SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, Philippines — Several Biak-na-Bato limestone frogs or Platymantis biak were recently spotted in the ...

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The Varga Family held the first Brain Ball in 2003, in support of Mary Varga, a brain injury survivor who was assisted by BIAK during her recovery. Guests of the Ball will be greeted by a host of ...

Only six countries in Asia, including India and China, can launch satellites into orbit. However, Indonesia may soon follow in India and China’s footsteps after the National Institute of Aeronautics ...

MANILA, Philippines - A six-year battle to once and for all stop the desecration of the Biak na Bato National Park in San Miguel town in Bulacan has been won by Bulakeños. This, as the Department of ...

Musk’s other company Tesla is also discussing investments with Indonesian officials aimed at securing supplies of valuable copper and nickel SpaceX’s Starship and Starlink projects currently use US ...

In December 2020, the Indonesian government had offered the Papuan island of Biak, home to some 100,000 inhabitants, to the centibillionare Elon Musk as a potential launch site for the SpaceX ...

In what Biak Nung described as the toughest time of his life, he had trouble sleeping. Often, in the middle of the night, he walked into the kitchen for a drink. Before his eyes adjusted to the ...

SAN MIGUEL, Bulacan–Massive and marvelous mineral and rock formations, lush hardwood forests, diverse wildlife, friendly and environmentally conscious people —name it, Biak na Bato has it. Nestled at ...

Douglas MacArthur, the man possessed by an idea, was still taking dead aim on the lost Philippines. Last week he moved 200 miles closer to his target. A powerful, seasoned invasion team —Army, Navy ...