Author: Silver Michelle Baena Ciriacruz

Established in 2006 by a British artist, Dogs Mountain in La Union is one of probably one of just a handful–or less than a handful–of sanctuaries for local dogs who have nowhere else to go. …

Do you love animals? We have an opening for you. It can be your dream job. The animal welfare group, CARA Welfare Philippines, is searching for the PURRFECT full-time resident veterinarian to start ASAP. The veterinarian …

Recently, we have been writing about the loss of forests and our other green spaces and about threats to our country’s biodiversity and natural resources. In this article, we shall focus instead on what we can do now …

Beating world records are supposed to be exciting. The one we are about to go into is not. In fact, it is awful and 2016 has the misfortune of witnessing this record-breaking loss of forest …

Tropical forests which include those in the Philippines, act like a sponge, soaking up excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, making them a good ally against climate change. The bigger the forest, the more it can …

Even as we think that technology has penetrated all the dark corners of the Earth, nature still manages to surprise us with incredible and sometimes terrifying wonders. One such example can be found in the island …

The lyrics of Big Yellow Taxi is running through my mind, “Don’t it always seem to go; That you don’t know what you’ve got til it’s gone; They paved paradise; And put up a parking lot.” Can’t blame …

I have a confession. I like to drop seeds of local fruits and vegetables in empty plots of lands in my neighborhood. Sometimes, I even do it outside my neighborhood, like when I see a …

Cecille Dionisio frequents Divisoria and she sees puppies being sold illegally on the sidewalks and beside the malls all the time. Her heart would break a little more each time. She would approach the puppies, …

I made a wonderful discovery at the last Komiket, a Filipino Komiks art market participated in by over 400 komiks creators.  I discovered that several young Filipino creators, all women, had put in the spotlight Herstory. …