, is situated geographically at the heart of the Philippines.
		Although Panay's growth is not as dramatic as the Luzon powerhouses, the booming economic environment is evident everywhere on the island.
		Panay has a network of 8,350-kilometer of roads, of which almost 30 percent are classified national roads.
	www.philippinebusiness.com.ph /geographics/panay.htm (1438 words)

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		Maragtas was written by Pedro Alcantara Monteclaro in 1907 as a collection of the legends of the island of Panay in the Philippines.
		“Maragtas or (history) of Panay Island from the first inhabitants, until the arrival of the Borneans from which the Bisayans are descended, to the arrival of the Spaniards”.
		A pre-Spanish history of the Island of Panay, translated for the Research Commission from the vernacular version of Pedro Monteclaro, Philippine Executive Commission, Department of Education, Health and Public Welfare, Manila, typewritten, by Manuel Carreon, 1943.
	www.pryo.net /History/FIL-Ancient-Maragtas-forward.html (1030 words)

	Negros - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Negros, island of the central Philippines, one of the Visayan Islands, between Panay and Cebu.
		The island is mountainous, rising to 2,465 m (8,087...
		Cebu (island), island and province of the central Philippines, between Bohol and Leyte islands on the east and the island of Negros on the west.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Negros.html (97 words)

	Wake Island
		Twenty-seven planes emerged from the low-hanging clouds and bombed and strafed the airfield, destroying seven of VMF-211's F4F-3's and killing or wounding 62 percent of the aviation personnel on the island.
		Wake Island (CVE-65) was laid down under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1102) on 6 Febru-rary 1943 at Vancouver, Wash., by the Kaiser Shipbuilding Co., Inc.; launched on 15 September 1943; sponsored by Mrs.
		Four days later, Wake Island was detached and left Lingayen Gulf in TG 77.14—a force consisting of eight escort carriers and their screen to retire to Ulithi, Caroline Islands.
	www.history.navy.mil /danfs/w1/wake_island.htm (3170 words)

	Boracay
		The island-province of Capiz, on the northeastern part of Panay Island, is the birthplace of the fifth president of the Philippine Republic, Manuel Roxas.
		The festival re-enacts the purchase of Panay by the 10 Bornean chieftains from the aboriginal Atis.
		The island-province of Romblon is a cluster of 20 islands lying practically at the center of the Philippine archipelago.
	www.dotpcvc.gov.ph /Destinations/boracay.htm (1388 words)

	Aklan Province Islands Philippines - Great Philippine Places, Philippine Islands and Philippine Destinations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Aklan was formerly a part of Capiz province on the island of Panay in Western Visayas; hence, its history is often connected with that of Capiz.
		When the Spaniards came to Panay from Cebu in 1569, they found people with tattoos, and so they called the island "isla de los pintados." They divided it into encomiendas, and this is how Capiz became a separate encomienda.
		This led to the formation of the Panay resistance movement, comprising the civil resistance movement and the Panay guerilla force.
	aklan.islandsphilippines.com /history.html (1069 words)

	Panay NPA denies links to explosives experts from JI - Nov. 05, 2003
		The TFP is in charge of counter-insurgency operations on Panay Island.
		He alleged that two suspected JI members were fetched by a certain "Teray," allegedly the wife of a member of the executive committee of the Communist Party of the Philippines on Panay Island.
		The two suspects whom he identified only as "Abdul" and "Osman" were able to enter Panay Island when they eluded government troops who tried to intercept them in a place where they were expected to dock, according to Lasangue.
	www.inq7.net /reg/2003/nov/05/reg_8-1.htm (421 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Panay (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		309,505), capital of Iloilo prov., SE Panay, the Philippines, on Iloilo Strait of Panay Gulf.
		With a fine harbor sheltered by Guimaras island, it is the principal port on Panay, with both interisland and overseas shipping.
		It comprises over 7,000 islands and rocks, of which only c.400 are permanently inhabited.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Panay (401 words)

