Our Rubber Tree Becomes a Heritage Tree

Our Rubber Tree Becomes a Heritage Tree

If the centuries-old Majestic Balete tree behind their ancestral home could talk, it would reveal long-lost memories of the Pasig River and Manila.

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The Conservation President’s Troubling Legacy

The Conservation President’s Troubling Legacy

A Filipino American conservation biologist grapples with how to teach Theodore Roosevelt, lead colonizer of the Philippines, as the “Conservation President.”

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[Webinar Video] Our Climate, Ourselves

[Webinar Video] Our Climate, Ourselves

Last April 23, 2021, Positively Filipino held its webinar on climate change featuring speakers Robert Suntay, Von Hernandez and Wei-Tai Kwok. The event was moderated by Shiela Castillo-Tiangco.

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Attention, Filipinos: Climate Change Is Here. Now.

Attention, Filipinos: Climate Change Is Here. Now.

When you hear about climate change, people think it’s some distant problem looming on the horizon. Think again.

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Gakka

Gakka

How black-sand mining is destroying the Cagayan seacoast and endangering a tasty local clam called gakka.

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A Fish Called Lapu-Lapu

A Fish Called Lapu-Lapu

A tasty fish that’s in danger of depletion. 

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Looking Out for the Spirits of the Marsh

Looking Out for the Spirits of the Marsh

Why Philippine crocodiles are at risk of extinction.

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Clamoring for Charmaine

Clamoring for Charmaine

For Charmaine Clamor, “Jazzipino” is an extension of identity.

    

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Secret Surgeons of a Wounded Reef

Secret Surgeons of a Wounded Reef

Divers survey the damage from two ship groundings on delicate Tubbataha Reef and witness a silent healer.

    

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