Environment Connection

Why water supply for Filipinos’ needs should be controlled, managed by govt

Last week I wrote that it is logical and extremely important that government (national and local) should control and manage water supply for our...

A. C. Alcala - January 12, 2020

Why water supply should be controlled, managed by govt

Water is required for every living thing in order to stay alive. A person can survive without food for a day or two, but...

A. C. Alcala - January 5, 2020

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The environment, fishery resources of the Spratly archipelago

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A. C. Alcala - July 21, 2019

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Microplastics in our seafoods

Excerpts from the manuscript “Microplastics in Marine Sediments and Rabbitfish (Siganus fuscescens) from Selected Coastal Areas of Negros Oriental, Philippines” by Lilibeth A. Bucol,...

A. C. Alcala - May 19, 2019

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Fish mortality in Taal Lake

Television reports yesterday (January 30, 2019) showed dead fish from Taal Lake. The announcer explained that the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)...

A. C. Alcala - February 3, 2019

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Collaborative research on microplastics

I am quoting below an article written by my SUAKCREM research colleague, Abner Bucol, on a very important issue of microplastic pollution, which is...

A. C. Alcala - January 20, 2019

Environment Connection

Year-end wishes for agriculture

With Dr. Emil Q. Javier’s permission, I am quoting the article below written by him because of its relevance and urgency for the New...

A. C. Alcala - January 13, 2019

Environment Connection

Protected areas supply water to communities

In an earlier article, I stated that marine protected areas are very important to coastal communities because they supply fish larvae (which later become...

A. C. Alcala - January 6, 2019

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