ENVIRONMENT: THE LOOMING WATER CRISIS (Second of Three Parts)
“The large water footprints for beef, pork and other meats indicate the large volumes of water used for their production. They also suggest a...
ENVIRONMENT: THE LOOMING WATER CRISIS (First of Three Parts)
“Over the coming decades, feeding a growing global population and ensuring food and nutrition security for all will depend on increasing food production. This, in...
BIGGER PICTURE: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT BULLYING
Dave (not his real
name) used to be a consistent honor pupil when he was still in
kindergarten. Then, the family moved to a city when...
ENVIRONMENT: UNDERSTANDING THE RED TIDE MENACE
Recently, Business Mirror carried a news report stating that the shellfish harvested from Hinatuan Bay in Surigao del Sur are already safe for eating. The lifting...
ENVIRONMENT: CLIMATE CHANGE: ENDING POSSIBLE APOCALYPSE
“We are encouraging all government agencies and offices and local government units to establish rainwater collection systems, protect our biological diversity, adopt energy efficiency...
ENVIRONMENT: The next big threat after climate change
There are wars and there are wars. In the Philippines, they happen everywhere. In Mindanao, for instance, there is a battle between the Moro Islamic Liberation...
BEATING CROP PESTS WITHOUT CHEMICALS
"...Long before the age of man, insects inhabited the earth - a group of extraordinarily varied and adaptable beings. Over the course of time...
SHARKS: GOING, GOING, GONE?
Described as a “highly feared apex predator of the sea,” sharks have been on this planet for some 400 million years. They possess replaceable razor-sharp...
BIGGER PICTURE: THOSE HAUNTED PLACES
“Creepy, ghostly, and notorious spots” is how the Life magazine describes “the world’s most haunted places.”
Life has come up with a book filled with blood-curdling photos and...
Of travel and photography
As a journalist, part of my job is to attend international conferences in other parts of the world.
I have seen the Buddhist temples in...