(OPINION) Rehabilitation over reclamation for Manila Bay

Thu, 14 Feb 2019 11:11:00 +0100manilametro (en)

Manila Bay has long been a symbol of the environmental degradation that has plagued the Philippines for decades. Despite a 2008 Supreme Court ruling ordering government agencies to clean it up , the bay's water quality remains poor. The seemingly conflicting agendas of reclamation and rehabilitation....

Magnitude 4.1 quake hits Maguindanao

Thu, 14 Feb 2019 06:54:00 +0100inquirer (en)

MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 4.1 earthquake jolted Maguindanao on Thursday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. In its earthquake bulletin, Phivolcs reported that the temblor struck off the coast of the province some 50 kilometers (km) southwest of Cotabato City at 10:37 a.

Bonsai master calls on thief of 400-year-old tree to care for his 'child'

Wed, 13 Feb 2019 14:11:00 +0100nbcnews (en)

TOKYO — A master bonsai grower whose 400-year-old tree was taken from a garden outside Tokyo has issued a heartfelt plea for the thief to care for his stolen “child.” Seiji Iimura, 53, said seven of his bonsai trees worth around $63,000 in total were stolen from his garden in two separate heists last month.

Magnitude 4.9 quake hits Surigao del Norte

Wed, 13 Feb 2019 10:27:00 +0100inquirer (en)

MANILA, Philippines — A 4.9-magnitude earthquake jolted Surigao del Norte on Wednesday afternoon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. In its earthquake bulletin, Phivolcs said the quake hit 75 kilometers southeast of General Luna, Surigao del Norte, at 2:50 p.m.