Saturday, July 11, 2026

How to examine and sample a soil profile?

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Soil is a non-renewable natural resource vital for our existence. Soil produces 98.7% of the calories consumed by humans globally, holds mor...
Monday, April 27, 2026

Cuatro Islas in Leyte: The pristine tropical paradise

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  Protected Landscape/Seascape   The four islands collectively known as the Cuatro Islas —Apid, Digyo, Himokilan, and Mahaba—were proclaimed...
Thursday, April 9, 2026

Soil Health Concept and Initiatives in the Philippines

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What is Soil Health?  Although not yet clearly defined, soil health has become a widely used term globally, even beyond the scientific comm...
Friday, April 3, 2026

The rock formation along the highway in San Jose, Dulag, Leyte

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Have you ever wondered about the rock along the highway in San Jose, Dulag, Leyte? Especially where the road runs close to the sea, traveler...
Tuesday, March 31, 2026

The Rock, Mineral, and Soil Collection at VSU: An essential Instructional Resource

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The Rock, Mineral, and Soil Collection at the Pedology and Geoecology Laboratory of the Department of Soil Science, Visayas State Universit...
Thursday, September 19, 2024

Landslides changed the soil characteristics in Leyte, Philippines

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By Maria Cristina A. Loreño & V.B. Asio  Landslide is defined as the downslope movement of soil mass, rocks, and debris. It is one of t...
Wednesday, October 4, 2023

Some notes on the soils in the vegetable landscape of Benguet, Northern Luzon

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Soils are formed from the weathering of rocks as influenced by climate, parent rock, topography, living organisms, and time. Among these fac...