The Philippines Today, Yesterday, and Tomorrow
Dr. Ernesto J. del Rosario is widely regarded as the country’s foremost biofuels expert. He is well-known for his pioneering research and development work on unique and practical ethanol fermentation techniques utilizing a variety of substrates such as sugary substrates, novel starch substrates like cassava, unripe or reject bananas, and lignocellulosic agricultural wastes. He developed … Read more
Landbank Bacacay The Landbank of the Philippines inaugurated the first-ever commercial bank in Bacacay, Albay last March 27 in keeping with its mission to promote financial inclusion in the country. The branch-lite unit would primarily serve the 56 barangays in the town as well as the nearby municipalities of Malilipot and Sto. Domingo. In addition … Read more
First Korea Town in the PhilippinesKorea Town, Friendship, Angeles City, Pampanga The relative success they generated is due to a rare, advantageous confluence of geospatial and sociocultural factors: strategic location in the fertile Central Luzon region, presence of the former United States, Clark Air Base, and a tradition among local Kapampangans of accommodating and adapting … Read more
Juan Nakpil Remembering the life and works of National Artist Juan Felipe de Jesus Nakpil on his 37th death anniversary (May 7, 1986). Juan Nakpil was a pioneer and an innovator in Philippine architecture. In essence, his greatest contribution is his belief that there is such a thing as Philippine architecture, espousing architecture reflective of … Read more
Kapampángan Culture FeaturePINUKPUK FESTIVALFloridablanca, Pampanga The town of Floridablanca holds the Pinukpuk Festival every last week of April or the first week of May to honor the town’s industry of pamamukpuk or hammering and forging metal into different objects and designs such as kitchenware, religious imagery, or ornaments. You may want to read: Babaylan Festival … Read more