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Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Camiguin Island

Camiguin is the second province smallest in terms of population and area of the region of Northern Mindanao, in the northern Philippines and is located in the Bohol Sea.
The capital of the province, the municipality of Mambajao. At the last census in 2010, the province had nearly 84,000 inhabitants. The county is in terms of both population and land area is the second smallest province in the country.

Monday, November 2, 2009

Buni-Ringworm

 What is ringworm(buni)?
The ringworm is a skin disease as Tinea versicolor(an-an) is caused by a fungal infection. It can be found in different parts of the body from head to foot.  On foot, it may call special - Athlete's foot. In medical terminology, ringworm in general is called Dermatophytosis. The ringworm is common in the elderly.

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Atis-Sugar Apple

 The atis (English: custard apple , atimoya , sweetsop , or sugar apple ) fruit of the tree called scaly custard-apple Annona squamosa derived from the Caribbean and South America. Annona squamosa is its scientific name
This species is now cultivated in most tropical countries like Colombia, El Salvador, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and the Philippines.