Plight of Philippine Science and the Filipino S&T workers Part I – The Philippine Science in General
In general, the state of the country’s science could be considered “better-off” comparatively speaking from previous years.
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A topic on “Leyte road work ushers in 2013 column
The day year 2012 was to close, drew this writer’s attention to the news item carried by The Philippine Star which read: “Work on Leyte Road to resume”. What caught the interest of the writer was that the project being referred to is the Burauen – Albuera Road – the same road ‘started’ as early [...]
RP hosts firt Asean Congress on mangrove R & D
In the light of issues on Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management, the Philippines will play host to the First ASEAN Congress on Mangrove R & D in Century Park Hotel, Manila, on December 3-7, 2012.
An alarming report on “over-fishing in Phl seas” Part II – Greenpeace Gains Support for Need to Protect the Marine Ecosystem
This writer, a practicing marine biologist and an advocate for the preservation and conservation of the country’s marine resources, fully agrees that the Present Dispensation should double time and put more teeth to laws crafted to protect the marine ecosystem.
An alarming report on “over-fishing in Phl seas” Part I – Greenpeace Statemaent of October 2012
More often than not, this writer does not buy certain pronouncements of the group called Greenpeace!
“A Sea Vegetable Gamet named RP President recommended for Sea Farming”
A new species of “gamet,” Porphyra marcosii, has been discovered and named in honor of former President Ferdinand E. Marcos, who hails from the type locality of the seaweed.
BFAR: Three-month fishing ban in Visayas sea
A 3-month long fishing ban in the provinces within the Visayas Sea commences on November 15, 2012 to February 14, 2013.
Natural calamities and crown-of-thorns destroy corals Part II – The Philippine Experience
While Australia has to contend with ‘only’ natural calamities and biological factors contributing to the destruction of the Great Barrier Reef, the Philippines has yet to attribute certain man-made practices as contributory to causing the decline of the country’s coral cover.
Natural calamities and crown-of-thorns destroy corals Part I – Australia’s Great Barrier Reef Experience
The world’s largest coral reef – listed on the heritage reef – is situated hundreds of miles south of the Philippines.
WWF issues alarm on live coral reef food fish Part II – IUU Fishing, Its Deleterious Effects and Management Framework
Very alarming is the destructive method of catching coral reef fish which is the use of diluted mixture of sodium cyanide squirted into cracks and crevices to draw the fish out.
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