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In the past, being kulot automatically gave them special treatment in the military base.

Mt Pinatubo exploded in a spectacular display in 1991 and buried everything around it in ash and other volcanic debris. She heaved everything out with such force that the peak collapsed into itself, plugging the crater and creating a caldera that eventually filled with water.

Filipino Information Technology enthusiasts are hoping that the temporary reopening of U.S. government operations after a 35-day shutdown would pave the way for the announcement of the winners in the NASA Space Apps Challenge, where one of the finalists is an app developed by a group of Filipino IT experts.

Vera Files President Ellen Tordesillas was giving a background on the Earth Journalism Network to the 20 journalists attending a safety seminar when they heard a loud, insistent knock on the door.

It was a public relations event that became a PR crisis as the threat of an environment disaster loomed.

An app that would enable fishermen to receive scientific data without Internet connection developed by a group of Filipino Information Technology professionals is one of the 25 finalists in the the NASA Space Apps Challenge, global level, after a three-day hackathon held recently at the De La Salle University in Malate.

Philippine environment officials see more work to transform into reality what has been agreed upon by over 20,000 delegates from 195 countries in Katowice, Poland last weekend.

It’s no longer “It’s the content, not the wrapper that counts” when giving Christmas gifts.

The head of the Climate Change Commission urged Filipinos to take a stronger commitment to the protection of environment because studies show that Filipinos are among the worst affected by climate change.

Two weeks after it reopened a cleaner Boracay to tourists, the government fulfilled another promise it made to the original inhabitants of the resort island: it handed them certificates of land ownership.

Cemetequette is a term coined by environment- advocate EcoWaste Coalition for“Pinoy Cemetery Etiquette.”

BORACAY ISLAND - Upon entering the unlocked gate of the Ati Community Village in Manok-manok, a row of bamboo houses with concrete base meets the eye of the visitor, while the playful laughter of children can be heard. Two cheerful Ati teen girls curiously pass by. An elderly man with a cane sits on a chair nearby.