MY father, a public school teacher in Manila, knew what he had to do to raise five boys in a depressed urban community. The affordable cultural experience was in museums, exhibits and the zoo. I did not consider the experience of value then. I knew not that it helps shape how we human beings interact with the Earth s other creatures.
Mali, an elephant dubbed as the world's "saddest" has died at a Philippine Zoo, Manila's Mayor Honey Lacuna has announced. Vishwa Ma'ali commonly known as Mali was the only captive elephant in the Philippines. "Just to set the record straight, Mali died yesterday at 3:45 pm here at Manila Zoo," Honey Lacuna announced during a news conference on Wednesday.