	Panay Island provinces - Aklan, Antique and Capiz (excluding Iloilo) - SkyscraperCity
		Antique is one of the provinces comprising the island of Panay in Western Visayas.
		The population of the province is the aggregate of the population of 17 mainland municipalities and that of the island municipality of Caluya.
		The island of Boracay, just one kilometer from northern tip of Panay has one of the best white sand beaches in the world, the most known of which is the White Beach stretching four kilometers along the western coast of the island.
	skyscrapercity.com /showthread.php?t=275453 (3886 words)

	Philippines Lighthouses
		Note: The Batanes, or Baton Islands, are located in the Luzon Strait between Taiwan and Luzon, the northernmost main island of the Philippines.
		In March 2004, the Philippines chapter of the Environmental Protection of Asia Foundation proposed that the island be set aside as a marine sanctuary and the light station restored by the Foundation as a showcase for its programs.
		Corregidor, a rocky island in the entrance to Manila Bay, is famous as the heavily armed fortress where American troops resisted Japanese invaders until forced to surrender in 1942.
	www.unc.edu /~rowlett/lighthouse/phl.htm (5369 words)

	Libertadnons On-Line: About Panay
		After some haggling, they succeeded in buying the island from the Negrito chieftain for one gold "sandok" and a gold necklace for his wife, thereby enabling Datu Sumakwel to establish a permanent settlement in the island they called Hamtic, which is now Malandog in the Municipality of Kamtic.
		The institution of American authority over the island and the restoration of peace and order in Panay led to the formation of a civil government on April 13, 1901.
		Also a part of Caluya, the island has the second largest deposit of coal in the Philippines; it is also a bird sanctuary and is ideal site for horseback riding.
	members.tripod.com /libertadnon/update.html (2659 words)

	Panay Province (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Panay Island is located in the Western Visayas.
		B-24s attack a naval force of 2 battleships, 5 aircraft carriers, and 5 destroyers W of Panay; hits are claimed on a battleship and 2 carriers
		The capital of the province, Iloilo City, rests between the Iloilo and Batino rivers which from the angle of a nose.
	www.pacificwrecks.com /provinces/philippines_panay.html (351 words)

	Western Visayas, Region VI, Philippines
		Guimaras is a separate island; the other four provinces share the island of Panay.
		The Philippine Province of Aklan occupies the northwestern coastal plain of the island of Panay, in Region VI, Western Visayas.
		The Philippine Republic's Province of Capiz is on Panay Island, north of Iloilo.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/ph-vi.html (1442 words)

	Panay - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Primarily agricultural with extensive lowlands, it is a major rice and sugarcane producing area.
		Find newspaper and magazine articles plus images and maps related to "Panay" at HighBeam.
		Blackout hits entire Cebu, parts of Panay and Negros; Following magnitude 3.7 quake in Leyte.(Provincial News)
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-panay.html (158 words)

	Statement of the Panay Regional Commitee on the 37th founding anniversary of the Communist : QC IMC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The regional center of the Communist Party in Panay led in the gains reaped by the revolutionary masses in Panay against the troops of the fascist, bankrupt, corrupt and puppet Macapagal-Arroyo regime.
		Panay became one of the centers of opposition against her government, a far cry from being a touted "bailiwick" of the administraiton after she cheated her way in the last elections.
		The Task Force Panay is hell-bent in enforcing its Bantay-Laya Campaign that aims to behead the Party in Panay or entrap NPA units and crush the guerrilla fronts.
	qc.indymedia.org /print.php?id=5650 (948 words)

	January 2004 Anini'y Earthquake (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The southern part of Panay Island is located in a known active “collision zone” of tectonic plates, as manifested by the Negros Trench and some thrust faults in Panay Island.
		The southwestern tip of Panay Island, for example, consists of marine and pyroclastic (volcanic) rocks that are older than 2 million years.
		Because a large-magnitude earthquake, either from the Negros Trench/collision zone, or from any of the known active faults in the island, may affect Panay Island, it is always prudent to prepare for such an eventuality.
	www.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph /SOEPD/antique.html (886 words)

