Environment

Transfer of equipment seen to boost small-scale mining in Comval

DAVAO CITY -- After many years in doldrums, the small-scale miners in Mt. Diwata and Sitio Depot area are paving the way for the transfer of the batch-type mini CIP (Carbon in...

LGUs urged to invest in climate-smart agriculture

MANILA -- Local government units (LGUs) need to invest in the development of a climate-smart agriculture that fits the needs of the community in an effort to address the adverse effects of...

Bukidnon power coops unfazed by coal tax hike

MANILA -- Two power cooperatives in Bukidnon, the First Bukidnon Electric Cooperative (Fibeco) and the Bukidnon Second Electric Cooperative (Buseco), are unfazed by the recent imposition of higher taxes on coal. The National Electrification...

Logging operations in Zambo Peninsula destroy farmlands: Pinol

ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Department of Agriculture (DA) Sec. Emmanuel Piñol disclosed he will ask President Rodrigo Duterte to put a total stop to logging operations here in the Zamboanga Peninsula. Piñol issued...

Palawan-Kudat sealink begins Feb 2018

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan -- FastCat, a fleet of catamaran-type roll-on, roll-off (Ro-Ro) vessels being operated by Archipelago Philippine Ferries Corporation (APFC), will be servicing the Palawan-Kudat sea link between the Philippines...

Assisted breeding program helps Australia’s ailing Great Barrier Reef

SYDNEY — There’s new hope for ailing parts of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef - assisted reproductive technology. Researchers have been capturing coral spawn and rearing millions of larvae in large tanks. The reef...

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