5. MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY The museum contained a diverse collection of information on different subjects. It contains information from minerals to bacteria to fungi to birds to plants to other organisms. Overall, the museum contains both general and in-depth information on different subjects related to the natural history of the earth. The impression we receive from the history was that natural history is too big. We think that there are still so many things to be discovered and to be studied. There are still a lot that needs to be done.
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7. INSTITUTE OF PLANT BREEDING We learned a lot from this institute, from the current state of our country to the country it could be. We saw how much our condition could be improved and how it is possible to change if only we were all willing. And, once again, they didn’t fail to remind us that the future of our country depended on the youth, depended on us.
8. COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE We were greeted with fossils, remains, and specimens of parasitic organisms. We learned that not only do they differ in size but also with their survival techniques.
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10. DAIRY TRAINING AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE The batch of students that we belonged to entered the building we saw immediately after leaving the bus. It took us some time to realize that there was nothing inside for us, but eventually we were able find our real location – outside. Sadly, we did not get to taste their products because there wasn’t any available for purchase at that time. We learned a lot, though, especially certain words that were added to our vocabulary.
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13. INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE The last stop of the trip was the International Rice Research Institute, more commonly known as IRRI. We were presented a video that explains what IRRI does and is. In the video, they said that IRRI aims to improve the quality of life and sustain the environment through research of rice. They also showed the achievements of IRRI like how the yield increased through their research. Then, they toured as around their museum called “Riceworld’.
14. While we were inside this awesome cinema, a short video was shown to us. The video was of course about the state of rice production in the Philippines and all other facts concerning it. Here, we learned that even if the Philippines is a good rice-producer, we still need to import rice from other countries because it is more efficient. Also, there are other factors that contribute to the lack of rice in the country such as overpopulation, barren lands, and calamities that destroy the crops.
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26. Ang saya ng trip na to! Dagdag pa!. Credits to Ria Panis :D
