Education and the spread of democratic ideals had been two of the many legacies that the United States has brought to the Filipino people. The advent of the American Thomasites in August of 1901 was instrumental in the introduction of the new era of public education in the archipelago. Motivated by the highest ideals with utmost desire to assist in building a new nation in this part of the world and a thousand young American men and women, who were trained and educated in some of the best academes in the United States, established a modern public school system which undoubtedly has contributed remarkable impact on the lives of the greatest number of Filipinos.

Maria Cristina Falls is the most beautiful and tallest waterfall in the country at 58 meters high and nearly as wide. It is located nine kilometers south of lIigan City, a prosperous city which owes its wealth to the hydroelectric power the falls generate.

Pagsanjan Falls is the most famous of all Philippine waterfalls. It is actually located in the town of Lumban, Laguna. The famous falls got its name from the mighty Pagsanjan River that runs through several towns in Laguna. Pagsanjan Falls and shooting the eleven rapids in a banca meandering down the brown stillness of the Pagsanjan River and entering gurgling rapids strewn with large boulders have always been perennial tourist attractions.