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  On this day, November 8 Today in History, November 8, in 2013, Typhoon Haiyan (local name: Super Typhoon Yolanda) made landfall at Guiuan, Eastern Samar. At the time it was the most powerful storm to made landfall in recorded history, with high winds at 190 mph. This record was broken by Goni (Rolly) with … Read more

Portuguese Pedrero Last week’s Maritime Monday at the National Museum Philippines was focused on the Portuguese Pedrero, a breech-loading swivel gun, found at the San Diego shipwreck. The term breech-loading refers to the specific parts of the barrel of a gun found at the rear end where charges and projectiles are loaded. The archaeological study … Read more

Ligsanan og Cacao is the local name for “Metate”, a cocoa grinder. Ligsanan og Cacao (Metate) is a type of grindstone typically made out of hard volcanic rock such as basalt or andesite. Generally, a metate is a large stone slab with a smooth upper surface paired with a roller pin, also made of stone. … Read more

T’nalak is a traditional fabric made by the Tboli people. This traditional cloth (image above) is hand-woven and made of Abaca fibers which traditionally have three primary colors, red, black, and the original color of the Abaca leaves. T’NALAK. A traditional hand-woven cloth indigenous to the Tboli from Lake Sebu, South Cotabato, Philippines. T’nalak is … Read more

Critically Endangered Plants in the Philippines 1. Balanophora coralliformis, Petser, Tandang & Barcelona (Balanophoraceae)2. Calamus batanensis (Becc.) Baja-Lapis (Arecaceae)3. Medinilla daliciana, Fernando & Balete (Melastomataceae)4. Greeniopsis megalantha Merr. (Rubiaceae)5. Nepenthes peltata Sh.Kurata (Nepenthaceae)6. Helminthostachys zeylanica (L.) Hook (Ophioglossaceae)7. Paphiopedilum adductum Asher (Orchidaceae)8. Hypericum pulogense Merr. (Hypericaceae)9. Cycas currani, K.D.Hill (Cycadaceae) You may want to read: