Manila’s district

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Manila’s district “What’s in a Name?: Manila and the Names of its Districts”by Karl De Santos (2023) What’s in a name? And where did the names of Manila’s district come from?Here is a playful take by Karl De Santos, a member of Renacimiento Manila, presenting the names of Manila’s historic districts as well as the … Read more

Bicol Region has 362 Identified Wetlands

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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 Women

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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

Virgilio Almario

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Virgilio Almario: National Artist for Literature (Born March 9, 1944) Greetings to National Artist Virgilio S. Almario on his 79th birthday! Virgilio S. Almario, also known as Rio Alma, is a poet, literary historian, and critic, who has revived and reinvented traditional Filipino poetic forms, even as he championed modernist poetics. In 34 years, he … Read more