Tag: Philippines
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Durian: The world’s smelliest fruit
The durian has been on my bucket list to try for years. Call me overdramatic for putting a fruit on my bucket list, but this extremely intimidating spiky fruit with a legendary ghastly smell sounded worth trying from the start. Often referred to as the “King of Fruits” throughout Southeast Asia, the durian is a…
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Alumnus: “I just feel helpless”
Marketing alumnus Benedict Bernadas has family in the Leyte province of the eastern Philippines where Super Typhoon Haiyan, known locally as Yolanda, hit hardest on Nov. 9. Much of his family on both his father and mother’s side live in Tacloban City, where the storm left the most devastation. Bernadas said he knows that his…