Tobit Abao, Author at IVolunteer International

Mga Puhon sa Kahimtang: A Reflection from the Southern Philippine Farmlands

We will always be found wanting if we do not change the conversation from personal agency towards accountability.

Tobit Abao December 13, 2021

In Defense of Snakes and Their Importance to Ecology

Snakes actually play a much more important role in the ecosystem than you may have previously thought.

Tobit Abao December 11, 2021

Are We Prepared of the Greater Dangers Ahead?

I can still remember how Shirley Jackson’s short story, “The Lottery”, left in me an indelible horror. First published in the New Yorker after the Second World War, this story gained fame for its shocking twist in depicting the danger of blindly following traditions. Despite being horrified, I am still awed by the author’s masterful…

Tobit Abao October 20, 2021

Image of Limunsudan Falls majestically flowing besides forest covers, a two-tiered waterfalls in the Philippiness

Echoes of the Living Mountains: Indigenous People’s Custodianship of Nature

Our indigenous people for generations have been the true custodians of humanity’s deep and intricate connection with nature.

Tobit Abao September 19, 2021