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what humans need to learn from the Philippine Eagle

On January 9, 2012 By

Seeing the Philippine Eagle in real life was spectacular. It’s GORGEOUS. It perches on trees with swagger, like it knows just how guapo it is.

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PPUR text promo to give away more than P30million in cash prizes

On October 11, 2011 By

To quote what the Departmet of Tourism Secretary Mon Jimenez Jr. said, “Believe in the beauty of (the Philippines). Sell it at every turn. Sell it on Facebook. Sell it on Twitter. Sell it on Multiply. Talk about (the Philippines). We deserve a visit from the world.”

And [...]

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Local “sea warriors” fight against marine poachers

On June 22, 2011 By

we’ve entered the age of the Anthropocene, whereby human beings — not climate, seismic or geological factors — determine the how the world is quite figuratively shaped.

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50 by 30

On June 15, 2011 By

The Philippines has committed to an ambitious renewable energy target of 50% by 2030, but is it up to the task?

I guess the question here is should the Philippines be doing this (setting up such an ambitious goal)?

To answer this question, we first [...]

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800 tons of fish die in Philippine lake

On June 2, 2011 By

The environmental disaster comes after a massive temperature drop was recorded in the Philippine lake of Taal. The Huffington Post writes:

More than 800 tons of fish have died and rotted on fish farms in a lake near Taal volcano south of Manila, with authorities blaming [...]

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Join the Blog Action Day on June 8 to Save our Coral Reefs and Seas!

On June 1, 2011 By

Join the Blog Action Day on June 8 to Save our Coral Reefs and Seas!

Our beautiful and diverse marine resources and wealth need your attention and your help. They are under attack.

Exploitative foreign firms, in tandem with local partners and left unchecked by irresponsible [...]

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Only 5% of PHL coral reefs remain

On May 31, 2011 By

Read this and weep: A marine scientist from the University of the Philippines has revealed that only 5 percent —equivalent to  just around 1,000 square kilometers—of the country’s total reef area remain in good condition in the face of the wanton destruction of our coral reefs by poachers.

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Greenpeace’s Donate A Tweet A Day to help spread environmental awareness

On May 21, 2011 By

With just a tweet a day, you can somehow help spread the word on environmental issues. Greenpeace teamed up with JustCoz.org for the awareness campaign. JustCoz is a platform which enables charities and non-profit organizations increase their social media reach by way of tweet or status donations.

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Mt. Makiling guard killed

On May 13, 2011 By

He spent 25 years patrolling and protecting the enchanted Mt. Makiling but in the end, this forest guard was unable to protect himself from an assassin’s bullet.

Elpidio “Jojo” Malinao, 49, was shot dead by a man on a motorcycle on Monday afternoon in the town of Bay [...]

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Youth Manifesto to Address Planetary Malpractice

On May 5, 2011 By

Beginning yesterday, the youth of America, led by the brilliant 16-year-old Alec Loorz and Our Children’s Trust, began filing a series of legal actions in every state and the District of Columbia to compel the government to address climate change. The goal is to have the atmosphere [...]

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