The Philippines Today, Yesterday, and Tomorrow
Two species of Frogmouth found in the Philippines IF YOU HEAR WEEPING CALLS AFTER SUNSET… It’s probably from the Philippine Frogmouth Batrachostomus septimus microrhynchus! Did you know that frogmouths are insectivores? According to Marshall (1978) their wide bill aids the species to catch a variety of insects such as beetles, katydids, grasshoppers and even scorpions! … Read more
Last week’s National Museum of the Philippines’ feature of its Built Tradition Thursday was the Old Provincial Jail of Ilocos Sur, one of three and the largest thereof, of the buildings that now comprise the National Museum of the Philippines’ Ilocos Regional Museum Complex. The complex is located along Calle Burgos in the Historic Town … Read more
28th World Travel Awards Nominees Several places in the Philippines were nominated in five categories of the 28th World Travel Awards. Panglao Island, Bohol: World’s Leading Beach Destination 2021 Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park, Palawan: World’s Leading Dive Destination 2021 Siargao Island, Surigao Del Norte: World’s leading Island Destination 2021 Intramuros, Manila City: World’s Leading Tourist … Read more
Landscape by Dominador Castañeda | Photo by Bengy Toda III This week’s Art Stroll Sunday, the National Museum of the Philippines features the oil painting “Landscape” (The University of the Philippines site in Diliman),” a circa 1951 work by Dominador Castañeda (1904–1967) Landscape (The University of the Philippines site in Diliman) Circa 1951 Oil on … Read more
Congratulations! DOST-PCIEERD’s new Deputy Executive Director is Engr. Niñaliza Escorial! Engr. Escorial is one of the longest-serving employees of DOST-PCIEERD, being the Division Chief of the Industrial Technology Development Division (ITDD) since 2010. She was involved in the conceptualization of DOST Philippines’ high-impact projects like One Lab, Food Innovation Center, Smart Food Value Chain, and … Read more