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                    [Title] => Eco hot spots: Phl ranks 4th
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The Philippines is facing a “clear and serious biological meltdown” as the country ranked fourth in the world out of 19 ecological “hotspots,” an environmental expert said.

[DatePublished] => 2014-05-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20140529/Philippine-Forest-Biodiversity.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1322056 [Title] => Hunting threatens Phl eagle [Summary] =>

Hunting of Philippine Eagles in the wild continues to this day, with the giant raptors being shot or trapped, indicative of the extent of persecution the birds face from ruthless hunters and even local farmers.

[DatePublished] => 2014-05-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => News Commentary [SectionUrl] => news-commentary [URL] => http://wpc.E0AD.edgecastcdn.net/00E0AD/images/the-philippine-star/News%20Feature/20140512/Philippine-Eagle-National-Bird.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 326477 [Title] => Mt. Matutum eyed as RP eagles’ new habitat [Summary] => KORONADAL CITY — The Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF) is seriously considering the idea of developing the thickly forested Mt. Matutum in Tupi, South Cotabato as another habitat for the country’s national bird.

The government has declared Mt. Matutum, an active volcano considered the second highest peak in Mindanao, a forest and natural park.

Jayson Ibañez, coordinator of the PEF’s field research program, said the foundation found Mt. Matutum’s forests suitable for the preservation of the Philippine eagle (Pithecophaga Jeffery).
[DatePublished] => 2006-03-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097511 [AuthorName] => Ramil Bajo [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) ) )
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