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Ten years ago, a Filipino-built satellite reached orbit. Here’s why it still matters.

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Apr 2026) — A decade after it left the International Space Station's deployment bay, Diwata-1 is being remembered not just as a ...

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Your broken phones and old TVs just cleared over a ton of e-waste in the Philippines

MANILA, Philippines (Apr 2026) — Clearing out your storage of broken gadgets does more than just free up space at home. A recent collection drive hauled in ...

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Satellite data shows the Navotas landfill fire’s smoke reached all the way to Bataan

NAVOTAS CITY, Philippines (Apr. 2026) — The smoke from the Navotas landfill fire that broke out on the night of April 10 did not stay in Metro Manila. ...

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This bizarre “rock-eating clam” from Bohol could become mollusc of the year

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Apr 2026) — A strange, rock-eating creature found only in Bohol is now in the running for a global title, and it might be one of the ...

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FedEx Philippines volunteers plant 2,000 malunggay trees in Sierra Madre for Earth Month

MANILA, Philippines (April 2026) — Over 100 FedEx employees rolled up their sleeves and planted 2,000 malunggay trees in the Sierra Madre mountain range as ...

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SM’s coastal cleanups aren’t just about picking up trash: They’re teaching Pinoys how to sort it

MANILA, Philippines (Apr 2026) — Picking up plastic bottles from the beach is easy. Knowing what to do with them afterward is the hard part. SM Supermalls is ...

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Mindanao just built a school out of bamboo that doubles as a typhoon evacuation center

POLOMOLOK, South Cotabato (Mar 2026) — The Philippines has a backlog of roughly 165,000 classrooms. A new school in South Cotabato thinks it has part of the ...

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Forget the forest: The Philippines is betting on ‘Blue Carbon’ to save 42 million coastal lives

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Apr 2026) — While most climate conversations focus on planting trees on land, the Philippine government is shifting its gaze toward ...

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The Philippines just made its most concrete mangrove conservation commitments yet — here’s what was promised

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Mar 2026) — The Philippines has been talking about saving its mangroves for over a decade. This week, representatives from ...

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Forget textbooks: The secret to saving Philippine forests lies in ancient Indigenous wisdom

BUKIDNON, Philippines (Mar 2026) — While modern scientists scramble to find solutions for climate change and deforestation, a group of Filipino researchers ...

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