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Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Balut goes to New York

Contestants participate in the first annual balut eating contest in New York, August 25, 2012. The winner consumed 18 the duck eggs which contain fertilized duck embryo's, commonly sold as street food in the Philippines, during the five minute eating contest. The winner Wayne Algenio catches his breath after winning the first annual balut eating contest in New York, August 25, 2012. Algenio won the contest after consuming 18 the duck eggs which contained fertilized duck embryos, commonly sold as street food in the Philippines, during the five minute eating contest.

Balut is really delicious :))

Thursday, June 28, 2012

Help Banawe Rice Terraces

The Banawe Rice Terraces is officially off the list of world heritage sites in danger, the United Nations Information Center in Manila said Wednesday.

In 1995, the Rice Terraces was included in the World Heritage List "as an outstanding cultural landscape" but was put on the Danger List in 2000.

Farmer said Ifugao Rice Terraces have become endangered because of earthworms and rats that burrow along the walls of the rice paddies. Typhoons have also contributed to the destruction.

Mining activities in the area also posed threats

New Ant Species Discovered in Philippines

About 40 new species of ants have been discovered in the Philippines, ant researcher David General and his colleagues recently announced.

The previously unknown species belong to 11 different genera, the taxonomic classification above species. That brings the total genera (the plural of genus) found in the country to 92, which is nearly a third of the total described worldwide.

General and colleagues conducted their collections at a reforested study site in 2003 and 2004 on Luzon Island. Trees here had been cut down to grow corn 27 years before, but the area had already recovered its populations of native ants when the team visited, he said. When General returned in 2009, though, all the trees in the area had been cut down and removed again, even the stumps. "It's like I was in the wrong place," he said.

This individual species have yet to be named and described.

Saturday, October 22, 2011

Lawigan Beach

Lawigan Beach is a truly beautiful beach located at Barangay, Lawigan, Mangagoy, Bislig City. Just 1hr. away from the city itself. It is our most popular tourist destination after the Tinuy-an Falls and is also a big favourite destination with local people too. With pure white sand and crystal clear blue Pacific Ocean waters it rivals all the better known beaches in the Philippines.

Potipot Island

Potipot is an island off the shore of Candelaria in Zambales. The island is a very small patch of land with white sand and surrounded by gentle waters. It is easily reached by a 5-hour drive and a 5-minute boat trip from mainland Zambales.

Hagonoy Island

Hagonoy Island is one of Bislig City’s pride. It’s a pearl shaped island facing the Pacific Ocean. This island beach resort was perfectly isolated 3 kilometers from the mainland. Found in the middle of Bislig bay, Hagonoy Island is a thirty minutes pumpboat ride from the mainland or from Mangagoy wharf. It is not a large island and you can go around the whole area in 15 to 20 minutes.

This place is truly a pacific haven, a perfect place for tropical getaway. Its powdery white sand and crystal blue water would spellbind you that you’ll forget your name.