OF TREES AND FOREST The COVID-19 pandemic is essentially a health crisis. The virus that causes it—severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)—has wreaked havoc on the health of people it has infected. In the Philippines, the number of coronavirus cases is at 65,204 (as of...
OF TREES AND FOREST Aside from the lives lost and the economic growth impeded, the COVID-19 pandemic has also disrupted the grand plans of the Duterte administration to usher in the “Golden Age” of Philippine infrastructure. “Build, Build, Build” was envisioned by President Rodrigo Duterte...
OF TREES AND FOREST Taal Volcano decided to start the new year with a bang. Well, not really a loud bang but a “steam-driven” eruption followed by a “magmatic” eruption. But it has disrupted the lives of our kababayans, especially those living near the picturesque volcano. Philippine...