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Masbate’s three-legged coconut tree spurs scientific interest
DOUBLE HIT Like a bent tripod struggling to support its lofty, leafy top, this coconut tree in Palanas, Masbate, took the brunt of two earthquakes 17 years apart. —CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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June 28, 2022June 28, 2022Environment, Science

Masbate’s three-legged coconut tree spurs scientific interest

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Several decades since I defended my doctoral dissertation, my visits to Masbate had been few and far between, until I started preparing for a three-week field work on the island for my incoming class of geology seniors in July. On June 10, I had the chance to visit an oddly shaped coconut tree in Matugnao...

Retelling the natural hazards, dangers of the Bataan nuclear power plant
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May 26, 2022May 26, 2022Environment, Featured Stories, Science

Retelling the natural hazards, dangers of the Bataan nuclear power plant

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Nuclear energy first came to the Philippines in 1958 when the United States gifted the Philippines with a nuclear fission reactor. The government then established the Philippine Atomic Energy Commission (Paec) on the University of the Philippines’ Diliman campus. The Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP), on the other hand, was approved by the Marcos regime...