Antique’s wetlands home to many migratory birds

Thursday, 23rd May 2013

BORACAY IS ASIA’S BEST

But island could lose P41M a month

By: Francis Allan L. Angelo

Despite issues of overcrowding and overdevelopment and the “Taiwan snub”, Boracay Island’s White Beach remains Asia’s best according to a travel website.

TripAdvisor ranked the White Beach as Asia’s number one beach resort in its 2013 Travelers' Choice Awards, beating other areas in India, Thailand, Cambodia, among others.

The rating is based on account insights from TripAdvisor’s millions of users.

Boracay improved its second place ranking in the 2012 Travelers' Choice Awards.

A TripAdvisor user described the White Beach area as “a stunningly beautiful white powder sand beach. Crystal clear, warm water that you can laze in for days on end.”

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Harassments in Taiwan isolated?

By: Tara Yap

HARASSMENT of Filipinos in Taiwan because of a diplomatic row appears isolated, based on accounts of an overseas worker.

Aristotle Bulaclac, a 28-year-old Ilonggo residing in the northern city of Hsinchu, said he has not experienced any form of harassment.

There have been mounting reports of harassments of Filipinos in Taiwan a Taiwanese fisherman was shot dead off the coast of Batanes by Philippine Coast Guard members May 9.

While Bulaclac confirmed that the dorm of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) was ransacked by a group of young Taiwanese in Hsinchu County, many Taiwanese have not turned to violence.

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270 boarding houses don’t have permits

By: Michael Ray B. Quintana

THE ILOILO CITY Boarding House Commission (BHC) warned parents and students to check the permits and certifications of their prospective boarding houses before the opening of classes.

Ben Palma, BHC officer-in-charge, said they 270 of the 544 boarding houses they inspected in the city have no mayor’s permits.

The violators have until end of this month to comply with the permit requirements. Should the owners fail to comply by May 31, a final warning will be issued against them.

The BHC will eventually shut down boarding houses that don’t comply with City Hall regulations aside from filing of cases.

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By: Pilar S. Mabaquiao

SAN JOSE, Antique – Different species of migratory birds find home in Antique’s wetlands.

This was revealed in the latest Asian Water Fowl Census conducted by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources on January 14-29, 2012 in the province of Antique.

Vivian Develos, Protected Areas, Wildlife and Coastal Zone Management coordinator of DENR-Antique, said some migratory birds have found their habitat in Antique because they are seen almost all year round.

“Although bird census is conducted every January, the peak season for migratory birds to come in the Philippines because of winter season in the north pole, the egret or locally known as tulabong are seen in swamps, marshland and ricefields almost year round,” explained Develos.

They have found the wetlands in Antique a fertile feeding ground and a favorable roosting place.

“Our analysis is that they have found their habitat in the province,” she added.

Among the migratory birds seen aside from egrets are sandpiper, bittern, plover, greenshank, heron, among others. More than a thousand population are seen in some identified wetlands of the province but the biggest are in Hamtic (south), and in Culasi (north) along the fishponds, swamps, and ricefields.

The Asian Water Fowl Census was conducted in compliance to the directive of monitoring migratory birds for bird flu preparedness.

Develos said they have not seen any signs or characteristics of migratory birds indicating bird flu.

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Bacolod/Negros magic

May 24,2013 12:54 AM

BACOLOD City and Negros Occidental deserve to be congratulated for a job well done in developing its information technology and business process management (IT-BPM).

The Department of Science and Technology and Information Technology and Business Process Association of the Philippines (iBPAP) cited Bacolod and Negros Occidental for sustaining the growth of its IT-BPM industry in the past three to four years. Read more...

Just use condoms

May 24,2013 12:52 AM

By: Modesto Sa-onoy

THE INCIDENCE of AIDS in the Philippines has increased beyond a thousand and the Department of Health has issued a warning of the rapid rise in this disease that so far has defied any medical cure.

The Philippines had thus entered into the realm of countries that is the scourge of the 20^th and into the 21^st century without any relief in sight. In fact, Read more...

What’s in a name?

May 24,2013 12:50 AM

By: Henrylito D. Tacio

MY PARENTS gave me the name “Henry” after watching the movie “King Henry V,” Laurence Olivier’s film adaptation of William Shakespeare’s play. But since the name was too short, so my mother suggested of adding the name, “Lito” (which means “little” in Spanish). That’s why I am the only person in the world with the name “Henrylito” as it is a combination of English and Spanish names.

The parents and the moral education

May 24,2013 12:48 AM

By: Bonnie B. Barrientos

(The author is a Teacher III of Rizal Elementary School in Pontevedra, Capiz)

“THINK THAT every day is your last; the time to which you do not look forward will come as a welcome surprise”

This adage reminds us that everything we do everyday should be primarily for the sake of our family. This resembles our responsibility to live right and do good deeds before the sunset of our life. Read more...

Ai Ai, Nancy, Jinky, Grace, Kris next contenders for president?

May 24,2013 12:46 AM

By: Alex P. Vidal

"CLEVER AND attractive women do not want to vote; they are willing to let men govern as long as they govern men." – George Bernard Shaw

Comedian Ai Ai De las Alas would have dislodged Grace Poe in the No. 1 spot had she ran for the senate and her marital troubles started to go viral in Youtube before the May 13 midterm elections. Read more...

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