AVANT GARDENER Yvette Tan There’s no mistaking asin tibuok, an oval piece of salt nestled inside a clay mold, looking like it would be more at home on top of a mantle instead of the dining table. “When I was young, there were about 200 salt-making cottages here along the shore,” says...
Technology is changing everything in our world. How is it changing our food? We turn to our favorite chefs for answers I think technology will facilitate easier access to food, hence the success of the delivery apps. There are definitely more ingenious ways we can use technology to advance food and...
A crucial need for heritage structures and sites Preventive Maintenance Towards DRR “Preventive maintenance is the simplest and most basic conservation approach for built heritage,” says Jeffrey “Foom” Cobilla, architect and Escuela Taller’s head of Project Development and Management for...
The New York Knicks paid tribute to the Filipinos at the Madison Square Garden as the team celebrated Filipino Heritage Night during the game against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday, Nov. 8 (Manila Time). Photo shows the huge LED display inside the Madison Square Garden in New York. (Photo from...
The Department of Education (DepEd) urged schools and other stakeholders to protect heritage trees in public schools and and further promote their importance especially among students. (Photo from DepEd) “It is always a good opportunity for DepEd and for us educators to bring environmental...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) is eyeing to enhance tourism circuits and products in the province of Samar in line with the preference of pandemic travelers on outdoor activities. (Photo from Samar Provincial Tourism Office) "As travel restrictions are being eased, tourists can look forward to...
A tour of heritage houses in Batangas, Bicol, Bulacan, and Boac Wala Lang … there’s no place like home. Most unusual was a Taal (Batangas) bahay-na-bato that was a bahay kubo in disguise. You wouldn’t notice the masquerade from outside. The home had the usual stone-walled ground floor and...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) is mourning the passing of heritage and cultural tourism advocate Ramon Hofileña. Ramon Hofileña (Photo from the Department of Tourism) In a statement, the DOT conveyed its condolences to the family of Hofileña who was recognized as the father of heritage...
PARIS, France -- The World Heritage Committee of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Tuesday added 13 cultural sites in Asia, Africa, Arab Region, Latin America and Europe to its World Heritage List and one extension to an existing cultural site in...
PARIS, France -- Four sites in China, India, Iran and Spain have been inscribed on the World Heritage List, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) announced on Sunday. Those sites include "Quanzhou: Emporium of the World in Song-Yuan China", "Ramappa Temple"...
To recognize their efforts in conserving and protecting the environment, the Department of Education (DepEd) commended 10 schools through the “Search for Heritage Trees.” Partida I Elementary School in Nueva Ecija is among the winners in DepEd's 'Search for Heritage Trees' (Photo from DepEd...
The beaches in La Union, the coves in Zambales, the cold breeze in Baguio, the sea of clouds in Sagada, and the Spanish colonial town in Vigan—these are some of the reasons why we frequent the North. Little did we know that just before these long-hour-drive destinations is a hidden gem filled...
