A selection of cakes from Estrel s. Photo courtesy of RENZO NAVARRO
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines Life) When a couple of friends were kind enough to send me a few cakes on my birthday, I knew I couldn’t really fit more than one in my refrigerator. So, I divided the cakes and sent out cake samplers to friends who lived nearby. My friends, who weren’t expecting it, sent me crying and heart emojis and messages of gratitude in uppercase. Even though we weren’t together physically, sharing cake felt like a way for us to celebrate, a virtual way to have our cake and eat it too during a time where nothing has gone our way.
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+ December 12, 2020 IT ALL started out as a long-term response to protect a vulnerable riverside of Barangay Sta. Catalina in Lubao town by planting bamboo propagules along the riverbank to prevent soil erosion.
What started out as an effort to protect and riverbank and propagate more bamboo species for commercial use turned out to be a viable tourism potential for the town. For some six years after the bamboo propagules were planted, the six-hectare property along the riverbank has turned into an eco-tourism destination.
Now known as the Bamboo Hub and Eco Village, the attraction is located in a six-hectare property in Barangay Sta. Catalina in Lubao town. Unlike other natural eco-parks in the region, the Bamboo Hub is manmade.