President Manuel L. Quezon once said “I want our people to be like a Molave tree, strong and resilient, standing on the hillsides, unafraid of the rising tide, lighting and the storm, confident of its ...

“Until our people, seeing, are become/ Like the molave, firm, resilient, staunch…/ Strong in its own fibre, yes, like the molave!” It is a pleasant surprise to read Rafael de Zulueta’s famous 1940 ...

Some of the oversized spoons and forks made from molave wood crafted by the Olang Farmers Association in Siquijor. (MSH/PIA Cebu) As agriculture has been the backbone of local livelihoods, the Olang ...

Imagine waking up to the languorous smell of fresh pine, the melodious chirping of the feathered creatures just outside your window and the cool breeze kissing your cheek. Dreamy mornings ! ! ! Then ...