By nature, a short-finned pilot whale is blessed with a long, playful life. If female, it can live up to 60 years. It can find a mate at the age of 9, give birth at 10, keep calving one at a time until it’s 40, and then go through menopause. But by some unfortunate turn,...
Author: Christele Jao Amoyan
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Mass kicks off 39th Edsa anniversary celebrations
Tanks rolled from south of E. delos Santos Avenue (Edsa), while Marines advanced from the east. Above, helicopters hovered, ready for bomb runs. Amid the tension, the people fell on their knees and prayed. Fr. Manoling Francisco recalled the unfolding of the Edsa “People Power” Revolution in 1986 in his homily on Saturday, Feb. 22,...
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Filipinos urged: Remember the ‘shining moment’ that was Edsa 1986
A coalition of groups dedicated to preserving and promoting the democracy won back by Filipinos along with basic freedoms in 1986 has announced the activities to mark the 39th anniversary of the Edsa People Power Revolution. The Buhay ang People Power Campaign Network (BAPP) held a press conference on Friday at the Bantayog ng mga...
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In Luzon, ‘ayungin’ the fish is also threatened
There’s the disputed Ayungin Shoal 105 nautical miles west of Palawan, and there’s the endemic freshwater fish called “ayungin,” which is now the size of a fisherman’s palm. But size shouldn’t matter, with both the large reef and the small fry facing the threat of one day being lost to the Philippines. Ayungin fish or...
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Watch your step
I learned to walk when I was 2, and almost instinctively, I made it my life’s motto to “always watch my step.” Now that I am 30, and having lived most of my days walking and randomly stepping on dog poop, I can now say with adultlike conviction that sh*t happens. It happens without warning...
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My island of Marinduque is a bleeding heart
I grew up on an island whose tale begins with love and ends with death. Scientists would scoff and tell a completely different story. How could they believe an island would rise above the tides as a memorial to the forbidden love of a princess and a commoner, who sailed together across unforgiving seas and...