Countdown still on for vanishing wildlife
By Armando A. Mortejo“Conserving wildlife is an arduous task. This cannot be accomplished by one or two government agencies alone. The continued existence of...
Riverbank reforestation launched
By ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR.The Watershed Management Council (WMC) of Davao City launched yetsterday a reforestation project in the riverbanks of the tributaries inside...
We are not spared
By Armando A. Mortejo“The Philippines is extremely vulnerable to the ravages of climate change,” the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) said in a...
SOIL EROSION HAMPERS FOOD PRODUCTION
By Gerry T. EstreraThere are wars and there will always be war.  In Mindanao, there is an on-going war between Muslim rebels, the New People’s...
HEALTH – SAVING FRUIT BATS
by Gerry T. EstreraIt has more bats than people.The Island Garden City of Samal in southern Philippines has about 90,000 people living in 30,130...
Reduce more greenhouse gas emission: Greenpeace
A new report highlighted the urgency for further reducing carbon emissions nationwide, warning failure to act on these climate change-driving discharges will spell more...
CORAL REEFS: GOING, GOING, GONE?
By Gerry T. EstreraThe Coral Triangle Initiative, founded in 2009, is composed of six countries, namely: Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Solomon...
LETHAL INHALATION
By Gerry T. EstreraIn October 1948, a heavy smog – produced when sunlight reacts with hydrocarbon compounds and nitrogen oxides from motor vehicle emissions...
HEALTH – HYPERTENSION: What you need to know
By Gerry T. EstreraFilipinos suffering from hypertension are increasing in number and most of them are walking time bombs which can explode anytime with...
Enormous opportunities seen in bio-innovations
Filipinos lag behind in harvesting a lot more than it does from nature.“Biological innovation provides opportunities for wealth creation and helps solve social problems,”...