Maripipian-Canadian Association

Maripipi is a 5th class municipality, the smallest of the 8 municipalities in Bilirian Province in Leyte, Philippines. It is subdivided into 15 barangays.
Separated from the rest of Biliran by the Visayan Sea at the northernmost tip of Leyte, Maripipi has rocky shorelines which make it accessible only up to more than 40 meters from [...]

The National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP) Research Foundation Incorporated is searching the Biliran seawaters to study and identify the seaweed species found in the area. From the first six months of the data gathering, the NRCP identified 12 – 15 edible seaweed species, and they hope to find more.
 The one-year assessment and profiling [...]

(Feb. 10, 2009) – In the “Regional Conference on Multiply Approaches of Education for Rural Areas: Lesson from Good Practices” held in Cebu last , Education Secretary Jesli Lapus called on educators across the Asia Pacific to look for alternative approaches to bring education to different groups of marginalized learners especially in rural areas.
Lapus pointed [...]