The Senate Bill 5655 (authored by Sen. Edgardo Angara) proposing to name Waling-Waling as National Flower (Pambansang Bulaklak) along with Sampaguita was vetoed by Pres. Noynoy Aquino recently.

In one of those food binges, I was introduced to something I found extremely delicious: chicharon bulaklak. Being young and carefree then, the last thing I was concerned about was my health.