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Name: Sapphire May Lazarte

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JOURNALISTIC TEXT

Rain over parts of Luzon forecast as Henry moves southwest

Rains may persist across parts of extreme northern Luzon due to Super Typhoon Henry,
while the enhanced Southwest Monsoon may bring showers to the western part of the island,
PAGASA said Wednesday evening. According to its 11 p.m. weather bulletin, the center of the
eye of the storm known internationally as Hinnamnor was spotted 690 kilometers northeast of
Itbayat, Batanes at 10 p.m.

It is moving west-southwestward at 25 kilometers per hour and has maximum sustained winds of
185 km/h near the center, gustiness of up to 230 km/h, and a central pressure of 930 hPa.
Henry entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) at 5:30 p.m.

PAGASA said light to moderate with at times heavy rains may be experienced over Batanes and
Babuyan Islands on Thursday afternoon to the evening due to the tropical cyclone. It may
become moderate to heavy rains by Friday.

(source: LOCUS, S., & GMA News. (n.d.). Rain over parts of Luzon forecast as Henry moves
Southwest. GMA News Online.
https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/scitech/science/843393/rain-over-parts-of-luzon-forecast-as-
henry-moves-southwest/story/)
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COMMERCIAL TEXT

Try Angel’s burger: Ang Burger Ng Bayan

Angels Burger franchise is one of the fast rising small business investments for Filipino
entrepreneurs this year 2014 and the years before it. Fact is, there is little to no online presence to
find regarding this SME investment possibility and you can't even see information on who is the
owner, their contact details and where to go to make an inquiry and ask about a possible
franchise investment, fee / cost, requirements, package inclusions and so on. (source: Angels
burger franchise details. (2022, July 18). JuanTambayan.com.
https://www.juantambayan.com/services/business-franchising/angels-burger-franchise-details-
jtid142267)

Today, Angel’s burger is known for being affordable, yet quality burger in town. Its ‘buy 1 take
1’ promo catches the attention of every costumer. Aside from its tasty-juicy patty with the warm
and toasted bun that the people are craving for, it’s the fact that for its very affordable prize will
surely satisfy your hunger. Craving for burgers in the middle of the night? Don’t you worry! it is
now serving 24/7 nationwide!
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HISTORICAL TEXT

Balatan: A Far Flung City of Nabua

Balatan, officially the Municipality of

Balatan (Rinconada Bikol: Banwaān ka
Balatan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Balatan), is a 4th
class municipality in the province of Camarines
Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census,
it has a population of 30,669 people. 

Balatan was founded by Don Gregorio Balatan, also its

first mayor and founder of the municipality's first
school, the Balatan Institute Memorial High School
(formerly Balatan Institute). The current and the 6th
mayor is Ernesto "Bares" Arillas Bagasbas.

The town's economy is supported by people from the

Burias Island of Masbate province who are mostly
trading their products in this small municipality.
Balatan celebrates the Pintakasi and Pagkamundag
Festivals annually on February 18 and December 1–3
respectively.

Balatan is not an old municipality like the other towns in the fourth district. It was once
a sitio known as Siramag which belonged to the town of Nabua.
In 1951, Camarines Sur Provincial Board Member Gregorio O. Balatan Sr. proposed a resolution
to divide Nabua into two municipalities: Nabua and Balatan. Balatan then was separated from its
mother town and became independent on December 3, 1951, under Executive Order (EO) No.
485 of then President Elpidio Quirino. It was named after Don Rufino Balatan which is the father
of Board Member Gregorio O. Balatan Sr.
Seven years after its establishment as a town, the Parish of Our Mother of Perpetual Help was
erected by Archbishop Pedro P. Santos. Balatan observes the annual Pintakasi fiesta celebration
every February 16–18.
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(source: Balatan. (2022, July 17). Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved September 1,
2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balatan)
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SCIENTIFIC TEXT

