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Bago tree (Gnetum gnemon Linn.) Bago tree is native to the Philippines and can also be found in tropical Asian countries. It is locally called Banago but Boholanos prefer to call it “Bago”. It is popular among vegetable lovers and those who love to cook especially its young shoots which is one of the main … Read more

Gatasan (Hairy Frogfish) Gatasan is a bizarre marine creature of the Bohol Sea. Frogfishes are members of the Family Antennariidae. They are found in shallow tropical waters of the Atlantic, Indian, and Indo-Pacific Oceans including the Philippines where they occur in rocky coral reefs, sandy bottoms, seagrass beds, and weedy estuaries. A Frogfish can grow … Read more

On this day, March 22, in 1863, Mariano Ponce, physician, writer, campaigner, Rizal’s close friend, and the First Philippine Republic’s ambassador to Japan, was born in Baliwag, Bulacan Born to Mariano Ponce Sr. and Maria Collantes de Los Santos, he was the eldest of the couple’s 7 children. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in … Read more

Zamboanga Bulbul (Hypsipetes rufigularis) Zamboanga Bulbul is a songbird under the family Pycnonotidae (Bulbuls). The Zamboanga Bulbul is endemic to the Philippines and was once common in its range. It inhabits forest and forest edge and is usually seen alone, in pairs, or a small group, especially near fruiting trees. This species is very similar … Read more

Banton Boat Coffin Let us take a glimpse at the centuries-old tradition and mortuary practice of pre-colonial inhabitants of Banton Island and its boat-shaped coffins. The textile fragment, now more popularly known as the Banton Burial Cloth (BN-G1-11 /1961-F-11), was found associated with the skeletal remains. It measures 81 cm long and 21 cm wide … Read more