We visited an Aeta settlement in the mountains of Kanawan Morong Bataan.  They were preparing a demonstration of their wild honey collection techniques for documentation of the National Commission for Culture and Arts.  We got into the discussion of bee stings.  They were jokingly serious that if you suffered from rheumatism and got stung by the bees, you would be cured of rheumatism.  But if you were healthy and got stung by the bees you would get rheumatism. Continue Reading »