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RP cyberathletes bound for world games in Germany

July 16th, 2008

If Philippine athletes are bound for China for this year for the Beijing Olympics, Filipino cyber athletes are also now preparing for the biggest game of their lives as they compete in the World Cyber Games (WCG) competition to be held in Cologne, Germany this November.
The Philippine delegation to the annual WCG, dubbed the Olympics [...]

Tourist arrivals to RP rise 8.6% in Jan-Oct

December 13th, 2007

Tourists from Asia and Europe continued to troop to the Philippines in October, pushing arrivals for the first ten months of the year 8.6 percent higher to 2.5 million, the Department of Tourism said in its latest report.
This bring the Tourism department closer to its target of attracting 3 million tourists to visit the country [...]

Explore the Philippines: Culture, History and Travel

World’s Smallest Monkey
In many respects, the Philippine tarsier (Tarsius syrichta) is different from other animals. Considered as the world’s smallest primate, it measures only about twelve centimeters in length. Its two big eyes cannot move and do not have a tapetum - the upper protective tissue. Because of this, the Philippine tarsier has learned to turn its head 180 degrees. It has also two grooming claws on each foot and an almost bald tail extending about nine inches.

Found in the islands of Samar, Leyte, Bohol and Mindanao, the Philippine tarsier got its name from its elongated tarsus bone. An ordinary tarsier weighs between 117 and 134 grams. It is able to move between trees by leaping as far as three meters. It also has keen senses of hearing and sight.

Today, there are only about 1,000 tarsiers inhabiting the wilds of Corella town in Bohol province where the biggest concentration of these rare animals was once reported. Ensuring the continued existence of the Philippine tarsiers is the Philippine Tarsier Foundation Inc.