Category: Today I Learned

You know you're in Manila when that iconic clock tower emerges from the hustle and bustle to tell you the exact local time. The tower, as most of us already know, is the crowning glory of the City...

Products need branding so consumers can easily remember them. The same goes for countries who want to give their tourism industry a boost. After all, a postcard-worthy landmark is what defines a...

“There were giants in Samal in those days..” This was the story told in whispers and passed on from one generation to the next about the alleged giant race—the Dinagats--that once populated...

It's one of those unbelievable tales that would have been worthy of a space in Ripley's Believe It Or Not.  In fact, when people first heard about it, most of them were skeptical. Some even...

Not many people today remember that a Statue of Liberty--just like in New York--used to be a landmark in Manila. This replica, however, was not your ordinary imitation; it was a gift to the...

The years following the Fall of Bataan in 1942 were among the darkest in Philippine history. Filipino and American soldiers who fell into the hands of the Japanese suffered unspeakable torture,...