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The exterminators
Globally, at least three million people are poisoned by pesticides every year, of whom 20,000 people die. That’s according to the Geneva-based World Health Organization (WHO).
At the height of the Masagana 99 program in the Philippines during the time of the presidency of Ferdinand...
Organic Farming: Benefits and limitations
In recent years, organic farming has become a trend toward a healthier lifestyle. The government formalized the adoption of this farming system when Congress passed Republic Act No. 10068 or the Organic Act of 2010.
Through the Act, the government has been mandated to “promote, propagate,...
The trouble with water
In the past, you could drink tap water directly from your faucet. Such is not the case anymore. More and more people are buying mineral water just to quench their thirst. Plastic bottles of water are being sold in bus terminals and even...
Methane: the second culprit
It wasn’t until 2001—when the UN-sponsored Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) submitted its report—that methane was finally given much-needed attention as “one of the most potent greenhouse gases on Earth.”
“Methane absorbs heat 21 times more than carbon dioxide and it has 9-15 year...
Mindanao & climate change: Year-end floods, new year beginning, still more floods
The Philippines experiences 20 tropical typhoons each year. And in recent years, stronger typhoons have become more frequent.
As stated in the executive report of “Getting A Grip on Climate Change in the Philippines,” a World Bank publication, “by the end of this century,...
Renewable energy: Future source of power
Leila Noel left the Philippines when her hometown Bansalan in Davao del Sur did not have electricity yet. “This was in the late 1970s when the country had to grapple with the oil crisis,” she recalled. “I practically grew up without electricity. When I was in high...
