A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of visiting two of the United Kingdom’s most esteemed scientific and cultural institutions: the Royal Botanic Gardens (RBG), Kew, at both its London and Wakehurst, Sussex locations, and the Natural History Museum of London. As part of a delegation from...
Yes, progress and development are vital for economic gain, but this should not happen at the expense of our environment. Lest we forget, mangrove forests per hectare can store up to four times more carbon than other types of forests. During the launch of the photo exhibit “Our Coastal...
First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos announced on Saturday, July 20, the Malacañang Heritage Mansions is poised to open “very soon” the newest Presidential Museum at The Mansion in Baguio City. First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos (Photo from Liza Marcos/Instagram) In an Instagram post, she...
BACOLOD CITY – The Art Association of Bacolod-Negros has called on the art community to join them in their plea for the safe return of the stolen Fernando Amorsolo Mango Harvesters painting from the Hofileña Museum in Silay City, Negros Occidental on July 3. THE Hofileña heritage house in Silay...
BACOLOD CITY – Police have identified one of two suspects who stole an 88-year-old Mango Harvesters painting of National Artist Fernando Amorsolo from a private museum in Silay City, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, July 3. READ:...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government of Silay in Negros Occidental has offered a P25,000 cash reward for information that would lead to the arrest of the suspects and recovery of a stolen Fernando Amorsolo painting last July 3. READ:...
BACOLOD CITY - A painting of National Artist Fernando Amorsolo was stolen from a private museum in Silay City, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, July 3. The musuem has asked the help of the public in finding the masterpiece. “Please help in the recovery of this important piece of Philippine...
Its wings may have already fallen silent since its untimely demise in September last year, but renewable energy (RE) firm Energy Development Corporation (EDC) of the First Gen group has taken a high-principled step of preserving the lasting legacy of “Geothermica”, also nicknamed “Geo”, the...
Robinsons Malls, in partnership with Mind Museum and USAID, has announced the launch of its Biodiversity Crisis Escape Room at Robinsons Palawan. Biodiversity Crisis Escape Room at Robinsons Palawan Set from June 29 to 30 amid Environment Month, the escape room aims to raise awareness on local...
The International Union for Conservation of Nature has listed the Philippine eagle, the country's national bird, as critically endangered, with only around 400 pairs left in the wild. These forest raptors face extinction largely due to habitat loss from deforestation, hunting, and other human...
On June 5, 2024, a new addition came to the halls of the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) in Manila City. It was not a painting nor a sculpture, but a taxidermy mount of a Philippine eagle named Geothermica. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), the National Museum of...
The Ayala Museum and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) collaborated on an exhibition that demonstrates the rich artistic tradition, complex social hierarchies, and sophisticated economic practices of the pre-colonial Philippines at the Ayala Museum on May 17, 2024. Ayala Museum Senior...
