Bicol

The Bicol region was known as Ibalong, variously interpreted to derive form ibalio, “to bring to the other side”; ibalon, “people from the other side” or “people who are hospitable and give visitors gifts to bring home”; or as a corruption of Gibal-ong, a sitio of Magallanes, Sorsogon where the Spaniards first landed in 1567. […]

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Mangrove River Kayak

One of the most urgent ecological issues today is that concerning mangroves. These “red forests" are considered to be effective natural barriers to storm surges and rising sea waters caused by global warming Not only that, mangrove forests are extremely productive ecosystems that provide shelter and food security to wide concentrations of life and biodiversity. [...]
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