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...aliwag, a not so small town in the Philippines that shared much to World History. The less known role it played on the lives of people from the stone age, Spanish conquest, The Spanish-American War, The Pilipino-American War, World War 2. This compilation eBook is dedicated To All The People, In some Ways Or The Other Whose Lives Have Been Connected To Our Town Baliwag. Th...