	Panay – at the tail-end
		The island of Panay is part of the Visayas islands, the island group in the middle of the Philippine archipelago.
		The islands of Panay and Guimaras are part of the Panay grid that connects to the Negros, Cebu and Leyte grids to form the Visayas power grid.
		What is highlighted is that Panay, as the island in the tail-end of the grid is seemingly in the brink of a dark and gloomy situation in a matter of a few months.
	www.jubileesouth.org /news/EpZlEkpuFuZGuTIKUg.shtml (1550 words)

	MAPHILINDO - Home of the Detroit Pitbulls - Pekiti Tirsia Kali
		Before the 1521, the islands were called the Maharlikas with a set of government in the island of Panay in a special land territory called Kalibo.
		Today, Kalibo is on of the provinces of Panay Island to include Capiz, Iloilo, Antique and Guimaras Island, which was part of the territory of Datu Kalantiao.
		It was in 1521, when Ferdinand Magellan landed in the island of Cebu and was welcomed by Datu Humabon unfortunately his visit was short-lived when he fought Datu Lapu-lapu and got beheaded in the island of Mactan in 1521.
	www.maphilindo.com /kalimen.html (832 words)

	Asiatour.com / Philippines / Western Visayas / Panay / The Island (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Panay is one of the economically better developed islands of the archipelago.
		The poorest parts of the island are, as always in the Philippines, the mountainous areas which in the case of Panay are not in the center of the island but along the west coast.
		The most spectacular operation of the NPA on Panay was the blasting of several bridges in the outskirts of Iloilo in January, 1987.
	www.asiatour.com.cob-web.org:8888 /philippines/e-15wevi/ep-wev11_a.htm (1498 words)

	World War II Islands
		She made stops at Tacloban on Luzon, Guiuan on Samar, and at Panay Island before clearing the archipelago* on 14 September with occupation troops embarked for Korea.
		Leaving Luzon, 15 March, 1945, to cut behind the Japanese, the Division landed on Panay Island on the 18th and knocked out Japanese resistance within 10 days, seizing airfields at Santa Barbara and Mandurriao.
		The guerrillas showed neither planning nor organization in their efforts to unload the cargoes of the submarine, so fifty tons of her cargoes were thrown overboard.
	navy.memorieshop.com /Adair/Cruise-Book/Panay.html (1482 words)

	All Headline News - Philippine's Worst Oil Spill Threatens Panay Island - October 24, 2006
		Nueva Valencia, Philippines (AHN) - The Philippine's worst oil spill from a sunken tanker is threatening to reach a second island in the central Philippines.
		Local coastguard commander Harold Jarder said the oil had spread from the small island of Guimaras towards nearby island of Panay.
		AHN shall not be liable of delays, errors or omissions in the content, or for any actions taken in reliance thereon.
	www.allheadlinenews.com /articles/7004611754 (418 words)

	Borcay Info
		Boracay Island is located just off the north-western tip of the large island of Panay, AKLAN.
		The island is about 7km long, and only 1km wide at its narrow midriff.
		Many famous diving establishments are located on the island and can cater to beginners as well as the most experienced divers.
	www.orchidsboracay.com /infoboracay.htm (537 words)

	FTC - Information - Boracay (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Travelers without obligations seem to have difficulties to leave this cozy island of 7 x 4 kilometers on the northwestern tip of Panay Island.
		For sure,the growing number of foreigners living on the island has injected an international flavor into the local culture, but compared to e.g.
		Boracay’s differences with other Philippines islands : ambiance is laid-back, numerous international restaurants too choose from, a world-class golf course and nightlife.
	www.filipinotravel.com.ph /information/boracay.php?destination=Boracay (492 words)

	Boracay Island, Philippines - Info
		The beaches of the Boracay Island is located off the north-western tip of Panay Island, Philippines.
		The island of Boracay is 7.5 kilometers long and 2 kilometers wide.
		Boracay Island has electricity and piped water and has grown into an international tourist hub with 20 dive sites, scores of bars and restaurants, native tattoo parlours, banks, a fire department, and a police station.
	www.philsite.net /boracay.htm (533 words)

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