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(Last part)CITY OF MATI, Davao Oriental – Unlike typical large-scale mining operations in other parts of the country, the Pujada Nickel Project in Mount Hamiguitan has defined targets for mineral extraction.PUJADA Nickel Project site (Hallmark Mining Corp.)This means that mining areas are not...

(Second of three parts)CITY OF MATI, Davao Oriental – Amid the projected multi-billion investment that the mining industry could bring to the province, Gov. Niño Sotero Uy insisted that mining is not a priority.  A VILLAGER stands inside the Community Based Forest Management  area in...

(First of three parts)CITY OF MATI, Davao Oriental – Known for its unique pygmy forest, the Mount Hamiguitan Wildlife Sanctuary Range is one of the richest biodiversity area not just in Philippines but perhaps in Asia as well.  MAP of the Mount Hamiguitan Protected AreaWith an area of at...

DAVAO CITY – The Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary (MHRWS) has been reopened to trekkers and mountaineers for the first time since it was closed at the start of Covid-19 pandemic in early 2020. The Department of Tourism (DOT)-Davao director Tanya Rabat-Tan said the reopening of Mount...

DAVAO CITY – Researchers from the National Museum of the Philippines and Central Mindanao University (CMU) in Bukidnon discovered a new species of flowering plant “Amylotheca cleofei Tandang, Galindon, & A.S.Rob,” which belongs to the family Loranthaceae, collectively called as...