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Date Posted: 19:47:03 01/28/19 Mon
Author: Carlo Soldevilla
Subject: Swiftlets by Carlo G. Soldevilla

Poem for Manila Bay -- Swiftlets by Carlo G. Soldevilla

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Swiftlets
by Carlo G. Soldevilla
Written on January 29, 2019

Same feather? Flock together? There are birds and they are white as snow.
There are also small black birds, the balinsasayaw or swiftlets……....Wow!
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If you’re frequenting Chinese restos, the bird nest soup is so expensive. The soup is made from hardened nest formed by the saliva of balinsasayaw. The Chinese believe that the nest is medicinal.
The swiftlets form their nest inside the caves located near the shore, and they lay their eggs there. Harvesters get this nest and turn it into bird nest soup. (Are those having diet restrictions call it halal?)

Why I know this? It’s during our ‘environmental scanning’ or ‘countryside tour’ in Surigao ..after we’ve done our tasks or official business.
We visited beautiful places, went inside the cave, and we were able to hold the bird’s nest where one of the swiftlets laid her eggs which was just an arm’s reach.

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Based on the link:
http://www.facebook.com/16thpresidentduterte/videos/vb.1924116894527113/409272736283205/?type=2&theater

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