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Three mayors of Metro Manila cities located at the downstream of the Upper Marikina Watershed and Masungi Geopark Projec urged the national government to cancel three large-scale quarrying agreements, saying their operations may cause widespread flooding. In a statement, the local officials along w
“Don’t just suspend quarries in the Marikina watershed; cancel them as they don’t belong there.” Reforesters in the uplands of Rizal province pleaded to Malacañang as the onset of the rainy season again threatens destructive floods below.
National Geographic Magazine has praised the Philippines' coral reefs as among the world's best while calling attention to threats of climate change and destructive fishing practices.
Six former Department of Education (DepEd) secretaries and four former Commission on Education (CHED) chairs backed on Tuesday, March 22, the tandem of Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Kiko Pangilinan.