LAOAG CITY, Philippines— Government workers and environmentalist of of Paoay town Leyte planted indigenous trees in an effort to re-green sand dunes Saturday, August 12. The group led by Paoay, Ilocos Norte Mayor Jessie Galano, the group planted the barren areas with agoho trees and other indigenous trees in an effort to beautify and […]
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Malaysia foils attempts to smuggle ivory tusks, pangolin scales
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysian authorities said Wednesday that officials have foiled two attempts to smuggle elephant ivory tusks and pangolin scales, worth up to nearly USD1 million. On Sunday, the department seized 23 ivory tusks weighing 75.74 kg., with an estimated value of 275,542 ringgit (USD64,266) at a warehouse of the Kuala Lumpur International […]
70 dead marine turtles recovered in Northern Palawan
PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines — Police authorities recovered around 70 pieces of dead marine turtles (pawikan) in the northern Palawan town of Dumaran early morning Thursday, July 6. Municipal Police Station (MPS) Chief Inspector Arnel Bagona told the Philippine News Agency (PNA) the dead marine turtles were found around 2:30 a.m. off the shores of Barangay […]
Magnitude 6.5 quake shakes Leyte
DAVAO CITY, Philippines—A magnitude-6.5 earthquake hit the province of Leyte Thursday afternoon July 6. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the quake hit off Jaro, Leyte at 3:54 pm. Phivolcs also warned that damage and aftershocks are expected. In an advisory, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the earthquake […]
Denuded Marilog soon to be regreened
One million within 10 years! That’s the aim of the Therma South, Inc. (TSI) to accomplish its mission to reforest the denuded areas of Marilog district, some 50 kilometers away from the heart of Davao City. In the past, Marilog district teemed with forest and diversified flora and fauna. In the 1970s, logging – both […]
30 has. of illegal tilapia pens destroyed in Lake Sebu
KORONADAL CITY, Philippines— At least 30 hectares of illegal tilapia fish pens in Lake Sebu town, South Cotabato have been cleared in line with efforts to conserve the lake and to prevent fish kills. This after the municipal government of Lake Sebu South Cotabato issued an Executive Order for the demolition of existing illegal fish […]
Fish supply dropping?
DAVAO City, Philippines—The country’s fish production is going down and it may continue to drop, unless Filipinos work together to save the oceans from total annihilation. In an article written by Allalyn de Vara published in Philippine Panorama she noted “The total volume of fisheries production in the country from January to December 2015 reached […]
Philippine Eagle week celebration turns 19
DAVAO CITY, Philippines—The country’s celebration of Philippine Eagle Week is now on it’s 19th year. Presidential Proclamation No. 79 series of 1999 declares every June 4 to 9 as the Philippine Eagle Week. The proclamation is to make flesh on the government’s effort to save the endangered Philippine eagle from extinction. The Proclamation calls on […]
Floods affect 4,000 families in Maguindanao town
COTABATO CITY, Philippines– More than 4,000 families have been affected by floods in the municipality of Kabuntalan in Maguindanao. On Monday, June 5 the school year 2017-2018 opens but all public schools are still underwater. The heavy downpour during the last six days affected the 17 villages which prompted the local government to declare the […]
Conserve biodiversity? Go Biotech
DAVAO CITY, Philippines- As the world reshapes now, it is time for us to help save the fast disappearing biological diversity. The latest report “Global status of commercialized Biotech/GM Crops: 2016,” published by the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech noted that From 1996 (the first year of commercialization of biotech crops) up to […]
Body of Romanian who fell off waterfall in Lake Sebu recovered
GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Philippines — Rescuers recovered this morning the remains of a Romanian who went missing on Saturday after falling off a waterfall in Lake Sebu town in South Cotabato. Jose Parreno, assistant head of the Lake Sebu Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO), said the body of victim Petrica Paul Bratu, […]
MMDA collects over 750 truckloads of garbage from Metro waterways
MANILA — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) collected more than 750 truckloads of garbage and silt from different creeks and open canals in Metro Manila through its waterways and estero cleanup program. Data from the MMDA Flood Control and Sewerage Management Office showed that a total of 757 truckloads or 5,250 cubic meters of […]
Duterte appoints ex-AFP chief Cimatu as new DENR Secretary
MANILA, Philippines- President Rodrigo Duterte appointed former Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief of staff Roy Cimatu as the new Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). Cimatu’s appointment came after the Commission on Appointment rejected the bid of former DENR secretary Regina “Gina” Lopez. Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella announced Cimatu’s […]