The Philippines Today, Yesterday, and Tomorrow
Hello Sea food Lovers! Have you seen or tasted Lukot? They look like green noodles underwater and are in fact, secretions of a reef critter. As we celebrate the Month of the ocean, here’s a feature on the SeaHare Dolabella auricularia locally known as Donsol. The species belongs to the sea slug family of Aplysiidae. … Read more
Fort Pilar Zamboanga Today marks the 386th anniversary of Fort Pilar. The gray stone walls of the fort are the oldest reminder of the Spanish presence and the only surviving physical manifestation of the founding and early history of Zamboanga. The fort was built and laid its cornerstone on June 23, 1635 under the direction … Read more
Subanun In the Southern Philippines, the Subanuns, who inhabit the Zamboanga Peninsula and Northwestern Mindanao mountain ranges, attribute their worldview to their religious concept of animism. They believe that souls or spirits exist in humans, animals, plants, rocks, geographic features such as mountains or rivers, or other natural environment entities, making them god-fearing and capable … Read more
We see them, we enjoy their shade, and we breathe the oxygen they produce. But how many of the 3,600 Philippine native trees can you identify? Our featured Native Tree of the Day, is the TIPOLO. Antipolo or Tipolo (Artocarpus blancoi) is endemic to the Philippines that grows in low and medium elevations. It can … Read more
Puyoy Because it’s Father’s Day today, let’s go to the Seafood Capital of the Philippines. In Capiz, there is a popular food we don’t commonly find on our dining table – eel! Thank you to Alger Inocencio for sharing info about this dish. At first glance you would think it is a snake; but no, … Read more