TACLOBAN CITY – As the country celebrates Philippine Environment Month this June, over 2,000 volunteers in Eastern Visayas (Region 8) planted around 6,220 seedlings of various trees in a mass tree-planting activity in different planting sites throughout the region last Wednesday, June 8. Six...
Mark your calendars, hennies! Pride is here! And if you are looking for colorful ways to celebrate it, below are some events queer folks and allies shouldn’t miss this June. #PrideforthePlanet (June 1 to 30) WWF Philippines launches month-long event #PrideforthePlanet to celebrate the #LGBTQIA+...
The Las Piñas city government launched the search for the five best restaurants in the city that serve the best delicacies that will help promote the city as a culinary destination. Mayor Imelda Aguilar said the search for the five best restaurants is a project of the Nutrition Office under the...
The Department of Education (DepEd) is one with the nation in observance of the National No Smoking Month (NNSM) this June. (Image courtesy of DepEd) With this year's theme “Tobacco: Threat to the Environment,” DepEd said that the NNSM aims to raise awareness, especially among its stakeholders,...
PH Consul General goes on a gastronomic tour of this Canadian town’s ‘Little Manila’ Philippine Consul General Orontes V. Castro and members of the Philippine press in Toronto visited three Filipino Restaurant Month (FRM) participants, and tried out what each restaurant had to offer. Kamayan...
K-pop superstars BTS flew back to South Korea on June 2 after meeting US President Joe Biden at the White House. BTS’ RM, Jin, Suga, Jungkook, J-Hope and Jimin arrived at Incheon International Airport in the afternoon of June 2 and were met by fans and the media. Member V arrived in the morning...
ROGER Gilbaliga, Rolinda Gilbaliga, and Rennel Lavilla of the Panay Bukidnon indigenous group show how to make musical instruments made from bamboo during a workshop in Iloilo City. (National Museum Western Visayas) ILOILO CITY — The National Heritage Month capped with an indigenous music...
Food, beyond its literal definition, is a means of expression that is intrinsic to a country's cultural identity. In a KainCon webinar, which is part of the Filipino Food Month celebration, award-winning food writer and book designer Guillermo “Ige” Ramos quoted French gastronome Jean Anthelme...
The Philippines has a rich culinary heritage that deserves to be preserved and recognized in the international scene. However, today, many aspects of Filipino cuisine and culture are disappearing and are no longer practiced or consumed. In order to keep them, identifying and understanding food and...
Cupping Philippine coffee in Seoul in celebration of Filipino Food Month BARAKO AND MORE Commercial counselor Jose Ma. 'Jojie' Dinsay of the Philippine Trade and Investment Center in Seoul prepares Philippine coffee for tasting. Philippine Ambassador to South Korea Ma. Theresa B. Dizon-De Vega,...
Many individuals in an agricultural country like the Philippines make a living from agriculture-related enterprises. However, not everyone understands what it takes to run a sustainable food business. Photo by Dan Gold on Unsplash. Building a sustainable food brand was covered in the fourth episode...
Fires may be rare, but their consequences are almost always nearly completely devastating. Fire prevention is vital, but insuring against fire is also something everyone should do if they can. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) revealed that there was a 12.9-percent spike in fire incidents from...
