The Philippines Today, Yesterday, and Tomorrow
Top 5 Provinces with the most number of registered deaths (January to March 2021) Cavite: 6,482 (3.8%) Bulacan: 6,404 (3.8%) Pangasinan: 5,692 (3.3%) Cebu: 5,628 (3.3%) Laguna: 5,392 (3.2%) You may want to read: Is it time to restore the death penalty? Does death penalty reduces crime in the Philippines?
PDP-Laban Senatorial Slate (initial) for 2022 elections The PDP-Laban has released an initial list of their possible senatorial candidates in the 2022 elections. There are 11 names included in the list including some cabinet secretaries. Arthur Tugade: Transportation Secretary Silvestre Bello III: Labor Secretary Karlo Nograles: Cabinet Secretary Harry Roque: Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo: Chief … Read more
The smallest flowerpecker bird in the Philippines The Philippines is home to a number of flowerpeckers, small, stout passerine birds, with short thick decurved bills designed for eating small fruits as well as to sip nectar from flowers. Pygmy Flowerpecker (Dicaeum pygmaeum), the smallest flowerpecker in the Philippines. It is characterized by its very thin … Read more
Diwdiw-as consists of small bamboo pipes of different lengths tied together, closed off, and joined at the bottom. Played by the Kalinga and Bontoc people, its music is usually heard while resting in the rice field after work or for entertainment. You may want to read: Sludoy Suklang 3 Main Streams of Philippine Music
Patatag derived its name from “pateteg“, an Ilocano term for one of the indigenous musical instruments in the Philippines, the bamboo xylophone. Patatag is also known as patteteg among the Kalinga people. The group of bamboo blades is meant to sound like a xylophone and is played by striking the blades with bamboo sticks. It … Read more