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In the very beginning, the start of time, there were only three things.

The ocean, the sky, and a single bird in constant flight.

One day the bird grew tired.

It swooped down, flying over the sea,

looking for a place to land.

Its wings stirred up the sea so much that the waves rose and crashed against the sky.

Desperate to calm the sea, the sky rained down boulders. These bould its nest on one of these islands.

Once on land, the bird was struck by a bamboo stock that was blowing in the breeze.

Annoyed, it pecked at the bamboo.

And then the bamboo split.

The first Filipinos emerged from these bamboo stocks.

The first man, Malachas.

Which means strength.

And the first woman.

Magandatah, who was beautiful. And that's how the world began with Malakas and Maganda the first man and

woman according to Filipino legend.

The legend was passed down for generations from person to person ear to ear.

But in the 20th century, Malakas and Magunda would come alive again, resurrected by two people. You know, Mr. Waldes, if you will allow me, I'll marry you right now. Ferdinand Marcos and I'm I'm Rummeleda Rummeledes.

Marcus was very fond of sort of projecting the two of them in the role of the first man and

woman of the Philippines emerging from these mythical bamboo stocks at the beginning of time.

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