Government troops kill suspected ISIS terrorist in Lanao encounter 

Froilan Gallardo 01/25/2020

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines —A suspected ISIS terrorist was killed in an encounter with government troops in a forest between the towns of  Balindong and Piagapo in Lanao del Sur last Friday afternoon (January 24, 2020).…

Costas: Nug-as forest reserve needs additional infra

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 07/01/2018

Provincial Tourism Office (PTO) Head Boboi Costas agreed with RDC-7 on the need to put more infrastructure at the Nug-as Forest Reserve in Alcoy town to accommodate more tourists. Costas said the infrastructure development sector’s nod for…

Forest Hills rules PAL Interclub Founders Div.

Inquirer.net 03/12/2018

BACOLOD – Forest Hills used a 14-point overnight lead as buffer and rode Judeson Eustaquio’s brilliance on Sunday to hold off hard-fighting Villamor and bag the Founders Division title in the 71st PAL Interclub. Eustaquio, a former…

Metro Manila Film Festival 2017: Haunted Forest, Ang Larawan

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 12/19/2017

IF YOU want to watch something scary this Christmas, then the film “Haunted Forest” is for you. Directed by Ian Loreños, it is the only horror flick out of eight official entries for Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF)…

Capitol to allocate P10M for Alcoy’s forest program

Morexette B. Erram 10/02/2017

ALCOY town in southeastern Cebu will receive P10 million from the provincial government next year as part of the launching of the Capitol’s Big 5 community-based eco-tourism campaign. A portion of the P10 million will go to…

VILLAGE CHIEF ARRESTED

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Rene Alima 05/02/2017

Village officials are the first line of defense against the abuse of natural resources, but a municipal councilor-cum-barangay captain in Sibonga in southern Cebu now finds himself in deep trouble for allegedly violating forestry laws. Richie Fiel,…

DENR, Co-op work together on refo project

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 01/28/2017

Up in the mountains of Minglanilla, southern Cebu, is a 100-year-old reforestation project of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) which embarked on sustainable ecotourism and biodiversity initiatives with the help of a women-led cooperative.…

Deforestation causing floods in northern Cebu — DENR

Morexette Erram 11/23/2016

DEFORESTATION and charcoal making remain rampant in northern Cebu, causing floods in upland areas, the regional Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-7) said yesterday. Dr. Eddie Llamedo, DENR-7 public affairs officer, said they’ve caught several operators…

Forest workers convicted for threatening farmers

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 04/03/2014

Four persons, including a policeman and a military officer, were found guilty by a Cebu City court for threatening farmers in a state-owned forest reserve in barangay Tabunan. The accused, who worked under retired Police General Tuburcio…

Cebu, CV forest cover up by 15%

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 03/21/2014

Years of aggressive reforestation in Cebu and Central Visayas may have finally paid off as forest cover in the region showed a 15 percent increase in the last three years. Forest cover in Cebu and the rest…

Understanding rainfall forecast

CDN Research 11/07/2013

The state weather bureau Pagasa has forecast that Typhoon Yolanda can dump 10millimeters (mm) to 30mm of rain along its path. The superstorm has a diameter of around 600 kilometers, capable of blanketing the whole of Visayas,…

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