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Coral reefs facing death due to bleaching

By Henrylito D. TacioRecently, Agence France-Presse reported that the Marshall Islands “is experiencing its worst-ever coral bleaching as global warming threatens reefs across the...

Saving endangered marine turtles

By Henrylito D. Tacio“Pawikan could be extinct by year 2000.” That was the title of a feature released by Techno Dispatch and published in...

El Niño strikes again

By Henrylito D. TacioPower rates are expected to increase next year, according to a recent news report published in Edge Davao. The culprit: El...

ENDING HUNGER Controlling soil erosion

Text and Photos By Henrylito D. TacioThe Holy Bible, in Genesis 41:55-57, recorded a famine: “So when all the land of Egypt was famished,...

“MENACING” BATS FACING EXTINCTION

Text and Photos By Henrylito D. TacioBats are always associated with Dracula, the man who sucks blood from human beings.  In movies, they are...

LAPU-LAPU ON THE RED LIST

By Henrylito D. TacioThe Philippines is home to at least 27 species of grouper, more popularly known as lapu-lapu. Unfortunately, six of these species...

CAN SOLAR ENERGY SOLVE MINDANAO POWER WOES?

By Henrylito D. TacioRecently, the government-owned Philippine News Agency reported that the provincial government of Sarangani has adopted the solar power technology to enhance...

SCITECH – Understanding stem cell therapy

By Henrylito D. TacioStem cell treatment is considered to be the revolution of cellular medicine in the 21st century. Thousands of patients around the...

Farmers press SC to make GM Bt eggplant available

Farmers have pressed the Supreme Court (SC) to make available seeds of the genetically modified (GM) Bt eggplant which will help alleviate poverty among...

The vanishing coral reefs

By Henrylito D. TacioThe ecologically-fragile coral reef ecosystem is called “Eden beneath the waves.” Eden refers to the Biblical paradise mentioned in the Holy...