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Knowing that the Philippines is frequently visited by typhoons (or cyclones), it is advisable to know the common diseases and health conditions that can be acquired or developed during rainy days. The rainy season in the Philippines is one period where many Filipinos get sick. Usually, these illnesses are water-borne.
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Have you ever been worried about or bothered by fire ants? For some lecture on lignuistics, fire ants in Tagalog are called “hantik” (I’m not sure if there are other variations) and in Ilocano they are called “buos“. These are very big ants with a stinging bite. The bitten part of the skin [...]

Global warming and the depletion of our planet’s natural resources have been two of the most serious problems we have at this period in time. Oil for example takes billions of years to replenish. Wood is a bit more abundant because trees cut down can be replanted.
On the other hand, when we talk of [...]

The top 77 candidates for the New Seven Wonders of Nature include the Philippines’ Chocolate Hills, Tubbataha Reef and Mayon Volcano. The new Seven Wonders of Nature is selected through worldwide voting on the new7wonders website.

A reminder to all bloggers and non-bloggers visiting this blog: today is Earth Hour day. If you’re living here in the Philippines, the schedule of this event will be from 8-9 o’clock tonight. Please turn off all appliances and other electronic gadget running on electricity as part of our contribution to make [...]