Flor G. Tarriela

Bamboo industry in the Philippines

October 16, 2024 10:17 pm

My sister Kay, the “bamboo queen,” has a fascination for bamboo. She recently built the first bamboo museum in Antipolo, housing the first mini bamboo organ made in the Philippines, sourced from her own bamboo, and patterned after the famous Las Piñas bamboo organ. 

Sixto K. Roxas, a man ahead of his time

August 05, 2024 11:49 pm

“SKR passed away; please come at Bancom‘s celebration of SKR’s life,” the text of Nenette  Zapanta Lee, Bancom’s former Corporate Affairs and Communications officer. So, who is SKR?

‘Greatness of Spirit in Manila’

July 15, 2024 10:39 pm

Sixty-five years ago, in 1957, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund Trustees, with the concurrence of the Philippine government, established the Ramon Magsaysay Award to honor the memory and example of integrity in public service of President Ramon Magsaysay.

Make your own natural fertilizers!

June 17, 2024 9:17 pm

My plants were practically dying due to the extreme heat. Last summer, our son, Ted,  tried to revive two of my dying plants by spraying them with a natural concoction made from fish innards.  He was pleasantly surprised when the plants started to show signs of life.  He was hooked!  And wanted to learn more about my concoctions. 

Planning

May 14, 2024 1:27 pm

      Dwight Eisenhower: “Plans are nothing; Planning is everything.”

What is planning? Is it important? Benjamin Franklin said, “If we fail to plan, we plan to fail.”