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A SENIOR executive of Philip Morris International (PMI) called for robust public discussions among stakeholders on better alternative products to cigarettes for positive change that would benefit society and public health.
“Between March to October, most of the roses were just thrown and rotted as there was no way to sell them to Cagayan de Oro and other parts of Misamis Oriental. Some of the farms here even supply roses to Butuan City and as far as Cebu City,” said Domaloan.
“We have a new hope for 2021, it will be an exciting year for the Mindorensis as the newly found egg and nesting site in Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte is an indication of a successful introduction of the critically endangered species in the wild,” said Marine biologist Rainier I. Manalo, program head of crocodile research and conservation of the Crocodylus Porosus Philippines Incorporated (CPPI).
Amid the travel restrictions, the island’s small coastal community in the town of Del Carmen recorded 48 rescued sea turtles, the largest number of sea turtles rescued in more than two decades.
DYING young due to the novel coronavirus hovered close to mind as Lavender Angilee (not her real name) decided to quit vaping cold turkey in March last year, barely a week after President Rodrigo Duterte declared a nationwide community quarantine to stave off the spread of the epidemic.
