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By Brian Jules Campued Stressed? Desserts! Beat the heat this summer with leche flan and sorbetes as the two well-loved Filipino sweets have been hailed as some of the 100 best desserts...

By Brian Jules Campued Ever wondered what those yellow obelisks you see on the side of the road with numbers and letters engraved on them, like some strange stone markings? Called kilometer...

By Brian Jules Campued The tradition, indeed, lives on. Every year on January 9th, the holy image of the Nuestro Padre Jesus Nazareno – the dark-colored statue of Jesus Christ, knee bent under...

Filipinos have always had a number of traditional ways to celebrate the upcoming year – serving 12 round fruits during “Media Noche” or the midnight feast, wearing polka dots and scattering coins around their homes to encourage prosperity, leaving doors and windows open to welcome good luck, jumping at midnight to help children grow taller and of course, using fireworks to ward off evil spirits.

The Taal Volcano's volcanic smog or vog affected Batangas and its nearby areas, as some suspended classes due to the effects of vog.

This month of September, the country is celebrating the Philippine Bamboo Month to help raise awareness about the importance of bamboo and the need to preserve them.