The Philippines Today, Yesterday, and Tomorrow
The National Museum of the Philippines featured a plant species commonly used for washing hair in the early times – the “Gugo”. You might have already encountered a shampoo brand with “gugo extract”. “Gugo” or Entada phaseoloides is a native woody vine from the legumes family and is native to the Philippines. Its bark has … Read more
Remembering the life and works of National Artist for Music Felipe Padilla de Leon on his 30th death anniversary. (May 1, 1912 – December 5, 1992) Felipe Padilla de Leon was a composer, conductor, and scholar, who utilized the essence of Filipino folk music to create masterpieces. The prodigious body of de Leon’s musical composition … Read more
Mt. Masaraga Standing northwest of the famous Mayon is another volcano. For today’s BulkanNgBikol, the National Museum of Bicol features Mt. Masaraga, a forested inactive volcano near Mayon. It is a stratovolcano rising 1,328 meters surrounded by four (4) towns in the province of Albay, namely, Polangui, Oas, Ligao City, and Tabaco City. Mt. Masaraga’s … Read more
Did you know that Mt. Labo erupted a long time ago? We jump to Camarines Norte for today’s Bulkan Ng Bikol to name another peak with past eruptions. Mt. Labo is an andesitic stratovolcano sitting at the northwestern end of the Bicol Volcanic Arc.
Mt. Malinao Are you familiar with the volcano next to Mayon? As part of the Bulkan Ng Bikol series, National Museum Bicol features another peak in the province of Albay. Mt. Malinao is a stratovolcano located in the central part of the Bicol Volcanic Arc rising at 1,548 meters with a base diameter of ~22.5 … Read more