They are derived generally from renewable raw materials like starch (e.g. corn, potato, tapioca etc), cellulose, soy protein, lactic acid etc., are not hazardous/toxic in production and decompose back into carbon dioxide, water, biomass etc. when composted.ome compostable plastics may not be derived from renewable materials, but instead derived made from petroleum or made by bacteria through a process of microbial fermentation. Currently, there are a number of different compostable plastics resins available in the market and the number is growing every day.
STREET PLAY. Filipino kids playing sepak takraw. Photo from the Sepak Takraw Philippines Facebook page. MANILA, Philippines â For the longest time, sipa has been labeled as the national sport of the Philippines. Well, not anymore. From being the ânational sport,â sipa is now more commonly described as the âPhilippines' favorite traditional native sport.â.
Bataan Day. A national legal holiday in the Philippines in commemoration of the disastrous World War II Battle of Bataan in 1942, in which the Philippines fell to the Japanese. It is also known as Araw ng Kagitingan or Heroes Day in the Philippines. Also remembered on this date are the 37,000 U.S. and Filipino soldiers who were captured and the thousands who died during the infamous 70-mile death march from Mariveles to a Japanese concentration camp inland at San Fernando.