Category: Eco Watch

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) estimates that, as of May 1, palay production for the period of April to June has reached 4.61 million metric tons (MT), which by itself is higher than the 4.38 million MT record in the same period last year. 

Pride, culture, and nature—all bound to one mighty eagle. Yet today, this bold raptor has become a seldom treasure the nation struggles to keep. Its rapid decline threatens not only our heritage, but the very environment that sustains us. Once it is lost, our pride comes along with it.

With its large, tangled roots rising from the water, the mangrove creates an eerie and haunting sensation. The desolate landscape certainly reinforces that impression, as the salty, brackish waters are inhospitable to most plants.

Hindi pa man din tuluyang tumitirik ang araw ay maraming bagay na ang natutuyo. Hindi lamang ang lupa. Hindi lamang ang mga pananim. Kundi pati ang mga pangarap ng mga magsasakang Pilipino na patuloy na bumabangon, bago pa man sumapit ang bukang-liwayway, dahil sa hindi inaasahang pagdating ng El Niño.

As the ice melts a little faster and the earth burns hotter, the freshwater chokes a lot harder—speeding us to a suffocating disaster.