" In a video posted by Gokongwei Brothers Foundation online, Maria Isabel said that the berry-like
aratiles or aratilis fruit grew abundantly in their backyard, so she was inspired to study the antioxidant and anti-diabetic properties of the fruit especially since diabetes has already claimed the lives of many of her family members.
The fire started at the ceiling of the two-story house of Edgardo Mansurate on Purok 3,
Aratiles, Masville Compound in Barangay (village) BF Homes at 9:52 a.m., according to investigator FO3 Giovanni Corbes of Paranaque Bureau of Fire and Protection (BFP).
It forms the backbone to a remarkably rococo salad that incorporates paper-thin curls of ampalaya, roasted sesame seeds, jicama and a dressing based on pureed
aratiles.
Buyers may also consider other fruits such as suha (pomelo), guava, atis (custard apple), duhat (black plum), rambutan, santol, melon, calamansi (Philippine lemon), dalandan (Philippine orange), lanzones, chico, avocado, chesa,
aratiles (local cherry), mangosteen, pakwan (watermelon), bignay (currant), mabolo, papaya, coconut (buko), granada (pomegranate), lipote/igot/bahag (round black plum), calumpit (small and round black plum), sampinit (Philippine strawberry) and yambo (rose apple).
In a ceremony, 50 forest and fruit-tree seedlings such as bignay (Antidesma bunius), lipote (Syzigium curanii), kalumpit (Terminalia edulis),
aratiles (Muntingia calabura) and duhat (Syzigium cumini) were planted by the signatories, their staff and children of World War II veterans and war heroes.
