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Constantino defies wind, heat to storm to 4-shot lead
6+ hour, 33+ min ago (220+ words) CAVINTI, Laguna'On a day when Caliraya Springs turned into a wind-swept crucible, Harmie Constantino stood tall against the elements, weathering a brutal...
De Lima: Protect Verde Island Passage
1+ week, 4+ day ago (121+ words) House Senior Deputy Minority Leader Leila de Lima has filed a measure seeking to declare the Verde Island Passage (VIP) a protected area to safeguard livelihoods and food security in coastal communities. Through House Bill 8882 or the "Verde Island Passage…...
De Lima pushes for legal protection of Verde Island Passage
1+ week, 4+ day ago (24+ words) House Senior Deputy Minority Leader Leila de Lima of Mamamayang Liberal has filed a measure to declare Verde Island Passage (VIP) a protected area,...
Continuing threats to coral reefs
1+ week, 5+ day ago (411+ words) CORAL reefs in the Philippines are heavily endangered by the El Ni'o expected in 2026, with scientists warning this climate event could lead to widespread collapse and irreversible damage. Following severe marine heatwaves in 20232024, many reefs have not had enough time…...
Korean Air bans roosters on PH routes amid cockfighting issue
2+ week, 3+ day ago (23+ words) Animal rights advocates were crowing on Saturday after Korean Air banned transporting roosters on flights from the United States to the Philippines, which...
DENR urges protection of green sea turtle nest in Panglao
3+ week, 2+ day ago (349+ words) PANGLAO, Bohol'The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Bohol called on the public and resort owners in Panglao to help protect a green sea turtle nesting site along the shoreline fronting Henann Resort in Tawala. The coastal stretch…...
No such thing as Ugly Duckling
3+ week, 5+ day ago (35+ words) If it walks like a duck, swims like a duck, it is probably not a chicken. Photo was taken at the Malasakit by-pass road in Gapan, Nueva Ecija. No such thing as Ugly Duckling...
QBE GSSC, through its QBE Foundation, is sponsoring "A Run for Million Trees"
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (153+ words) QBE signs up as Co-Presentor of the "A Run for Million Trees" QBE GSSC is sponsoring "A Run for a Million Trees," an Earth Day fun run organised by the Million Trees Foundation, Inc. (MTFI), scheduled on 11 April at the…...
Can nations save the shore bird that flies 30, 000 kms a year?
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (648+ words) RIO DE JANEIRO " Chasing an endless summer, one shorebird species undertakes a grueling annual journey from the Arctic to the tip of South America and back " a feat increasingly fraught with peril. The Hudsonian godwit (Limosa haemastica) is one of…...
Himalayan glaciers melting twice as fast, threatening billions " report
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (226+ words) Kathmandu " Himalayan glaciers that provide a vital source of fresh water for around two billion people are melting twice as quickly as in 2000, a report warned Saturday. The Hindu Kush-Himalayan range, which stretches from Afghanistan to Myanmar, holds the largest…...