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                    [Title] => World Wetlands Day, Feb. 2, 2015 Wetlands for our future
                    [Summary] => 

Do you know what a wetland is? By looking at the word, you will probably guess that it is a piece of land that has water. That’s easy. But do you know what wetlands actually do? That’s the interesting part.

[DatePublished] => 2015-02-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1288523 [Title] => Senator wants Manila Bay wetland protected [Summary] =>

Sen. Cynthia Villar has renewed her call for the public to protect the  Las Piñas–Parañaque Critical Habitat and Ecotourism Area (LPPCHEA) after environmental groups marked the World Wetlands Day last Feb. 2.

[DatePublished] => 2014-02-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096615 [AuthorName] => Christina Mendez [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1285981 [Title] => EDITORIAL - Threatened wetlands [Summary] =>

Yesterday the country was conferred an award of sorts.

[DatePublished] => 2014-02-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1102051 [Title] => Aboitiz Group helps conserve Las Piñas- P’que critical habitat [Summary] =>

The Las Piñas-Parañaque Critical Habitat and Ecotourism Area (LPPCHEA), the latest site in the Philippines to become part of the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance, was among the 16 locations of the simultaneous tree-planting activity of the Aboitiz Group of Companies.

[DatePublished] => 2013-08-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 829958 [Title] => Puerto Princesa Underground River now a protected wetland [Summary] =>

The Puerto Princesa Underground River (PPUR) has been included in the global list of “Wetlands of International Importance” under the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, according to Environment Secretary Ramon Paje, making the popular tourist destination a protected area.

[DatePublished] => 2012-07-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1685860 [AuthorName] => Rhodina Villanueva [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 784644 [Title] => What are wetlands for? [Summary] =>

Have you ever wondered why there are wetlands?

[DatePublished] => 2012-03-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Lifestyle [SectionUrl] => cebu-lifestyle [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 776736 [Title] => Communities asked to help maintain coastal resources [Summary] =>

In celebration of World Wetlands Day, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-7 is soliciting the help of communities and other stakeholders in making sure the integrity of coastal resources are maintained by way of a coastal clean-up.

[DatePublished] => 2012-02-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1526426 [AuthorName] => Mitchelle L. Palaubsanon [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 328166 [Title] => Tres Marias Islets: An eco-destination in E Visayas [Summary] => (Conclusion)
Mainland Palompon
Added to nature’s blessings in Palompon are two unexplored caves in Barangays Cruz and Liberty whose architecturally designed stalactites and stalagmites easily catch the visitors’ eyes. So successful are the LGUs and MENRO that both caves have remained untouched and kept from human intervention – their ‘contents’ have remained unknown. [DatePublished] => 2006-03-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1284840 [AuthorName] => Dr. Paciente A. Cordero Jr. [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 282499 [Title] => Olango Island [Summary] => There is an invisible highway in the sky that leads to Olango Island in Cebu Province. Using their sensory organs, birds from foreign countries have flown through this passage during certain months, riding the winds for thousands of miles to escape extreme weather conditions. Arriving in Olango, they feed on tidy creatures in the seashore or in swamps, before retiring for the night in lush foliage. At dawn the next day, they would fly to foreign parts again but are replaced by another batch of birds.

It had not always been this way in Olango.
[DatePublished] => 2005-06-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1106518 [AuthorName] => Adona P. San Diego [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 268193 [Title] => Alagaan natin ang wetlands [Summary] => ANG buwan ng Pebrero ay itinalagang World Wetlands Day. Ang wetland ay isang swampy area na karaniwang matatagpuan sa mga coastal areas, ilog at lawa. Sari-saring pagkaing-tubig ang matatagpuan dito, hindi lang ng mga marine creatures na matatagpuan dito kundi sa tao na rin. Kapag tag-ulan, naiimbak dito ang maraming tubig kaya malaking tulong ang nagagawa nito sa mga tao at sa ekonomiya.
[DatePublished] => 2005-02-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133134 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 725125 [AuthorName] => Mike Defensor [SectionName] => PSN Opinyon [SectionUrl] => opinyon [URL] => ) ) )
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