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Bicol Region has 362 Identified Wetlands It’s World Wetlands Day! Wetland is an area in which the land is covered by water or saturated with water, either seasonally or permanently. There are different types of wetlands: rivers, marshes, bogs, mangroves, mudflats, ponds, swamps, billabongs, lagoons, lakes, and floodplains. According to DENR, Bicol Region has 362 … Read more

Manila’s Famous Educational Institutions for WomenMarch 8, 2023 As we celebrate International Women’s Day and National Women’s Month, let us not forget one of the major human rights which women attained in the 19th and 20th centuries: the right to education. Taken for granted today, the right for women to be able to study beyond … Read more

Ramsar Site of Pampanga: Sasmuan Coastal Wetlands A Ramsar site is a wetland site designated to be of international importance under the Ramsar Convention. The Sasmuan Coastal Wetlands is a newly designated Ramsar site last 2021. It is located off the coast of the town of Sasmuan, Pampanga in the northern part of Manila Bay. … Read more

Candaba Swamp (Pinak ning Candaba) The Candaba Swamp of Candaba, Pampanga is a large natural wetland that encompasses 32,000 hectares of marshes, swamps, and rice fields in the middle of the Central Luzon plain. It acts as an important flood catchment basin of the region during the rainy season and is a sanctuary for different … Read more

Batala The Kapampángan wetlands are known to be wildlife hotspots of many bird species, one of which is considered very sacred to ancient Kapampángans. BATÁLÂ • (buh-TAH-la’)kingfisherTagálog (Filipino): piskadór, susulbót EtymologyAs kingfishers were viewed as sacred birds in Kapampángan myths, “batálâ” is believed to be cognate to Tagalog bathálà which means “supreme deity”, ultimately coming … Read more