The Philippines Today, Yesterday, and Tomorrow
Easug it usa The National Museum of the Philippines-Western Visayas featured flora in Biodiversity Friday is interestingly called “easug it usa”, literally, “deer testicles”. The Mackinlaya celebica from the plant Family Araliaceae is a small, sparsely branched tree that can grow up to 6 meters high. It is native to the Philippines and to Solomon … Read more
Palagsing Have you been to Butuan? Today, let’s feast our eyes on the Butuanons’ sweet delicacy – the Palagsing. There’s a popular line for tourists in Butuan that goes, “You have never been to Butuan City if you have not tasted “Palagsing”. This local delicacy has some similarities to the suman and budbud in the … Read more
Siargao Islands Protected Landscape and Seascape (SIPLAS) By virtue of Presidential Proclamation No. 902 by then President Ramos, it is categorized and established as Siargao Islands Protected Landscape and Seascape (SIPLAS) on October 10, 1996. It covers 9 municipalities namely, Burgos, Dapa, Del Carmen, General Luna, Pilar, San Benito, San Isidro, Sta. Monica, and Socorro. … Read more
Salingbobog Tree Salingbobog, which closely resembles the popular cherry blossoms that often bloom in April, is a moderate-sized deciduous tree that can grow to a height of 15 meters. It is often planted as an ornamental tree because of its beautiful, attention-grabbing flowers. You may want to read: Talisay Tree Kapal-kapal baging
Panagyaman Rice Festival The month of April is Panagyaman Rice Festival. Across the Philippines, agricultural towns and villages celebrate fiestas in the months of May and June. Crucial to these celebrations are the successful harvests of rice and other crops in the month of April. In 1956, to draw the attention of Filipinos to more … Read more