BIGGER PICTURE: KADAYAWAN: THE MOTHER OF ALL MINDANAO FESTIVALS
Linda Arab is in her sixties already but she managed to wake up very early last Saturday. After all, she was waiting for the...
ENVIRONMENT: THE PROS AND CONS OF MINING
In his third State of the Nation Address (SONA), President Rodrigo R. Duterte reiterated that environmental protection remains the government’s priority. He even warned the mining...
DURIAN: DAVAO’S CONTROVERSIAL FRUIT
When someone tells you of Davao City, what fruit comes into your mind immediately?
Durian, that’s what. In fact, durian was one of the three...
BIGGER PICTURE: SAVING AGUSAN RIVER BASIN FROM TOTAL DETERIORATION
“Agusan Marsh is one of the most ecologically significant wetlands in the Philippines. This vast expanse of marsh covers an area roughly the size...
THE BIG PICTURE: HORSE SPORT COMES TO DAVAO ORIENTAL
By George Walter Misa
Slowly but surely they came, in trucks, trailers and pick-ups, from near and far, horses and horsemen alike, to participate in...
ENVIRONMENT: BIOTECH CORN IN JEOPARDY
Twenty years ago, in 1996, biotech crops (as they are products of biotechnology) were commercialized for the first time and were planted in the...
BIOTECH CORN IN JEOPARDY
Twenty years ago, in 1996, biotech crops (as they are products of biotechnology) were commercialized for the first time and were planted in the...
ENVIRONMENT: END PLASTIC POLLUTION NOW (Second of Two Parts)
Some businesses in Davao Region seemed to heed the advice that was given to Oscar-nominated Dustin Hoffman in the 1967 thought-provoking movie, “The Graduate.” In...
ENVIRONMENT:END PLASTIC POLLUTION NOW(First of Two Parts)
When a whale in Thailand was found on the beach dead after swallowing 80 plastic bags (about 8 kilograms), the world was aghast.
But to...
ENVIRONMENT: CORAL REEFS ON THE VERGE: DEFORESTATION (Last of Four Parts)
What happens to the land, happens to the sea. And it is the sea that suffers the most. That’s what happens to the coral reefs, which...