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UP biologist Lagunzad passes away at 53 |
Dr. Daniel Abarquez Lagunzad, one of the country’s most prominent plant biologists, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010, due to liver cancer in the comfort and company of his family at their residence in Quezon City. He was 53.
A professor in the University of the Philippines-Diliman Institute of Biology for over three decades, Dr. Lagunzad dedicated his life to plant research and forest management and conservation.
He was one of the principal investigators of the Palanan Forest Dynamics Plot.
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Floating Malabon resto afloat for more than a decade |
by ROSETTE S. ADEL
University of Santo Tomas Journalism program
MALABON CITY—A FISHING pond here has become the 12-year-old beehive of a floating restaurant here in this flood-prone city.
Now, 12-year-old Balsa sa Niugan added a relaxing place for coffee lovers out there.
This floating restaurant and fishing garden in M. Aquino Street, the first in the city, just opened its coffee shop. Its capacity is 300-strong.
Balsa sa Niugan was established on July 18, 1998 under the ownership of a family-owned corporation, the Centennial Raft and Allied Services Inc..
Asked about the name ‘Balsa sa Niugan’, Manager Loreta Geronimo said that it was her husband, Santy, who had thought of it. Most of the facilities they have were made of rafts which are literally called ‘Balsa’ meaning floating raft made from bamboos that is why they used the name ‘Balsa sa Niugan’.
Mr. Geronimo was also the one who conceptualized the design of Balsa sa Niugan—to cover the dining area, extension area, The Balsa area, Kubo area, Pavilion area, fishing area, and the “Kapihan sa Balsa,” which was opened last June 20 (Father’s Day).
“Each area was gradually added as extensions for our facilities,” Mrs. Geronimo said.
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Chicharon a PhP5-to-12 million industry in Bulacan town |
by GABRIELLE LARA P. BANIQUED
University of Santo Tomas Journalism program
SANTA MARIA, BULACAN—THIS first-class urban municipality (32 kms. northeast of Manila) gets at least a tenth of its income from crackled pork skins that remain a heart’s delight to Filipino food lovers.
Santa Maria has a booming agri-based industry, especially through poultry and hog-raising activities that are happening in more than 150 poultry and piggery farms.
These piggery farms are the primary sources of pigs whose skins become the pork rind cracklings that many Filipinos love.
Fortunata Lorenzo, the local government’s budget and management planning officer, says Sta. Maria is tagged as Bulacan’s pride when it comes to chicharon. However, neighboring municipalities are producing chicharon from carabao skin, while San Ildefonso also produces pork chicharon like Santa Maria. “But nothing else can be compared to Santa Maria’s chicharon,” said Lorenzo.
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Six crimes a day occur in Tondo district —police data |
by JONAFE Z. BERNEL
University of Santo Tomas Journalism program
MANILA—TOTAL crime cases in Tondo district reached over a thousand during the first half of the year, records from the district’s three police stations show.
Given the total recorded crimes of 1,243 from January 1 to June 30, an average of 6.86 crimes —whether against persons or properties— a day happens in Tondo district, regarded as the Philippine capital’s most unsafe district.
Crimes against persons such as murder, homicide, physical injuries and rape were more prevalent in Precinct 1 with 197 cases. This station covers Smokey Mountain, Don Bosco, Pritil, and Gagalangin.
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Tuppil takes over as Bhaya Cruise new General Manager 
Bhaya sponsored FAM trip promotes Halong Bay as ideal cruise destination 
Stone 2000 opened its 4th showroom at Balintawak, Quezon City 
