– Manuscript – A very pleasant day, everyone! My name is Athena and I'm your average Filipina city girl. Here in the Philippines, we have a cluster of cities forming what we call "Metro Manila". For people who live in a fast-paced environment, there are troubles in the cities that they face everyday. Can you guess what it is? That's right! It's the heavy traffic. Metro … [Read more...] about Video: Traffic in Metro Manila
Archives for April 2022
Help with Buying Young Garden Plants in the Spring
– Manuscript – Many gardeners do not begin to grow their plants from seeds. Instead, they buy young plants, also called seedling or “starts.” These are plants that are grown in a nursery: a place where plants are grown and sold. Many gardeners buy seedlings in containers for their gardens. Most nursery seedlings are either plants that last for one growing season or … [Read more...] about Help with Buying Young Garden Plants in the Spring
Video: Balut
– Manuscript – Hi! Good day, everyone! My name is Honey. Today, I will show you a common street food you can eat here in the Philippines. It is called "balut". Balut, also spelled as balot, is a Filipino term for a fertilized developing egg embryo that is boiled and eaten from the shell. It is a fertilized bird egg, usually a duck, which is incubated for a period of 14 to … [Read more...] about Video: Balut
‘Deepfakes’ of Putin and Zelenskyy Appear Online During Ukraine War
– Manuscript – Videos recently published online appeared to show the presidents of Russia and Ukraine issuing major statements about the Ukraine war. But the videos were quickly identified by experts as fake and removed from social media. The videos are known as “deepfakes.” A deepfake is a video designed to fool people into thinking that is “real.” People who create … [Read more...] about ‘Deepfakes’ of Putin and Zelenskyy Appear Online During Ukraine War
Video: Fort Santiago
– Manuscript – Good day to all of you, my good friends! I am Athena and today, I will show you to a historical site that bore witness to war and struggle here in the Philippines. Without further ado, let's begin our journey to Fort Santiago. Fort Santiago is located in Intramuros, Manila. It was a fortress that was built by the Spanish government during the colonization … [Read more...] about Video: Fort Santiago
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