The Philippines Today, Yesterday, and Tomorrow
Plaza Goiti/Lacson Renacimiento Visions of Manila:A Modern Tram System Here is an artistic vision of what Plaza Locsin could look like with a modern tram or tranvia. The king of Manila’s prewar mass transit system was the tranvia, or tram. Streetcars, at first horse-drawn and later electrified, connected the suburbs of Manila to its business … Read more
Republic Act No. 11914 or Provincial Science and Technology Act, already enacted! “The Senate today approved a bill seeking to convert the Provincial Science and Technology Center (PSTC) into the Provincial Science and Technology Office (PSTO) in provinces nationwide. The PSTCs are responsible for the technological transfer and development of technology-based enterprises of the government … Read more
Happy 80th birthday to Manlilikha ng Bayan Alonzo Saclag! (August 4, 1942) Alonzo SaclagMusician and DancerKalingaLubuagan, Kalinga Alonzo Saclag is a Kalinga master of dance and the performing arts, he has made it his mission to create and nurture a greater consciousness and appreciation of Kalinga culture, among the Kalinga themselves and beyond their borders. … Read more
Happy 95th birthday to Manlilikha ng Bayan Lang Dulay! (August 3, 1927) Lang Dulay Textile WeaverT’boliLake Sebu, South Cotabato The T’nalak is the traditional sacred cloth of the T’boli made from superior quality abaca especially grown for this purpose. Lang Dulay produced creations that remained faithful to the T’boli tradition as manifested in the complexity … Read more
Happy birthday to Academician Edward H.M. Wang! (August 3) Dr. Wang is recognized for his significant contributions as a researcher, clinician, mentor, and scientist specifically for his extensive research in musculoskeletal tumors in the Philippines and for establishing the life-saving treatment and that limb saving is possible in a state-subsidized hospital for bone and tissue … Read more