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Beauty is the only accident that we would love to have and regret to miss. Grateful as we are for our parents’ role in our being alive, the color of your skin, the shape of your nose, the stretch of your ears, or the slant of your eyes are not the products of their deliberated plan.

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MANILA, Philippines – There’s a new and fun way to put good books in teachers’ hands to better cultivate young Filipino minds — by organizing book shopping events for teachers.

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Beauty is the only accident that we would love to have and regret to miss. Grateful as we are for our parents’ role in our being alive, the color of your skin, the shape of your nose, the stretch of your ears, or the slant of your eyes are not the products of their deliberated plan.

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