Our national hero, Jose P. Rizal, celebrates his 158th birthday on Wednesday. Born on June 19, 1861, José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Realonda was a Filipino nationalist and polymath during the tail end of the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines. Every June 19 of each year, his life and works, especially his role in the […]
Aratiles or mansanitas (in Leyte) or Kerson Fruit in English, has made the rounds on the internet recently because of a student scientist from Iloilo City who was believed to have discovered a potential anti-diabetic components in the said fruit. Her name is Maria Isabel Layson. She won the National Science and Technology Fair and […]
Temporary ban on importation, distribution, and sale of processed pork meat products from African Swine Fever-affected countries was ordered by the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday, May 28, 2019. Eric Domingo, the officer-in-charge of the said government agency, said the items ordered to be pulled out from supermarkets and grocery stores will be immediately […]