By Gregg Yan MEET THE CICHLIDS Family of freshwater fish whose members range from the striped angelfish of the Amazon basin to the tasty tilapia we farm and eat in the Philippines I’m surrounded by mutants 30 feet down Lake Malawi in South Africa. Like Spiderman, Wolverine, and Magneto, they’ve...
MANGO MANIA Pahutan mangoes, native to the Philippines, are harvested from the wild By Gregg Yan What are the most familiar Pinoy fruits? Mangoes, bananas, pineapples, and papayas probably come to mind—but did you know that Philippine forests harbor hundreds of lesser-known fruits, nuts, and...