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by Jhaypee Guia on July 21, 2012 The Ninoy Aquino Parks & Wildlife Center is a 64.58-hectare (159.6-acre) zoological and botanical garden located in Diliman, Quezon City, the Philippines. It was named after Benigno S. "Ninoy" Aquino, Jr. This area is an ideal place for everyone who loves nature. The 80-hectare complex of wooden areas is conducive for picnicking or promenading. » Read More
by Jhaypee Guia on July 2, 2013 Kalibo, the capital city of Aklan, is not just famous for its colorful Ati-Atihan Festival. It is also known for some interesting places, one of which is the Bakhawan Eco-Park. It is a very popular spot in the town with very tranquil and peaceful ambiance surrounded by a verdant mangrove forest. » Read More
by Jhaypee Guia on May 22, 2012 Panagbenga Festival is also known as Flower Festival or Season of Blooming. This festival is yearly celebrated in Baguio, the summer capital of the Philippines, during the months of February and March. » Read More
by Rjay Reyes on July 2, 2015 Upon travelling to Misamis Oriental, you should not miss the wonderful tourist destinations that will captivate you. One of the best spots that you should not skip is the Tiklas falls, located in Barangay Lawit, Gingoog City. The destination has been developed as an Eco-Tourism Park, thanks to the city government of Gingoog. » Read More
by Jann Aeron Delrosario on May 11, 2012 Davao is a home of the largest and greatest eagle in the world – the Philippine Monkey-eating Eagle, considered as the Philippine national bird. The Philippine Eagle Center is a peaceful sanctuary of 36 Philippine Eagles, ten other bird species, four mammal species, and two reptile species. The Philippine Eagle Center is established with the help of the sponsorship of the Philippines Eagle Foundation, a private, non-stock, non-profit association committed in saving the endangered Philippine Eagle and its forest territory. The place is also the best destination for educational tours, especially about learning the ecology and the ecosystem. » Read More
by Xtian Mack on November 12, 2012 The Rice-field Rat, Rattus argentiventer, or dagang bukid, is a species of rat found throughout the Philippines and Southeast Asia. The Rice-field Rat is a medium-sized rat with a grizzed yellow-brown and black pelage. Its belly is gray in the midline with whiter flanks. The tail is uniformly medium brown. They have chisel-like incisors. The Rice-field Rat is between 304-400mm long with a tail length of 140-200mm and a skull length of 37-41 mm. The average weight of Rattus argentiventer is around 97 to 219 grams. Females have 12 mammae. The young have orange-colored tufts in front of each ear. » Read More
by Arjay Reyes on March 18, 2015 Babatngon is a third class municipality in the province of Leyte, 33 kilometers northwest of Tacloban City. It is famous for its Busay Falls, a three-tiered waterfall providing attraction to picnickers in the area who flock during summer months. Aside from the famous Busay Falls, one of Babatngon’s best is the Rafael’s Farm and Garden Restaurant. » Read More
by Xtian Mack on November 15, 2012 The Palawan Peacock-Pheasant, Polyplectron napoleonis, is a medium-sized (up to 50 cm long) bird in the family Phasianidae. It was long known as Polyplectron emphanum (Dickinson 2001). The male is the handsomest and most peacock-like member of the genus Polyplectron. It has an erectile crest, a white stripe over the eyes and highly iridescent metallic green and black plumage. The tail feathers are decorated with large blue-green ocelli, which may be spread fanlike in courtship displays. The female is smaller than the male. It has a dark brown plumage with a short crest and is whitish on the throat, cheeks and eyebrows. » Read More
by Xtian Mack on November 15, 2012 The Philippine Eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi), also known as the Monkey-eating Eagle, is an eagle of the family Accipitridae that is endemic to forests in the Philippines. It has brown and white-coloured plumage, and a shaggy crest, and generally measures 86 to 102 cm (2 ft 10 in to 3 ft 4 in) in length and weighs 4.7 to 8 kilograms (10 to 18 lb). It is considered the largest of the extant eagles in the world in terms of length, with the Steller's Sea Eagle and the Harpy Eagle being larger in terms of weight and bulk. Among the rarest and most powerful birds in the world, it has been declared the Philippine national bird. It is critically endangered, mainly due to massive loss of habitat due to deforestation in most of its range. Killing a Philippine Eagle is punishable under Philippine law by twelve years in jail and heavy fines. » Read More
by Jhaypee Guia on June 30, 2012 The province of Guimaras has become highly progressive in the emerging agri-tourism sector, and has shown that the people here can excel in such specialized fields like beekeeping, organic fruit and vegetable farming, and aquaculture. With sustainability and innovation in mind, the Guimaras Agri-tourism Circuit has become a pioneer in this new exciting field. » Read More
