Benham Rise has vast deposits of methane ice, which is being considered as the fuel of the future. Having a vast repository of this resource could make the Philippines one of the richest nations in the world.
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Letters, Novels and Written Works by Norbert L. Mercado
Thursday, January 12, 2017
Benham Rise
Benham Rise has vast deposits of methane ice, which is being considered as the fuel of the future. Having a vast repository of this resource could make the Philippines one of the richest nations in the world.
Thursday, January 5, 2017
Autumn Of An Emperor
“Fourteen years ago, I saw a very bright star from this balcony. Now, not a single star can be seen in the sky,” Emperor Augustus Caesar whispered to himself as he watched the eastern sky from the balcony of his room in his palace.
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Wednesday, September 14, 2016
The Windmills Of Amsterdam
AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS. August 2, 1983. Catalina Smit felt a mixture of joy and anxiety knowing she would be meeting her twenty year old daughter tomorrow evening at the Schiphol International Airport. She had not seen her only child, Jacqueline, in the past ten years. The last time she saw her was during her first and only vacation in the Philippines.
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Friday, August 5, 2016
Three-Cornered Sun
“Three-cornered sun…” Josephine mused as she looked at Aguinaldo’s sketch.
“Yes. The national flag has a three-cornered sun! There is a star on each corner of the triangle,” Marcela said.
“What do the three stars represent?” Delfina asked.
“The three stars represent Luzon, Panay Island for the Visayas, and then Mindanao, the three principal islands of the Philippines,” Marcela replied.
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Monday, June 27, 2016
The 3rd Of The Magi
“I dreamed that an angel appeared to me. He gave me a gift. When I opened the wrapped gift, it was myrrh. Then the angel disappeared. I was so scared. Then, I woke up,” Balthazzar said. Melchor and Gaspar were scared at what Balthazzar revealed to them. They both knew that myrrh was used for embalming the dead.
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Friday, June 10, 2016
A Blind Man In Rhinocolura
“Please be merciful to me! Please help me!” a blind man who was standing in front of the Al Arish exclaimed in the Egyptian tongue to passengers who had just arrived at the seaport of Rhinocolura. The passengers just came from Raphia, and had just crossed the River of Egypt.
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Friday, March 18, 2016
By The Sword Of Rome
“Do you see this sword? This was given to me by Caesar when I was appointed by the Roman Senate as the King of Judah,” Herod told the soldier.
There was a terrifying silence in the Royal Court. Everyone was listening to every word spoken by Herod.
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