Archive - Earth Files

SILANG, Cavite, Philippines — Under the sweltering sun, Julian Aguilar inspects his crop, which, like him, have been reeling from the intense heat.

What better way to learn about how Climate Change affects people’s daily lives than a visit to a farm and talk with farmers?

Revisiting the day of the flash flood, there is a sense that all the elements that could make a disaster happen happened that day.

Residents share their experience of the flood 28 years ago.

Do Filipinos know enough about climate change and its effects?

BOAC, MARINDUQUE— In a land known to many as poisoned by a toxic mine spillage, there’s a field of green that thrives, harvesting nature’s unadulterated bounty.

One nourishes communities. The other has become a source of distress.

BOAC, Marinduque— The hike around a tiny part of the nearly 9,000-hectare Marinduque Wildlife Sanctuary is not easy, especially if you’re forty-something and lack exercise. But Mother Nature will reward you for your effort.

Heavy metal runs through Racquel Logatoc’s veins. The 52-year-old village chief of Bocboc, Marinduque suffers from skin irritation, fatigue and body pains. Tests done in 2013 and 2017 detected the harmful substance in her blood. In February, she was back at the Batangas Medical Center for further monitoring.

BOAC, Marinduque—The people of this island province have endured the brunt of the worst mining disaster in the country, but the bigger heartbreak in their two-decade long quest for justice might just be the wait for redress that is not sure to come.

Locals like Mang Onad are ambivalent towards the avalanche of visitors. More tourists mean more income. But, at the same time, they are aware of the damage a careless snorkeler, a novice scuba diver, or an irresponsible visitor can cause especially to underwater sites.

A different kind of battle is now being waged at Manila Bay.