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Cyclones Far From the Philippines Cause Massive Rainfall

Tropical cyclones hundreds of kilometers away can be more dangerous during the “Habagat” or southwest monsoon season.
The research indicates that an average of 33.1% of the rainfall during the southwest monsoon season comes from tropical cyclones that do not make landfall.

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Shiny Alien Fish Threatens Laguna Lake’s Ecosystem

Ateneo de Manila University biologists recently confirmed the fish’s existence in the lake. The researchers conducted a thorough morphological analysis of a specimen caught in 2024. This isn’t just any fish; it’s the Barbonymus schwanefeldii, also known as the tinfoil barb. Its presence is raising serious concerns among scientists.

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Filipino Researchers Integrate Microbiome Science into Architectural Design

Filipino researchers have developed a groundbreaking framework that integrates architectural design standards with urban microbiome research. Their research focused on the impact of ventilation and human occupancy on indoor bacterial levels.

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Philippines Unveiled a Biodiversity Hotspot in the West Philippine Sea

The Philippines, particularly the West Philippine Sea and Benham Bank, has been revealed as a global center of diversity for soft corals, according to a groundbreaking study published in Nature Scientific Reports. Samples, collected between 2019 and 2021 from various locations including the Kalayaan Island Group, Western Palawan, Pangasinan, Puerto Galera, and Benham Bank, played a crucial role in this global assessment.