The Philippines Today, Yesterday, and Tomorrow
The maiden voyage of the high-speed Fjord FSTR Philippine Ambassador to Denmark Leo M. Herrera-Lim conveyed that the maiden voyage of the high-speed Fjord FSTR is a “significant milestone” in Philippine-Danish relations as it is the first wholly constructed ship in the Philippines to carry passengers and cargo to Denmark. Fjord Line, a Danish shipping … Read more
Lakad-bulan (Sambong “Blumea balsamifera”) Bicolanos have their own version of moonwalk that is neither space walking nor dancing. Rather it comes in the form of a medicinal plant, whose local name lakad-bulan literally translates to walking on the moon. Sambong (Blumea balsamifera) of plant Family Asteraceae is native to the Philippines. Locally called lakad-bulan, the … Read more
Lubi-Lubi (Ficus pseudopalma) Lubi-lubi is native (endemic) to the Philippines, especially on Luzon island. It is an erect, glabrous, unbranched shrub growing to a height of five (5) meters. Leaves are crowded at the end of the stems, spreading and short-petioled, oblanceolate with a cordate base, and an acute apex. The blade is coriaceous and … Read more
Gayak Pambabae The Intramuros Administration Collection on Women’s Fashion This week’s exhibit features the grooming tools that one may find in a fashionable woman’s dresser. Grooming and glamming-up is a woman’s way of showing the lengths she goes through to take care of herself and keep-up with the trend. More than becoming an object of … Read more
Tibig Tree Tibig (Ficus nota (Blanco) Merr.) Did you know that the leaves of Tibig or Ficus nota can be cooked as vegetables? The fruits of Ficus nota can be eaten raw when ripe. Did you know that fruits of Ficus nota can be eaten raw when ripe? Young leaves of F. nota can also … Read more