Newly Elected NAST Officers

Meet the newly elected NAST Officers! Academician (Acd.) Jaime Montoya, Acd. Alvin Culaba, and Acd. Jose Maria Balmaceda will serve as the President, Vice President, and Secretary of the National Academy of Science and Technology, Philippines (NAST PHL), respectively. Together with the rest of the NAST PHL Executive Council, they will lead the Academy as … Read more

The Development Bank of the Philippines Net Income Increased

The Development Bank of the Philippines Net Income Increased The Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP)’s full-year net income increased by 50% in 2022, reaching PHP 5.61 billion, up from PHP 3.74 billion in 2021. The rise in the DBP’s net income is attributed to an increase in lending activities as a result of the … Read more

Flora de Filipinas

Flora de Filipinas In 1837, Fr. Manuel Blanco published his iconic botanical text Flora de Filipinas, documenting hundreds of Philippine plant species according to popular usage. After Blanco’s death, several more editions were published, most notably the lavish 1877-83 third edition in six volumes, with over a thousand plant descriptions and 477 magnificently detailed color … Read more

Raffy Bunal

Introducing our admin, co-conjurer & Hiligaynon learning facilitator, Raffy Bunal @raffybun. Raffy is a cultural worker across oceans and is a movement artist and theatermaker with a BA in Interdisciplinary Studies. They recently were in immersion with Parangal Dance Company @parangaldance to deepen dance, music, and ritual research with indigenous communities across Maguindanao: Cotabato, Zamboanga, … Read more

Bale Batu

Kapampángan Architecture Feature: BALE BATU (“Stone House”)Arayat, Pampanga The Bale Batu is a stone structure at the foot of Mt. Arayat built by Kapampángan artist Jesus Padilla, also known as Apung Susing. Apung Susing passed away in 2007 in the basement of the structure. It is said that he still dwells in the house. According … Read more