The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has automated permit issuance for the trading of certain endangered species, such as flora and fauna, in a move to enhance global trade transparency. Such a move, according to the DENR, will prevent illegal trade and sustainably develop...
The Department of Science and Technology-Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI) has launched a handbook which seeks to inform the public about the properties of selected tree plantation species (TPS), serving as a reference material for their efficient use. Tree Plantation...
The Department of Science and Technology-Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI) will launch next week the Bamboo Musical Instruments (BMI) website, and the “Tree Plantation Species (TPS) Handbook” as part of the agency’s celebration of the National Science and...
A new species of Tristaniopsis in the Myrtaceae family (of makopa, guava, and eucalyptus among others) has been discovered by a professor from the University of the Philippines - Los Baños (UPLB), the university said on Tuesday, November 9. (Photo from Telopea, the Journal of Plant Systematics /...
The ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity on Thursday congratulated the University of the Philippines Los Banos (UPLB) and its team of researchers following their successful isolation of 30 bacterial species from Mt. Mayon’s volcanic soils that were found to have potential antibiotic and anti-colorectal...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has bared the discovery of a specific bacterial species from the soils of Mount Mayon that has potential antibiotic and anti-colorectal cancer properties. IMG_20210804_055138 The DOST said based on the study of researchers from the University of the...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has announced the launch of new community multi-species shed Whiteleg shrimp and tilapia aquaculture facility in Roxas, Oriental Mindoro. (DOST-Mimaropa Facebook page) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said the Samahan ng Nagkakaisang...
There is no doubt that Filipinos love food. While our country is abundant in native ingredients that give a distinct flavor to local recipes, it is saddening to know that many of these crops are also on the brink of extinction. In a Facebook post, John Sherwin S. Felix, 25, an amateur cook,...
Dozens of smuggled small wildlife species--stuffed inside toy boxes--have been discovered by Bureau of Customs-Port of NAIA (BOC-NAIA) inspectors, the Manila Bulletin learned on Saturday, May 29. (Photo from BOC-NAIA) (Photo from BOC-NAIA) The parcel reportedly came from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and...
Researchers have recently described three newly discovered species of hermit crab currently found only in Bohol Sea. (Credit to MB Visual Content) In a recently published study, three new species of hermit crab namely: Catapagurus exilidigitus, Catapagurus fimbriatus, and Catapagurus latus were...
A newly discovered species of lizard found in the southwestern tip of Zamboanga Peninsula has been named after National Scientist Angel C. Alcala. The description of the new species named Eutropis alcalai was published in the Philippine Journal of Systematic Biology (PJSB) in May 2021. Scientists...
Giant cloud rat species weighing about a kilogram once roamed the Philippines based on the discovery of a team of scientists from the University of the Philippines (UP), National Museum of the Philippines (NMP), and the US Field Museum of Natural History. Artist's conception of the three extinct...
