Saving Davao’s endangered species: Waling-waling (First of Two Parts)
 Text and Photos by Henrylito D. Tacio“Of all the global problems that confront us, species extinction is one that is moving the most rapidly...
Natural disasters: Getting ready
By Henrylito D. TacioFilipinos these days, particularly those in Cotabato and Zamboanga, are experiencing the wrath of the long drought caused by El Niño. ...
Seaweeds: Their multiple uses (Second of Two Parts)
Text and photos by Henrylito D. TacioThe Philippines, with a total coastline of 36,289 kilometers, has marine resources that provide food to millions of...
Seaweeds: Their health benefits (First of Two Parts)
Text and photos by Henrylito D. Tacio The Philippines, touted as Pearl of the Orient Seas, has a 36,289 kilometers of coastlines -- almost twice...
Renewable energy: Power from the sun (Last of a Series)
By Henrylito D. Tacio“We all need electricity,” said Von Hernandez, Executive Director for Greenpeace Southeast Asia. “It is vital – it powers our lives,...
Renewable energy: Blowing in the wind (Fourth of a Series)
By Henrylito D. TacioThere are non-renewable energy sources and there are renewable energy sources.Non-renewable energy depends primarily on fossil fuels which include coal, oil,...
Renewable energy: Power from down under (Third of a Series)
Text and Photos by Henrylito D. TacioIf the Philippines can tap its huge reservoir, they say the country would become the world’s top producer...
Renewable energy: The untapped source of power (Second of a Series)
Text and Photos by Henrylito D. TacioWithout water, life itself would cease to exist. As Albert Szent-Gyorygi, Hungarian biochemist and Nobel Prize for medicine,...
Renewable energy: Key to sustainable power source? (First of a Series)
By Henrylito D. TacioLeila Noel left the Philippines when her hometown Bansalan, as small town in Davao del Sur, did not have electricity yet....
Reducing methane emissions from rice production
Text and photos by Henrylito D. TacioAmong the greenhouse gases that cause global warming, most reports emphasize more on carbon dioxide. But methane is...