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DOT balances tourism development, environmental preservation in Central Luzon

By Maria Asumpta Estefanie C. Reyes | March 5, 2025 CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga (PIA) — The Department of Tourism (DOT) is striving to balance tourism development with environmental preservation in Central Luzon. During the third episode of the Kapihan sa Bagong Pilipinas of the Philippine Information Agency for 2025, DOT Regional Director Richard… Read More DOT balances tourism development, environmental preservation in Central Luzon

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UPLB, French natural history museum, explore Mt. Tapulao biodiversity

PALAUIG, Zambales — Around 30 scientists, researchers, and students from UPLB, as well as 16 scientists from the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle (MNHN), Paris, France, are now scouring Mt. Tapulao–the highest peak of Central Luzon in the Zambales Mountain Range–to explore and document its biodiversity. Mt. Tapulao is among the recognized Key Biodiversity Areas in… Read More UPLB, French natural history museum, explore Mt. Tapulao biodiversity

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Philippine Eagle dies from gunshot wound

By Edwin Fernandez | July 11, 2024 COTABATO CITY (PNA) – While environmentalists are passionately preserving the endangered Philippine Eagles in the country, some are trying to destroy them and, worst, kill the country’s national bird. On July 8, environmentalists and civil society organizations cried over the untimely passing of “Mangayon,” one of the few eagles… Read More Philippine Eagle dies from gunshot wound

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Subic Freeport chosen for 1st international bird, wildlife, landscape photo tilt

THE Wild Bird Photographers of the Philippines (WBPP) recently announced that it will organize the First International Bird, Wildlife and Landscape Photomarathon in Subic Bay Freeport Zone. WBPP co-founder and president Alain Pascua said this inaugural event titled “Subic Bay 1st International Photomarathon (Birds, Wildlife, Landscapes)” aims to showcase the beauty and biodiversity of the… Read More Subic Freeport chosen for 1st international bird, wildlife, landscape photo tilt

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Land conversion threatens Candaba Swamp, Central Luzon’s ‘flood sponge’

By Jag Lyra Costamero | November 25, 2023 ONCE, there stood a tall, forested mountain inhabited by a giant named Cargen Cargon. The mountain was abundant in trees, but the locals abused it by cutting more than they needed. Furious, Cargon pulled up the mountain and transferred it to another location. What was left of… Read More Land conversion threatens Candaba Swamp, Central Luzon’s ‘flood sponge’

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