Text and Photos by Henrylito D. Tacio Carrots, coconuts, and sweet potatoes. These are just…
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Before 1974, mangoes were available for a short period of time only, specifically during the summer months. But thanks to the chemical flower induction developed by Dr. Ramon C. Barba, mangoes can now be harvested throughout the year.
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The connection between biodiversity loss and the emergence of zoonotic diseases has gained wider attention in recent years – thanks to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which has struck the country almost a year ago.
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Just in! Two YG Entertainment artists have been in a relationship for a year. The 25-year-old girl group member, Jennie, and the 32-year-old Big Bang member and solo artist, G- Dragon, are seeing each other, according to South Korean media outlet Dispatch, on Wednesday (February 24).
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HER voice shook as she spoke to her pediatrician at 3:30 that rainy morning. The
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Crocodiles and sharks are not the deadliest living creatures. Public enemy number one is that tiny speck of a living thing that irritates many Filipinos on a daily basis. It’s called mosquitoes.
Every year, crocodiles kill 1,000 people while sharks manage to take ten lives. In contrast, mosquitoes snatch the lives of 725,000 people each year, according to the Geneva-based World Health Organization (WHO).
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A group of fisherfolk based in barangay Adecor in Kaputian District of Island Garden City of Samal (IGACOS) are trying to save some of the country’s remaining endangered species of giant clams.
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Narra, abaca, pili nut, waling-waling, tamaraw, tawilis, and Philippine eagle. These are just examples of the endemic flora and fauna that thrive in the country.
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“Rice is the principal food for over 60% of mankind,” pointed out the Laguna-based International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). It is vital to Asia, where over half of the world’s population lives.
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Colon cancer is the fourth most common cancer among Filipinos — after breast, lung, and liver cancers. But unlike the first three cancers, colon cancer is not commonly discussed in the open.