Lifestyle

  National Teachers Month Philippines On September 14, 1953, President Elpidio Quirino signed the Proclamation 409 designating the second week of September as Education Week and on August 24, 2011, President Benigno Aquino signed Proclamation no. 242 declaring the period from September 5 to October 5 of every year as National Teachers Month. After the … Read more

  Daro and Yugo According to the National Food Authority (NFA), 1 out of 5 Filipinos eats corn as their staple food after rice. But have you wondered how cornfields are tilled and prepared to be a good seedbed for planting? Nowadays, technology is changing the way we cultivate and harvest our crops. We see … Read more

  Mga Alagad ni Sitan Sitan’s Disciples (Filipino mythology) Healer/Killer (Manggagaway) Homewrecker (Mansisilat) Most Powerful Witch (Mangkukulam) Shapeshifter (Hukluban) Healer – the healer can extend or shorten your life with her magical baton. Homewrecker – the homewrecker often pretends to be an old lady to get into the house and destroy the good relationships of … Read more

  Nabiag na Bato (Living Stone) Nabiag na Bato is one of the major works of National Artist Napoleon Abueva. Growing up in Bohol, Abueva’s interest in sculpture began at an early age, molding animal figures from the mud. Despite the tragedies he experienced during World War II, Abueva went on to create masterpieces and … Read more

Kawit, Pitlagong, Sugong, Hungot Have you tasted tuba, bahal or bahalina? Know how this native drink is naturally acquired: In the Visayas, the coconut wine is called tuba, bahal, and bahalina, depending on the fermentation and aging process. Tuba is a fresh or mildly fermented sap tapped from the young unexpanded coconut inflorescences or bungaw. … Read more