Many believe that enormous quantities of gold lie buried somewhere in the Philippines. According to a popular account, Japanese soldiers used the Philippines as a base to hide treasures they had plundered from regions under ...
Archaeology
Aug 10, 2016
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Five new orchid species have been discovered in remote Philippine mountains, protected from poaching because of an insurgency in the region, conservationists said Friday.
Ecology
Jun 24, 2016
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Surprisingly loud chirps accompany a clumsy flurry of tiny wings as a wispy-haired chick breaks through its shell, its birth offering rare cause for celebration in the struggle to save the Philippine eagle from extinction.
Ecology
Jun 15, 2016
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Dozens of fish species have disappeared or are on the verge of being lost from marine biodiversity hotspot the Philippines, an environmental group said Friday, citing a new study.
Ecology
Jun 10, 2016
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The laundering through the Philippines of $81 million stolen by hackers from a U.S. Federal Reserve account is adding to pressures on the Southeast Asian country to fix loopholes in its financial regime.
Security
Mar 18, 2016
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Tropical cyclones in the Philippines are becoming more extreme and causing greater amounts of devastation, a new study has shown.
Earth Sciences
Feb 29, 2016
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A Philippine breeding centre trying to save the country's critically endangered monkey-eating eagle has been so successful it is now scrambling for space, officials said Monday.
Ecology
Feb 8, 2016
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A monkey-eating eagle has been hatched in captivity in the Philippines, boosting the critically-endangered giant bird's fight against extinction.
Ecology
Dec 10, 2015
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30
Scientists drilling into the ocean floor have for the first time found out what happens when one tectonic plate first gets pushed under another.
Earth Sciences
Nov 24, 2015
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Chinese demand for forest turtles is threatening an endangered species found only on one Philippine island, wildlife officials said Sunday.
Ecology
Oct 25, 2015
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