Anas Luzonica, Philippine Duck

Video of Philippine duck(Anas Luzonica) at Rice paddy, Cavite Philippines.

Just like all other wild birds in the Philippines, the bird is shy and will flee at the sight of humans, most likely due to Filipinos harrasing bird populations in the past.


Behaviour:

The wild ducks only visited the paddy on that day. Unlike domesticated ducks, Philippine ducks can fly and travel to different locations. The sighting of these birds in General Trias is not common.

Some Pictures of common Filipino skin diseases with english translation with notes

Mga sakit sa balat ng mga Pilipino.
This is a list of commonly used or seen skin diseases based on my observations in the Philippines.

Filipino word: Nagtutubig 
English word: Vesicle
Medical term: Vesicle

Note: Nagtutubig is directly translated as "producing-fluid" such as those found in burns or chickenpox.

Filipino word: Nana
English word: Pus
Medical term: Pus

Filipino word: Hadhad
English word: Jockitch
Medical term: Tinea Cruris

Filipino word: An-an
English word: Fungal skin infection
Medical Term: Dermatomycosis

Filipino word: Buni
English word: Ringworm
Medical term: Tinea

Note: The difference between An-an and Buni is in their shape. Buni is generally ring-shaped or annular.

Filipino word: Alipunga
English word: Athlete's foot
Medical term: Tinea Cruris

Picture of Bungang-araw

Filipino word: Bungang-araw
English word: Prickly heat
Medical term: Miliaria


Filipino word: Pigsa 
English word: Boil
Medical term: Carbuncle

Note: "Pigsa" can be used for both carbuncle and furuncle

Filipino word: Mamaso
English word:
Medical term: Impetigo

Note: "Mamaso" is a general term in the Philippines for lesions in the mouth of infants or children. It is usually impetigo but "Mamaso" may also refer to other mouth lesions such as Foot-and-mouth disease.

Filipino word: Kulani
English word:
Medical term: Lymphadenopathy

Filipino word: Balakubak
English word: Dandruff
Medical term: Seborrheic dermatitis

Filipino word: Kulugo 
English word: Common wart
Medical term: Verruca Vulgaris

Note: "Kulugo" is traditionally used as a direct translation for wart but not used anymore to refer for other types of warts such as congenital warts.

Filipino word: Malalaking-Pantal (Pantal)
English word: Hives or wheal (single, smaller)
Medical term: Urticaria


Filipino word: Tigyawat
English word: Acne
Medical term: Acne Vulgaris

Filipino word: Nunal
English word: Mole
Medical term: Melanocytic Nevus

Filipino word: Kuntil
English word: Skintag
Medical term: Acrochordon

Filipino word: Balat
English word: Mongolianspot or birthmark
Medical term: Dermal melanocytosis

Note: Lentigo are medically small pigmented spot, similar to Dermal melanocytosis that it is also melanocytosis but single-layered.

Filipino word: Pekas
English word: Freckles
Medical term: Ephelides

Filipino word: Galis
English word: Scabies
Medical term: Scabies

Note: "Galis" is also used to refer to Mange in dogs

Filipino word:
English word: Senile wart
Medical term: Seborrheic Keratosis

Filipino word: Butlig
English word:
Medical term: Papules

Filipino word: Singaw
English word: Canker sore
Medical term: Apthous Stomatitis

Filipino word: Butlig-butlig or Singaw sa balat
English word: Rashes
Medical term: Exanthem

Note: Butlig-butlig may refer to pinpoint lesions while singaw is a general term used for any generalized lesions such as viral exanthems

Filipino word: Kuto
English word: Lice
Medical term: Pediculus Humanus capitis

Filipino word: Kagat ng surot
English word: Bedbug bites
Medical term: Cimicosis

Filipino word: Balat-kaliskis
English word:
Medical term: Itcthyosis

Pictures of Skin diseases with no english translation in the Philippines (Sakit sa balat sa Pilipinas)

English word: Eczema
Medical term: Atopic dermatitis
Filipino Description:

English word: Psoriasis
Medical term: Psoriasis

Psoriasis localized to the nails after treatment

English word: Folliculitis
Medical term: Folliculitis

English word:
Medical term: Dyshidrotic eczema

English word: Pustule
Medical term: Pemphigus

English word: Vitiligo
Medical term: Vitiligo


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A magical glowing flower in the Philippines

This flower is quiet a show as it glows at night, not only that, it also only blooms at night, kind of reminds me of the flower in land before time.

The white flower is really beautiful I must say, although I can't say the same for the vines.

Maybe, you're wondering by now, how come it glows when in the picture, it is not glowing. Well, there is an explanation for this and one is it glows when there is enough moonlight to reflect the light. It just looks really beautiful under the moonlight.
Well, aside from that, in some occasions and places, you can find these flowers with green tiny glowing light around them.
Just imagine dozens of this white flowers, sprinkled with tiny green lights under the moon, so beautifully majestic. Well, thanks to fireflies that it looks really magical at night seeing these plant.

Caterpie in the Philippines

        A caterpillar in the Philippines that looks like "Caterpie", a monster in the Pokemon franchise, a cartoon. This Caterpillar lied motionless majority of the time during my observation, probably in an attempt to camouflage itself. It was also observed to be able to retract the horns that it has on its head. Unlike the fictional monster, this caterpillar does not seem to spin any silk or thread. 

Birds of Cavite, Philippines

Majority of the birds in the Cavite can be found in grasslands, scattered groves, rice fields and wetlands. Based on my observations, majority of the birds are capable of flight, shy to human encounters, and migratory except for some resident species.

Shrike

Zebra Dove

We can have our own Cherry Blossom Trees

       

Pink Blossoms, Cavite, Philippines 

       Imagine having those pink-flowered trees lined up on streets here in the lower, plain areas of the  Philippines in an early morning walk, and I am sure people or Filipinos will flock over the streets.
Imagine those beautiful, captivating trees lining up Tagaytay City in Summer. That place will be an instagram haven.

But that is difficult to say the least! 

       The idea of having cherry blossoms-like parks here in the Philippines is hard due to Philippine demographics and culture even if we do have those kind of trees. 

Filipinos have lost priority to nature parks and Japan is just entirely different from the Philippines. 

Biology:
      Those trees with pink flowers which you can find in Manila, Cavite and neighboring areas are called Rosy Trumpet Tree, Tabebuia rosea, native to South America. Thus, an introduced species here in the Philippines.


       Some Politicians and businessmen knew the potential of this beautiful tree in the Philippines, unfortunately, some subspecies do not bloom as much as the second picture, especially those found in Manila area, which are less showy.

Native Mushrooms Cavite, Philippines

Yellow Mushroom

         Mushrooms are only visible in Cavite during the monsoon season. They mostly sprout after rains when there is relative higher humidity. Surprisingly, there are lots of mushrooms growing in the Philippines especially in fertile areas near rivers or streams.

         Filipinos (Tagalogs) have few specific names for different mushrooms. We may conclude from this that mushrooms are not rarely used in Philippine cuisine given such limited eponyms for mushrooms in the Philippines.