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US faces cicada invasion, millions poised to emerge

This photo provided by the University of Connecticut, shows a cicada in Pipestem State Park in West Virginia on May 27, 2003. Any day now, cicadas with bulging red eyes will creep out of the ground after 17 years and overrun the East Coast with the awesome power of numbers.  AP PHOTO/UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT, CHIRS SIMON

The hordes are rising. A cicada invasion is imminent in the United States, with millions of the large cricket-like insects poised to emerge from the earth after 17 years lying in wait.

Posted: May 15th, 2013 in Latest News Stories,World | Read More »

UP campus a busy bird haven

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Philosophy professor Jerry de Villa cherishes a photo of an injured bird that landed near his car then parked on the University of the Philippines campus in Diliman, Quezon City.

Posted: June 30th, 2012 in Featured Gallery,Headlines,Metro,Photos & Videos | Read More »

Lightning strikes fishing boat in Quezon; 2 killed, 7 hurt

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Two fishermen were killed and seven others were injured when their fishing boat was hit by lighting in the Pacific Ocean in northern Quezon on Monday, police said.

Posted: May 29th, 2012 in Latest News Stories,Regions | Read More »

Waterfall emerges from devastating typhoon Frank

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Typhoon Frank had brought so much devastation when it hit the country in 2008, but for the people of this sleepy town, they had something to thank the typhoon for.

Posted: May 20th, 2012 in Latest News Stories,Regions | Read More »

Guatemala’s Fuego volcano belches ash, lava

In this photo released by The National Institute for Seismology, Vulcanology, Meteorology and Hydrology of Guatemala, INSIVUMEH, the Fuego volcano is seen from Yepocapa, south of Guatemala City, Saturday, May 19, 2012. The volcano has begun shooting lava and columns of ash into the air, and authorities have raised the alert level in the area. AP /THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR SEISMOLOGY, VULCANOLOGY, METEOROLOGY AND HYDROLOGY OF GUATEMALA, INSIVUMEH

The Fuego volcano in central Guatemala has begun shooting lava and columns of ash into the air, and authorities have raised the alert level in the area.

Posted: May 20th, 2012 in Latest News Stories,World | Read More »

The Philippine Cockatoo

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Years ago, I decided to write a series of poems about birds, using a reference book I had borrowed. A few of these tarried on the loft—the sparrow, in particular, and on occasion the brown shrike and the purple-throated sunbird.

Posted: March 25th, 2012 in CDN - Opinion,Cebu Daily News | Read More »

Kaingin farmer turns new leaf

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As a boy, he used to kill trees to clear forest land for farming in Negros Oriental. Today, he spends his waking hours doing his best to   saving them. With  this,  59-year-old Rene “Tatay Ete”  Vendiola  has found a lifelong advocacy to preserve trees and promote sustainable farming. “Ang mga kahoy kabilin nga di mabayran [...]

Posted: March 22nd, 2012 in CDN - News,Cebu Daily News | Read More »

Hiker dies from Batulao Mountain fall

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A 27-year-old restaurant manager died when she fell from Peak 8 of Mount Batulao in Nasugbu, Batangas, police said Thursday.

Posted: March 1st, 2012 in Latest News Stories,Regions | Read More »

‘Reclamation agency has no place on Green Code’

THE ongoing reclamation project in Cordova town will test the Capitol’s idea of what should or should not be allowed in a Green Code.

Posted: February 14th, 2012 in CDN - News,Cebu Daily News | Read More »

Seminarians love Mother Earth

IT’s that time of the year when love is in the air again.

Posted: February 14th, 2012 in CDN - Community,Cebu Daily News | Read More »

Is town’s 132-hectare reclamation worth loss of marine life and fishing?

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Looking ahead, there will be a “mini-Boracay” with a man-made white beach.

Posted: February 12th, 2012 in CDN - News,Cebu Daily News | Read More »

Cebu, C. Visayas forest areas to be divided into zones

A DE-ZONING of Cebu’s protected forest landscape to divide protected zones from production zones will be completed within the year, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Central Visayas (DENR-7) said yesterday.

Posted: February 5th, 2012 in CDN - News,Cebu Daily News | Read More »

Seed collection, propagation urged

Since most native trees grow from seeds, a non-government organization called on the public to collect seeds and propagate them to contribute to the creation of native tree forests.

Posted: February 1st, 2012 in CDN - Community,Cebu Daily News | Read More »

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