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Where did the name Pateros come from? It may have come from being the land of pato (duck) or sapatero for being shoe and slipper makers.

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I have always heard about the Philippine Eagle but have never really visited the Philippine Eagle Center despite my numerous trips to Davao.

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Do you know the difference between and among these terms? Cacao is the fruit, cocoa is the product and chocolate could be a mix of cocoa butter, milk and other ingredients.

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Have you come across the word proprioception?

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Growing up in a village in Caloocan and what is now CAMANAVA – Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas and Valenzuela – we always looked to Malabon for food.

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Yes, Jeju Island of South Korea has successfully kept its borders closed to pork from without, all these years,  to be able to preserve the purity of its prized BLACK pork breed.

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The Miyawaki forest method allows the planting of as many as 64 trees in a small area of land, sometimes just 12 square meters or the size of a parking slot in a building. It involves planting native trees to create dense, ultra diverse micro forests in small, urban spaces.

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I always knew her as a journalist, fearless and chasing a story that any journalist would incessantly want to run after. Like her mantra – Never Give Up! – Ces Oreña-Drilon always tried and tried again in whatever she wanted to do or conquer.

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Dr. AA Yaptinchay is a veterinarian but rather than treat dogs and cats, he focused on the marine species sector of living things.

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Sara, daughter of an educator and a journalist, would always go with students on field trips to Mount Makiling but found the area too open, and she felt a bit insecure for teachers to manage campers and young kids who may roam in the forests.

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Where did the name Pateros come from? It may have come from being the land of pato (duck) or sapatero for being shoe and slipper makers.

[DatePublished] => 2026-08-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134170 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1225745 [AuthorName] => Chit U. Juan [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2546124 [Title] => Do you know our national bird? [Summary] =>

I have always heard about the Philippine Eagle but have never really visited the Philippine Eagle Center despite my numerous trips to Davao.

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Do you know the difference between and among these terms? Cacao is the fruit, cocoa is the product and chocolate could be a mix of cocoa butter, milk and other ingredients.

[DatePublished] => 2026-07-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134170 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1225745 [AuthorName] => Chit U. Juan [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2541277 [Title] => Talk to your body [Summary] =>

Have you come across the word proprioception?

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Growing up in a village in Caloocan and what is now CAMANAVA – Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas and Valenzuela – we always looked to Malabon for food.

[DatePublished] => 2026-07-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134170 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1225745 [AuthorName] => Chit U. Juan [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2538040 [Title] => No pork imports! [Summary] =>

Yes, Jeju Island of South Korea has successfully kept its borders closed to pork from without, all these years,  to be able to preserve the purity of its prized BLACK pork breed.

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The Miyawaki forest method allows the planting of as many as 64 trees in a small area of land, sometimes just 12 square meters or the size of a parking slot in a building. It involves planting native trees to create dense, ultra diverse micro forests in small, urban spaces.

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I always knew her as a journalist, fearless and chasing a story that any journalist would incessantly want to run after. Like her mantra – Never Give Up! – Ces Oreña-Drilon always tried and tried again in whatever she wanted to do or conquer.

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Dr. AA Yaptinchay is a veterinarian but rather than treat dogs and cats, he focused on the marine species sector of living things.

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Sara, daughter of an educator and a journalist, would always go with students on field trips to Mount Makiling but found the area too open, and she felt a bit insecure for teachers to manage campers and young kids who may roam in the forests.

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