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A trillion-ton iceberg, the size of Cebu island, redraws Antarctica's map
One of the biggest icebergs on record has broken away from the Antarctic Peninsula, providing a glimpse of how the Antarctic ice sheet might ultimately start to fall apart. The iceberg, which is roughly the size of the US ...
- July 14, 2017
Du30 ordered Boracay cleanup after catching whiff of foul air
A whiff of foul-smelling air while in Boracay prompted him to order the closure and eventual cleanup of the world-famous island, President Rodrigo Duterte revealed on Wednesday. In a speech during the 31st-anniversary rites ...
- July 6, 2018
US report:China broadcasting presence in 3 disputed shoals
China Coast Guard (CCG) ships are purposely switching on their tracking signals for long periods of time in some areas being claimed by the Philippines in the West Philippine Sea as part of China’s efforts to project power, ...
- September 29, 2019
China warns US on patrols in disputed sea
BEIJING - Chinese media on Thursday slammed the United States for "ceaseless provocation" in the South China Sea and said China's military should be "ready to launch countermeasures." In a rebuff to China on Tuesday, US ...
- October 16, 2015
Saving turtles by saving their nesting sites
One of the most fascinating facts about sea turtles is that they have unusually sharp memories, according to experts. So they would return again and again to the place where turtles hundreds of years before them hatched ...
- August 5, 2018
Floods revive calls to rehabilitate Mindanao river basins
The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) has called on Congress anew to immediately pass a bill creating the Mindanao River Basins Rehabilitation and Development Authority (MRBRDA) as floods caused by Tropical Depression ...
- December 21, 2020
Scientist may name cute pink octopus 'adorabilis'
Some say she looks like a ghost from the PacMan video game, but she's anything but spooky. In fact, the fist-sized pink octopus is so cute scientists may call her Opisthoteuthis adorabilis. Researchers in California are ...
- June 19, 2015
Palace hope China won't use force in WPS
Countries must abide by their obligations under international law, which generally prohibits the use of force, Malacañang said on Monday after China last week adopted a law that would allow its coast guard to fire on foreign ...
- January 26, 2021
50 tons of tilapia lost to fish kill
At least 50 tons of cultured tilapia were lost as fish kill hit parts of Taal Lake in Batangas province, a normal phenomenon that occurs during the cold months, according to experts. Mario Balazon, spokesperson of Taal ...
- January 21, 2014
Sampaloc Lake clean-up mired in controversy
Some 7,000 city residents on Tuesday proclaimed the start of a multisectoral campaign to save Sampaloc Lake from extinction. Students, teachers, senior citizens, government officials and employees, and religious members ...
- March 3, 2000