Posts under ‘Only in the Philippines’

Dugong
The “dugong,” or sea cow, is also known as “duyong” or “baboy-dagat.” It has a long and round grayish-brown body with small flippers and a whale-like tail. These warm-blooded mammals are slow swimmers and move along coasts and between islands. The “dugong” subsists on seagrass. Although close to extinction, a small number can be found [...]

The word ”jeepney” is commonly believed to be a conflation of “jeep” and “jitney”, or “jeep” and “knee”, the latter referring to the jeepney’s crowded face-to-face seating.
When American troops began to leave the Philippines at the end of World War II, hundreds of surplus jeeps were sold or given to local Filipinos. Locals stripped down [...]

Tacloban City (May 27) — The pitcher plant which locals call “pitsel-pitsel” and which scientist call as nephentes promises to be the new source of dollar opportunity for the Filipinos and for the Philippines.
The pitcher plant has drawn and heightened the interests of many plant hobbyist, researchers and collectors from all over the world, due [...]

Lake Buhi is clean, healthy and thriving for now. And the municipality is eager to keep it that way.

 
The municipal town of Buhi in Camarines Sur is a showcases of enchanting beauty with its undulating mountain slopes and long stretches of shoreline. The town is famous for its lake, Lake Buhi which is 1,800 hectares [...]

Monks’ Blend Coffee
Three years ago, Aimee Frias and her husband vacationed in Cagayan de Oro City in Mindanao.
On that trip, Frias was served locally grown coffee. That was her first encounter with Monks’ Blend.
One of the first things that attracted Frias to Monks’ Blend was its aroma. Also, the taste was comparable to that being [...]