Author: Jesus Quitain

Q. Coffee History? A. In the 6th century, Ethiopan goat herder kaldi noticed his flock acting very energetic after nibbling the berries of some bushes. Kaldi had the same feeling after tasting it so he brought some to the local monastery. The head monk threw them...

On March 2024 Hong Kong Lawmakers unanimously passed a new National Security Law (art 23). This law was first proposed in 2003 but dropped when about 500,000 Hongkongers protested in 2020. China passed a new National Security Law. The Beijing law punished secession, subversion, terrorism...

Art. 5, Title 3 of the 1898 Malolos Constitution says “The state recognizes the freedom and quality of religious worship as well as the separation of church and state. The Malolos Constitution was made by Filipinos without help from other nations. Art. 3, sec. 7....

The World Health Organization said that 2023 was this century’s hottest year. Now they’re saying something is wrong with their algorithm guesstimates because the January to March 2024 temperatures are hotter than those from January to March 2023. People, animals and plants are badly affected...

According to Yoyoy Villame, on March 16, 1521, Magellan accidentally landed in Limasawa Island while looking for the Indonesian Spices Islands. Spain made Cebu its main operation center with Bohol as its adjunct base. The Jesuits and Augustinian Recoletos were assigned to evangelize Bohol. When Spain...

By December 2024 Davao’s population will be 2 million, double that of Cagayan de Oro. Our land area is 244,000 hectares, one of the world’s biggest. The Finance Department said that as of 2023, out of 147 cities we are the number 9 richest city...

Surot/bedbugs is different from kuto/hair lice. Surots live in beds, furnitures, especially those made of rattan and wood. We can sleep and sit comfortably if there is no surot. Last May 2023, France said they have a big surot outbreak. Because of COVID, from 2020 to...