The evolution of humans

Human evolution, the process by which human beings developed on Earth from now-

extinct primates. Viewed zoologically, we humans are Homo sapiens, a culture-bearing upright-
walking species that lives on the ground and very likely first evolved in Africa about 315,000
years ago. We are now the only living members of what many zoologists refer to as the human
tribe, Hominini, but there is abundant fossil evidence to indicate that we were preceded for
millions of years by other hominins, such as Ardipithecus, Australopithecus, and other species
of Homo, and that our species also lived for a time contemporaneously with at least one other
member of our genus, H. neanderthalensis (the Neanderthals).

In addition, we and our predecessors have always shared Earth with other apelike
primates, from the modern-day gorilla to the long-extinct Dryopithecus. That we and the extinct
hominins are somehow related and that we and the apes, both living and extinct, are also
somehow related is accepted by anthropologists and biologists everywhere. Yet the exact nature
of our evolutionary relationships has been the subject of debate and investigation since the great
British naturalist Charles Darwin published his monumental books On the Origin of
Species (1859) and The Descent of Man (1871).

Darwin never claimed, as some of his Victorian contemporaries insisted he had, that
“man was descended from the apes,” and modern scientists would view such a statement as a
useless simplification—just as they would dismiss any popular notions that a certain extinct
species is the “missing link” between humans and the apes.

There is theoretically, however, a common ancestor that existed millions of years ago.
This ancestral species does not constitute a “missing link” along a lineage but rather a node for
divergence into separate lineages. This ancient primate has not been identified and may never be
known with certainty, because fossil relationships are unclear even within the human lineage,
which is more recent. In fact, the human “family tree” may be better described as a “family
bush,” within which it is impossible to connect a full chronological series of species, leading
to Homo sapiens, that experts can agree upon. (source: Human evolution. (n.d.). Encyclopedia
Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/science/human-evolution)
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TECHNICAL TEXT

Adobo: A Way to a Filipino’s heart

As a Filipino, food is a love language for us. Adobo is one of the uncountable pride of
Filipinos if food is what we’re gonna talk about. It’s a common yet very special dish served in
several occasions or in a typical lunch. It could be pork, chicken, and beef, marinated in vinegar,
soy sauce, pepper corn, garlic, and bay leaves, pan fried and stewed until tender. Serve with a
hot rice, will surely satisfy your tatse buds. Every Filipino family has their own version of how
adobo is made. However, its taste stays the same –flavors melts in your mouth nevertheless.
Here’s how to make one:

Ingredients

 1 ½ lb. pork belly cubed
 1 ½ teaspoons whole peppercorn pamintang buo
 5 to 6 pieces dried bay leaves dahon ng laurel
 6 to 8 cloves garlic crushed
 5 tablespoons soy sauce
 3 tablespoons coconut vinegar
 1 ½ cup water or beef broth
 3 tablespoons cooking oil
 Salt to taste optional

Instructions

1. Heat the oil in a cooking pot.

2. Add the garlic. Cook until it starts to turn light brown.
3. Add the peppercorns and bay leaves. Continue to cook for 20 seconds so that its flavors
get infused in the oil.
4. Put the pork belly in the cooking pot. Stir and cook until it turns light brown. Note: check
the garlic and make sure that it does not get burnt. Adjust heat if necessary.
5. Pour the soy sauce and beef broth (or water). Let boil. Cover and cook in low heat for 40
minutes or until the pork gets tender. Add more beef broth or water if the liquid starts to
dry quickly.
6. Pour-in the vinegar. Let the liquid re-boil. Stir and cook for 8 minutes.
7. Taste your pork adobo and decide to add salt if needed.
8. Transfer to a serving plate. Serve.
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9. Share and enjoy!

(source: Merano, V. (2016, November 14). Basic pork Adobo recipe. Panlasang Pinoy.
https://panlasangpinoy.com/basic-pork-adobo-recipe/)
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