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Pricey, Rare Coffee Comes from the Philippines
One of the most expensive coffees in the world comes from the Philippines.
Known as Coffee Alamid, it can only be gathered in limited quantities because it comes from the civet cat or "alamid" as called in the Philippines.
How the civet cat gets involved with coffee production is the subject of this video from Brown Heritage. The civet cat chooses the ripest coffee beans, and this is the start of the production process. Watch video
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by Johnny Pecayo
Irresistibly combining raw, unbridled sensuality with a rich, soulful voice that her thousands of excited fans have compared favorably to everyone from Aretha Franklin to Sade, Philippine born, Chicago- bred and L.A. transplant Tey is truly a musical citizen of the world.
Tapping into the passions of grooving R&B fans across the globe, Tey’s infectious soul/pop vibe has been a mainstay in DJ record pools and a hit on internet and terrestrial radio stations... Read more
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| Photo by Romeo Balboa of the MANILA -U.S. TIMES |
The conventional wisdom was wrong again.
Even sports channel ESPN put too much premium on Oscar de la Hoya's 5'11 1/2" height and experience, and placed the Mexican fighter ahead in his match with Manny Pacquiao, a shorter fighter at 5'6 1/2".
Betting odds as far as Cyprus put de La Hoya as the favorite. It was the biggest fight for Filipino stalwart, Manny Pacquiao, who was to earn at least $10 million dollars, his biggest payday.
Some aficionados thought this was too much for a fighter who started his boxing career at 106 lbs. and was too ambitious to fight in the 147 lbs. welterweight division. Read more
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California state champion and International Master Enrico Sevillano, from the Philippines, topped the 109 th U.S. Open held recently in Dallas,Texas. He tied for first place with former U.S. champion Alexander Shabalov of Pennsylvania and IM Rade Milovanovic of Texas by scoring 8 points our of 9 rounds.
Sevillano, who came in first out of the tiebreak, won convincingly in the last round against Chaitanya Vaidya playing black with Queen's Indian. Read More |
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People from the international surfing community
come to Siargao to experience its legendary waves. But for how long will the tiny island hold on to its crown as the mecca for surfers around the world? Read More |
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