"The travel and tourism industry, it's just a huge part of our economy."
--Karen Hughes
By Alex P. Vidal
NEW YORK CITY -- Guimaras in the Philippines could get international attention for its unique Mango-Eat-All-You-Can event as part of the 2017 Manggahan Festival launched on May 11.
Americans have been on international cable TV for many years now for their hotdog eating contest in Coney Island that offers huge cash prizes for the winners.
Aside from its famous ice cream, Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York, became a by-word worldwide also because of the annual Nathan Hotdog Eating Contest that has been attracting participants from other parts of the world.
In Guimaras, all that the participants need to do is consume as many mangoes as they can and become celebrities in their own locality.
The Guimaras Mango Growers and Producers Development Cooperative (GMGPDC) has reportedly prepared 10.4 tons or 10,400 kilos of mangoes for the event which unfolded on May 11 until May 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22 at the Guimaras Provincial Capitol Grounds in San Miguel, Jordan
Organizers may also invite foreign mango-eaters in their future festivals so they can attract more tourists and further promote Guimaras' No. 1 fruit product now known in America, Europe, and other parts of the world.
Guimaras' groundbreaking style of promoting its mango and tourism industry is expected to help buoy its economy and inspire other provinces in the Philippines.
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No earthquake panic in Western Visayas. Let's ignore the earthquake soothsayers who continue to plant fear in the hearts of the Ilonggos after the recent earthquakes in some parts of Luzon and Mindanao
Just because other parts of Luzon were recently rocked by tremors doesn't mean that Visayas will be the next, as what the soothsayers have been spreading via the social media and text messages.
The test of a hypothesis is whether it makes predictions that are borne out.
Unfortunately, geologists do not yet have a clear enough understanding of earthquake phenomena to predict reliably and consistently where and when earthquakes will occur.
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A popular security guard of a famous Chinese school in Iloilo City had a near-death brush with heat stroke two weeks ago.
"Maayo lang nahingaw ako dayon sa emergency room (It's good that I was immediately rushed in the emergency room)," the sikyu, who did not want to be named, told a former student he recognized while he was recuperating in the intensive care unit.
The sikyu first experienced a facial droop uneven smile, followed by arm numbness, and arm weakness.
He also had slurred speech, difficulty speaking or understanding. When he realized it's stroke, he acted fast which was the key to treating stroke.
Get will soon, Koroy!
May, by the way, is a Stroke Awareness Month.
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If we exercise regularly in a warm climate, it doesn't matter what time we work out, according to Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research.Weather it's at the beginning or end of the day, we are likely to see the same strength gains, thanks to our body's response to the consistent conditions...Let us eat more vegetables and fruits and less meat. Let us minimize if not totally stop the wanton slaughter of animals...TO ALL LOVERS OF CIGARETTE: According to the World Health Organization (WHO), cigarette smoke contains about 4,000 chemicals. Carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, methane, and nicotine are some of the major components, with lesser amounts of acetone, acetylene, formaldehyde, propane, hydrogine cyanide, toluene, and many others.
