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Email In the island forests of the western Pacific, there’s an otherworldly animal known as the Philippine tarsier. With bat ears, suction cup–like fingers, and giant golden eyes, the creatures would be easy to mistake for extras on a sci-fi movie set. But in fact, tarsiers are primates and distant relatives of humans. “They really look like little aliens jumping from tree to tree,” says Gab Mejia, a National Geographic Explorer and photographer based in the Philippines. The Philippines’ 7,600-plus islands are the cradle for a mind-boggling number of diverse species. According to th...

John Tria For this week’s column, I would like to focus on some online trends worth noting. It is important that we see trends, as they allow us to explore new business models that can help us navigate the new normal economy, which is increasingly digital, allowing even rural businesses to expand their horizons. The news of the new 88,000 new online business registrations  among the higher number of new businesses last year represents a shift in the way many businesses are done.(https://mb.com.ph/2021/01/20/dti-business-registration-jumps-41-in-pandemic-year-2020/). Search your social ...

President Duterte pushed for the elevation of Lapu-Lapu to the country's pantheon of Filipinos heroes during the launch of P5,000 commemorative banknote and silver medal in honor of his victory in the battle of Mactan 500 years ago. (photo from RTVM) In a taped message aired during the ceremon

A good year for the Philippine eagle in 2020, but not for its supporters The country’s pandemic lockdown, among the longest and strictest in the world, curtailed field expeditions in the southern Mindanao region, impacting the conservation of the critically endangered Philippine eagles (Phitecopaga jefferyi). Despite the limitations, Philippine eagle conservationists and their partner agencies rescued seven eagles and sighted two new eagle families. Conservationists note that more eagles have been seen in the wild in Mindanao, among the last remaining bastions of the species, which means th...

Pag-asa is considered a conservation icon, bred and hatched in captivity through artificial insemination