The Loon Coastal Geomorphic Conservation Park “At about 7:45 in the morning of October 15, 2013, Sally Bentulan, a resident of the coastal barangay of Napo, the original settlement of Loon, went on an early morning dip in the sea near the fish port. After a few minutes of swimming on chest-deep water, she heard a loud… Read More »
Who is the first female associate justice of the Philippines Supreme Court? On November 22, 1913, jurist and politician Cecilia Muñoz-Palma was born in Bauan, Batangas. After earning her law degree at the University of the Philippines and topping the bar examinations in 1937, she proceeded to study at Yale University where she earned her Master of… Read More »
Best in English in ASEAN The Philippines is the second-best in English in ASEAN, behind Singapore. Data from 100 countries, including 8 ASEAN Countries, except Brunei and LAO PDR. 1. Singapore 2. Philippines 3. Malaysia 4. Vietnam 5. Indonesia 6. Cambodia 7. Thailand 8. Myanmar Image Source: @tinaarceodumlao via FB: ASEAN Information Center | www.aseanthai.net/english
Binabaje Hills Bohol Bohol takes pride not only in its rich cultural heritage but also boasts of stunning natural landscapes. The National Museum Bohol takes you to the greeneries on the eastern side of Bohol. Called by the locals as the Binabaje Hills or Healing Hills, these hills and valleys are scattered in the agricultural towns of… Read More »
Larong Pinoy: Chinese Garter It might not be nominally ours, but this game is engraved in every Filipino childhood spent playing on a sunny afternoon. Two or three teams usually make up the game and the ‘it” team’s members served as the posts. These human posts wear the garter at varying heights on their legs depending on… Read More »