Environment

ENVIRONMENT: Water crisis is for real!

Everyone, wherever they are situated, has the right to water. Unfortunately, billions of people around the world have no access to safely managed drinking...

ENVIRONMENT: Mangroves can help mitigate the stern effects of typhoons

The Philippines is located at the meeting point of the major tectonic plates of Earth and a sizable portion of its area crosses the...

ENVIRONMENT: Finding solutions to the gargantuan plastic problem

In the award-winning Hollywood movie, The Graduate, the character portrayed by newcomer Dustin Hoffman (who earned a well-deserving Oscar nomination for his performance) asked...

ENVIRONMENT: Taklobo and tawilis on the verge of extinction

The Philippine underwater is home to over 488 species of corals, 981 species of bottom-living algae, six marine turtle species, and 5,000 species of...

ENVIRONMENT | Climate Change: Is the world coming to an end?

“Climate change has brought about suffering for nations, communities and peoples. It is that kind of suffering that, in the words of Benedict XVI’s...

ENVIRONMENT | Geothermal: Power from down under

The Philippines used to be the world’s second-largest user of geothermal energy in terms of installed capacity. But in 2018, the country dropped...

ENVIRONMENT: Harvesting electricity from the sun

Early this year, the PetroGreen Energy Corporation (PGEC) and Mapúa Malayan Colleges Mindanao (MMCM) signed a memorandum of agreement where the former would install...

ENVIRONMENT: Watch out: Here comes La Niña!

Last May, Science Secretary Renato U. Solidum, Jr. said there was a 62% chance of going through La Niña by June. “The 62% by June...

ENVIRONMENT | Soil erosion: The quiet crisis of farming

The Philippines is an agricultural country. Agriculture is a major sector of the economy, ranking third – after services and industry – among the...

ENVIRONMENT: Protecting Davao’s watershed from devastation

Last May 10, the Davao City’s Watershed Management Council conducted an information education and communication activity in Barangay Tawan-Tawan, Baguio District, according to the...