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VACATION. That period of time between the end of one term and beginning of another. During vacation, rules and orders are made in such cases as are urgent, by a judge at his chambers.

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By 1860 Marquette had a three-story frame hotel located in a grove of pines and maples with an excellent view of the harbor, built especially for vacationists. It had over a hundred family rooms and a dining hall to seat 125.

Chapter 19: an expanding transportation network

Sy-Alvarado once again tasked the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) to intensify its security measures for the devotees and vacationists this Lenten season.

Bulacan provincial gov't ready to assist motorists who will pass through their roads

ILOILO CITY -- Coast Guard authorities have tightened safety measures in Caticlan, the jump-off point to the island-resort of Boracay amid the expected influx of vacationists bound for the country's top tourist attraction known worldwide for its powdery white sand beaches.

In Boracay, strict safety guidelines up

every individual tree lover and every forest conservationist in the country; to every forester, to every lumberman; to farmers, vacationists, to all who come in contact with trees..." to find and save our biggest trees.