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How the Philippines Can Lead in Floating Solar Technology in Asia

If solar panels can withstand the waters of the typhoon-prone country, they should survive anywhere in the region, said an expert. Will regulators allow ongoing pilot projects to be scaled up?

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Published at 2019-11-20 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Business, Environment, News and Events

Tags: Energy, Laguna, Philippines, country, lakes, typhoons

Possessed and Repossessed in T’Boli Country

Situated about 70 kilometers from the port city of General Santos, Lake Sebu municipality spans 89 kilometers and can be found in the upper Allah Valley near the municipality of Surallah. It has rolling hills, mountain forests and three lakes devoted to aquaculture, the largest of which is the beautiful Lake Sebu, which covers 354 hectares.

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Published at 2018-12-12 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Communities, Culture

Tags: Cotabato, Tboli, indigenous, lakes, people

Lakes Mohikap and Palakpakin

A cluster of seven freshwater lakes located to the east-northeast of the city of San Pablo, Laguna has given this municipality the moniker “City of Seven Lakes.” On the surface, Lakes Sampaloc, Bunot, Pandin, Yambo, Palakpakin, Mohikap and Calibato look just like any ordinary lake. But as a geologist friend told us, these lakes are maars or volcanic craters formed when hot magma from underneath the earth’s surface pushes up and comes into contact with water causing eruptions on the surface.

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Published at 2018-02-16 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Fauna and flora, Travel

Tags: lakes

Lake Caliraya

Lake Caliraya is a man-made lake situated in the municipalities of Lumban, Cavinti, and Kalayaan in Laguna province, Philippines. Created in 1939, the lake has developed as a popular spot for water sports and outdoor recreation including fishing. Surrounding the lake are a number of resorts catering to tourists and vacation homes abound because of the beautiful scenery and favorable climate.

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Published at 2018-02-16 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Documentary, Fauna and flora

Tags: lakes

Lake Bulusan

Lake Bulusan is a lake on Luzon Island in the Philippines. It lies at the heart of Bulusan Volcano National Park which covers a land area of 3,672 hectares (9,070 acres). It has an elevation of 360 metres (1,180 ft) and is located on the southeast flank of Mount Bulusan, an active volcano.

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Published at 2018-02-16 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Fauna and flora, Travel

Tags: Bulusan, Volcano, lakes

Naujan Lake

Naujan Lake is a freshwater lake in the Philippines located in the northeastern corner of the province of Oriental Mindoro on Mindoro Island. The lake is the fifth largest in the country and the main geographical feature of the Naujan Lake National Park.

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Published at 2018-02-16 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Documentary, Fauna and flora

Tags: freshwater, lakes

Lakes Pandin and Yambo

Our tour of San Pablo’s Seven Lakes continues! On a visit to Nina’s aunt and uncle who have retired to a quiet home at Hacienda Escudero in Tiaong, Quezon, we took off for Lakes Palakpakin and Mohicap. Our third and last day was reserved for the Twin Lakes of Pandin and Yambo. We’ve been to Lake Pandin before but since we enjoyed our first trip here last year we did not mind going back. Besides we haven’t yet been to Lake Pandin’s twin, Lake Yambo.

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Published at 2018-02-16 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Fauna and flora, Travel

Tags: lakes

Lakes Pandin and Yambo

Pandin and Yambo are twin crater lakes separated by a narrow strip of land. They are part of the Seven Lakes system in San Pablo, and are situated at Brgy. San Lorenzo in San Pablo City of Laguna province in the Philippines. Lake Pandin is said to be "the most pristine" of the seven lakes of San Pablo.

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Published at 2018-02-16 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Documentary, Fauna and flora

Tags: lakes

A Trip to Lake Balinsasayao, Negros Oriental, Philippines

Regardless of what people say, traveling with a child limits a lot of activities and possibilities and that’s just the truth. We all learn to live with it and do what we can. After all, as a traveling family, we have early on learned that traveling with our daughter is always more fun than traveling without her. It is especially helpful for us when we are arguing about things and not paying attention, like when we missed the turn to our rented farmhouse, and she was the one who said...

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Published at 2018-02-16 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Travel

Tags: Balinsasayao, Negros, lakes

Lake Balinsasayao

Lake Balinsasayao, Lake Danao, and Lake Kabalin-an are part of Balinsasayao Twin Lakes Natural Park, a protected area totaling 8,016 hectares (19,810 acres) created on 21 November 2000 by virtue of Proclamation No. 414 signed by former President Joseph Estrada. It lies within the municipalities of Valencia, Sibulan, and San Jose in the province of Negros Oriental.

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Published at 2018-02-16 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Documentary, Fauna and flora

Tags: Balinsasayao, lakes

Lake Lanao

Lake Lanao (Maranao: Ranao or Ranaw) is a large lake in the Philippines, located in Lanao del Sur province in the country's southern island of Mindanao. With a surface area of 340 km2 (130 sq mi), it is the largest lake in Mindanao, and the second largest lake in the Philippines and counted as one of the 15 ancient lakes in the world.

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Published at 2018-02-16 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Documentary, Fauna and flora

Tags: Lanao, Mindanao, lakes

Laguna De Bay

Laguna de Baý (Filipino: Lawa ng Laguna, Lawa ng Baé; English: Lake of Laguna, Lake of Baý) is the largest lake in the Philippineslocated east of Metro Manila between the provinces of Laguna to the south and Rizal to the north. The freshwater lake has a surface area of 911–949 km² (352-366 sq mi), with an average depth of about 2.8 metres (9 ft 2 in) and an elevation of about 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) above sea level. The lake is shaped like a stylized 'W', with two peninsulas jutting out from the...

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Published at 2018-02-16 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Documentary, Fauna and flora

Tags: Laguna, bay, lakes

6 Gorgeous Lakes in the Philippines That Will Captivate You

Taal Lake is one of the world’s most idiosyncratic sites, with a geography that often confuses people. Get this: Taal Lake is a freshwater lake on Luzon. In the middle of Taal Lake sits Volcano Island; additionally, in the center of Volcano Island lies another lake called the Main Crater Lake. It’s essentially a lake on an island, with a lake on an island! Geography aside, it’s a fascinating area that’s home to endemic species like the Hydrophis semperi, a freshwater sea snake, as well as the...

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Published at 2018-02-15 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Fauna and flora

Tags: lakes

List of Lakes of the Philippines

The origin of most of the lakes in the Philippines is closely related to volcanic and tectonic activity. A number of smaller lakes occupy the craters of extinct volcanoes. Some lake basins are developed by subsidence due to tectonic or volcanic activity. Others owe their existence to obstruction of drainage courses by landslides, lava flows and by fragmental volcanic ejecta.

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Published at 2018-02-15 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Documentary, Fauna and flora

Tags: Philippines, lakes