Rare thumb-sized orchid found in Dinagat mining area

SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur— Environmental researchers have documented a rare, thumb-sized helmet orchid for the first time in the Philippines, recording the specimen inside a forested pocket of an active mining concession in Dinagat Islands province. The orchid, scientifically identified as Corybas pictus, was found within a natural forest patch inside Cagdianao Mining Corp.’s