Text and images by Bonn Erasmo CHILD'S PLAY A kid, Simone, enjoys climbing the katmon tree to pick some fruits (Photo by the author, cover design by Jules Vivas) The Kinalin barrio farm can be accessed by taking a 15-minute ride on...
Tanay town in Rizal has logged 78 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, including nine minors aged four to 15 years old, as of Sept. 24. The youngest COVID-19 patient is a four-year-old boy from Barangay Tandang Kutyo, who like the eight other minors, has experienced mild symptoms. Some of them...
Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koshikawa Kazuhiko on Thursday led the inauguration of the Imus Retarding Basin, a project designed to protect low-lying areas in Cavite against flooding. 65th-year anniversary logo of Japan-Philippines ties (Embassy of Japan in Manila) Public Works Secretary...
A whale shark (Rhincodon typus), also known as butanding, was trapped in a fishnet near the seashore of Atimonan, Quezon on Wednesday morning. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-CALABARZON (Cavite-Laguna-Batangas-Rizal-Quezon) said the whale shark, with an estimated length...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has extended its enhanced mushroom cultivation technology to mushroom growers in Cebu province under its Grants-In-Aid (GIA) program. (Image by Ngoc Huy Nguyen from PIXABY/MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña...
Two sisters from Rizal Province hand-crafted a doll version of Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz for the honor the lady weightlifter gave to the country in winning the Philippines' first gold medal. Carika Doll version of Hidilyn Diaz (From Lorichelle Celestra's Facebook page) Lorichelle Celestra...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) continues to crank out timely "ayuda" or assistance via its flagship Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program. DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III (Photo from DOLE Facebook page) On Saturday, July 31, DOLE Secretary...
A P2.4-billion mega bridge that will connect the towns of Aparri and Camalaniugan in Cagayan Province is now starting to materialize as the Department of Public Works and Highwhays (DPWH) held its groundbreaking ceremony Friday, June 25. MEGA BRIDGE IN PROGRESS -- The implementation of the...
How is syphilis, a sexually-transmitted disease, related to the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19)? The Commission on Audit (COA) asked this question to the provincial government of La Union after finding out that it disbursed P2.58 million in anti-COVID-19 funds granted by the national government...
Seven schools in the Philippines were among the top universities which have made a global impact based on rankings by World's Universities with Real Impact (WURI). Far Eastern University (feu.edu.ph) Far Eastern University placed 79th in the Global Top 100 Innovative Universities, up from its last...
Things are looking up for the livelihood of farmer communities in Cebu province as local agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) are set to benefit from having their own lands as well as new bridges in the area. LAND OWNERS, FINALLY -- Agrarian reform beneficiaries in Cebu province finally receive...
HELPING HAND – Police bring a distressed pregnant woman to the hospital using a ‘furlig’ in Natonin, Mountain Province. (PNP photo) NATONIN, Mountain Province – Police here were cited for their selfless act of helping a pregnant woman living in an isolated sitio in this town get to the...
