The way nature works has always been shrouded with mystery. How are tsunamis formed? Are mountainous areas really susceptible to landslides? Are all disasters primarily dependent on location or is there a bigger picture that we refuse to acknowledge?
With the noticeably higher temperatures we experienced this summer, does the escalation of climate change mean that this year’s typhoon season will be worse as well?
A month after the 2025 Midterm Elections in the Philippines, streets, trees, and walls are yet again covered in trash—previous campaign paraphernalia—that overwhelm both the people and the environment.
The Philippines is one of the biggest contributors to plastic pollution. We can try to reduce our plastic footprint, but its practical properties simply make it impossible to eliminate from the market on a meaningful scale currently. This is why bioplastics may provide a promising alternative.
So-called “green reclamation” efforts suggest that more sustainable methods could be explored to conduct reclamation projects, or that perhaps rehabilitation can co-exist with reclamation. However, rehabilitation and reclamation are two distinct concepts that do not easily go hand in hand.
