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A Bao nut art: Philippine culture in a nutshell

MANILA -- Bao or coconut shells have many uses. Once emptied out of their juice and meat, they are usually repurposed into coin banks, soup bowls, plant holders, and other items that...

Eid’l-Fitr: A Festival of Breaking the Fast

MANILA -- As the holy month of Ramadan comes to a close, Muslims around the world begin its festivities with Eid'l-Fitr to mark an end to the solemn period of dawn-to-dusk fasting. Eid'l-Fitr...

5 years after Zamboanga siege, Muslim community picks up pieces

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Some five barangays located in ground zero of the so-called September 2013 Zamboanga Siege that saw fierce fighting between government troops and a few hundred rebels of the Moro...

Significance of Katipunan Tree in Novaliches cited

MANILA -- Inclement weather failed to dampen the spirits of those who attended the 120th Independence Day anniversary celebration beside the duhat (plum) tree at the compound of the Metro Manila College...

Katipunan Tree: Mute witness to history

MANILA -- A heritage duhat tree renamed “Katipunan Tree” 38 years ago, to perpetuate the memory of the revolutionary organization put up by Gat Andres Bonifacio in July 1892, will serve as a mute...

Nut shells become ‘canvas’ in this Mabini exhibit

MANILA -- In line with the celebration of the Philippine Environment Month, the Museo ni Apolinario Mabini in Sta. Mesa, Manila launched on Friday its first nut art exhibition dubbed as "A-Bao...

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