The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) established the first marine culture (mariculture) park in 2000 located in the Island Garden of Samal, east of Davao City, which covers 200 hectares.
Is Colorectal Cancer Occurrence Attributed To One’s Lifestyle?
Among the different types of cancers, colorectal cancer ranks sixth overall, fifth among males and seventh among females as the leading cause of death among Filipino men and women, according to the Department of Health (DOH). Some 2,657 deaths were reported in 2005 due to colorectal cancer.
Is Variation In Sun Activity Caused A Warming Earth Rather Than Green Gas Emission?
The heat and light of the sun waxes and wanes over a roughly 11 year period. Scientists had thought it warmed the earth more during peaks of activity, for example as measured by the number of spots visible in the sun’s atmosphere.
Jatropha Byproducts Produce Plywood Glue – Study
A study conducted by Mildred Fidel, chief science research specialist of Technical Services Division of the Department of Science and Technology’s Forest Product Research and Development Institute (FPRDI) based in Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines.
Hiking Improves Your Stamina
Going hiking every few weeks is too little though according to Professor Klaus Voelker from the Sport Medicine Institute at Germany’s University of Munster. “Walking is only effective when it’s done over a long period of time,” he says. “Most people only go hiking sporadically.”
Japan Expressed Remorse On World War II Atrocities In The Philippines
Speaking during the 66th anniversary of the Leyte Gulf Landings, a commemoration of the successful liberation by American and Allied Forces of the Philippines from Japanese occupation, at the McArthur Landing Memorial National Park in Palo, Leyte.
Garden Plots Are Flourishing In Paris
Gardening in the middle of the French metropolis is an idea that arose in 1999 when a group of activists planted an illegal garden on a former industrial site .
Waste Pickers Are For Recycling In Fighting Global Warming
There are about 15 million people in cities across the developing world who survive by collecting rubbish according to the Global Anti-Incinerator Alliance (GAIA), a non government organization.
Omega-3 Fatty Acids In Fish, Good For Diabetics
Diabetics are six times more likely to suffer a first heart attack and three to eight times more likely to die for heart disease than those without the disease.
Glaucoma If Undetected, Can Cause Permanent Blindness
Glaucoma develops when the production of liquid in the eye known as aqueous humor increases or the liquid is not drained adequately. The pressure rises in the eye to unhealthy levels.