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The Glossary

Kare-Kare - "a Filipino specialty, it is oxtail and vegetables stewed in a lovely peanut sauce. it is perfect served with bagoong."

From Philippines Glossary

Legend has it that on a pandan bush where the Ermita Church now stands, the image of the Virgin Mary was found on May 19, 1571. That was the same date that the Spanish colonizers took control of Manila. The image is still kept inside the church where visitrors can take a look. The image within the Ermita Church is considered by many devoted Catholics to be miraculous which is why hundreds or even thousands of people visit it every day. In 2005, the Ermita Church has been declared Archdiocesan Shrine of Nuestra Senora de Guia.

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