Illegal logging a major factor in flood devastation of Philippines MANILA (AFP) Dec 01‚ 2004 Decades of illegal logging‚ unusually high rainfall and geography have all contributed to the devastation wrought by storms that have lashed the Philippines‚ the government and environmentalists say. With hundreds dead or missing in floods and landslides in Quezon‚ Nueva Ecija and Aurora provinces‚ blame has fallen on illegal loggers who have stripped hillsides bare and turned lush green forests into death
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Attempts have been made to trace the origin of this race to Egypt‚ Phœnicia‚ China‚ Burma as also to the Asiatic or African peoples. But the name of India has never been mentioned in spite of the fact that India‚ an equally ancient civilization also grew and developed almost simultaneously with the famous Maya and Aztec Empires. They had developed their own cultures and reached their peak‚ made tremendous achievements in the fields of arts‚ architecture‚ sciences like astronomy and medicine. Indian
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ANIMALIA VERTEBRATA MAMMALIA CARNIVORA CANIDAE CANIS LUPUS AND ANIMALIA VERTEBRATA MAMMALIA CARNIVORA CANIDAE CANIS NIGER Introduction: Any person who has been able to catch a glimpse of any type of wolf is indeed a lucky man. The wolf is one of the earth’s most cowardly and fearful animals‚ and it is so sly and‚ pardon the expression‚ foxy‚ that it is almost a waste of time to try and catch him in any kind of trap. Although he can be cowardly and fearful‚ he can also be one the most vicious
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Born in Badiraguato‚ Mexico‚ Joaquín Guzmán Loera entered the drug trade as a teenager. Nicknamed "El Chapo"‚ he established the Sinaloa cartel in 1989‚ after some time building it into a tremendously gainful worldwide drug-trafficking operation. Known for his violent activities and powerful influence‚ Guzmán has effectively arranged daring escapes from maximum-security penitentiaries in his own country‚ he turned into Mexico’s top drug kingpin in 2003 after the capture of his opponent Osiel Cárdenas
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I did my newspaper-style review‚ of a destination I have visited‚on this lake resort which my family and I always visit and enjoy its luxuries. In Porta Verde we enjoy all its family recreational activities. I am actually a share holder of this Porta Verde so my family and I go there to relax and enjoy the stunning scenary... Porta Verde is a stunning leisure and vacation home that basks in owned and rented out by Asia Leisure Escapes‚ with Emma Imperial at the helm. Porta Verde is located in
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INTRODUCTORY REFLECTIVE ESSAY George Bowden OLD TRUCKS AND ROAD TRIPS High-mileage‚ early-model truck. Perfect for work or weekend projects. Some scratches and dings‚ no serious damage. Cranky starts‚ needs lots of TLC‚ but reliable. AM/FM radio with after-factory 8-track player. Still works! Some people write their own obituaries. When I hit my early 50s‚ I drafted this classified ad as a favor to my wife‚ just in case she was inclined to put me on the market. The prompt was a visit to my doctor
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watersheds play a vital role of supplying agricultural‚ domestic‚ and industrial water especially to the urban population of Metro Manila. Such dependence led to the framing of the Laiban Dam Project‚ seeking to inundate the ecologically-fit Sierra Madre share of Tanay in Rizal where at least 4‚413 families of indigenous Dumagats and Remontados find more than home in such grounds they contend as their heritage. Upon dealing with such conflicts and other downstream consequences‚ this research
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The main idea for my short story began with a very simplistic and basic colour idea which led to the slow development of two main characters named Red and Blue. The idea flourished from the very basic idea to a slightly more complex one when the idea that Red would be colourless and unidentified in his world. Red was clear and transparent and weakly searching for a colour and was not able to feel complete until he met Blue. With Blue he grew to have slight tinges of colour‚ and it made him feel strong
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Philippine deep Lowest place in the country Deepest place in the world Seven Major Mountains Ranges Sierra Mountain Range longest mountain range from Cagayan province in the North and Laguna in South Mt. Apo in Mindanao Highest mountain in the Philippines Mt. Dulog Second highest peak Mt. Banahaw Laguna quezon Mt. Bulusan In Sorsogon Mt. Halcon Oriental Mindoro Mt. Kanlacon Negros Occidental Mt. Matutum In Cotabato 4 Major Lowlands Plains The Central Plain in Cagayan
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– Cagayan Valley “Cagayan Valley is a condensed version of the entire country” Location Cagayan Valley is the large mass of land in the northeastern region of Luzon. It is bounded to the west by theCordillera Mountain Range‚ to the east by the Sierra Madre Mountain Range‚ and to the north by the Luzon Strait. Geography Valley – is a low area between hills. History The earliest man in the Philippines is known to live in Cagayan. The first natives of Cagayan are Negrito/Atta – a short dark skinned
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