The Philippines Today, Yesterday, and Tomorrow
On this day, May 31, in 1764, the British occupation of Manila (Intramuros) that lasted for almost 2 yrs ended, with Simón de Anda, Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines entering and retaking the city, in accordance with the cessation of hostilities between the United Kingdom and Spain. The 20-month British occupation of the capital was … Read more
PGH HICU Alert – released May 30, 2020. There has been a sudden surged of COVID infections from results in the last 2 days: 19 HCWs are now COVID (+). Most experienced very mild symptoms. Except for one with a lingering cough, all 18 were asymptomatic at the time they received their test results. … Read more
Who is Acd. Gisela P Concepcion? Dr. Gisela P Concepcion is known for her significant contributions to the field of marine natural products. She spearheaded research that isolated, purified, identified, and characterized marine natural products with anti-cancer, anti-bacterial, anti-tuberculosis, anti-malarial, anti-inflammatory, and immuno-suppressant properties and developed innovative and inexpensive bioassay methods for platelet inhibition and … Read more
On this day, May 30, 2020 is the 74th death anniversary of Doña Marcela Mariño de Agoncillo, principal maker of the first Philippine National Flag. With her daughter Lorenza and Delfina Herbosa de Natividad, they completed the flag within five days. To recognize her role in Philippine history, the Philippine flag is hoisted permanently … Read more
Philippine Native Plants List Some of the Philippines’ native plants! Are you familiar with them? Antipolo Tree (Artocarpus blancoi) Family: Moraceae Endemic Type of plant: Tree Other names: Tipolo, Pakak Bagawak-morado Family: Lamiaceae Indigenous Type of plant: Shrub or small tree Other names: Fireworks Tree, Starburst, and Bunga de Febrero Cinnamon Family: Lauraceae Species Distribution: … Read more