Senator Risa Hontiveros on Friday, April 24 renewed her push for a legislative inquiry into the state of the country’s existing solid waste management framework in light of the fire that broke out at a landfill in Navotas last April 10. Hontiveros said it is imperative for the Senate to conduct...
Can plastic waste be turned into comfortable homes? In Pasig City, the local government is preparing to replicate a prototype project that uses durable boards made from recycled plastic waste to build temporary housing for informal settler families (ISFs). The housing prototype was formally...
Every year on April 22, Earth Day highlights the importance of protecting our planet to ensure a brighter future for all its inhabitants. As a global technology company serving over 760 million users in more than 90 countries and regions worldwide, OPPO recognizes its responsibility and influence...
By JAYFERSON B. COMITAN In Malabon City, Barangay Potrero processes around 500 kilograms of wet and dry waste every day through a community-based segregation program to reduce the volume of trash sent to dumpsites. “Sa isang household, nalaman natin na 60 percent ng basura ay nabubulok, 15...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – A non-government organization headed by former Department of the Interior and Local Government Secretary Mel Senen Sarmiento lauded the local government of Puerto Galera, this province, for their unique pro-environment approach in restoring and protecting its bay...
The Cainta, Rizal municipal government announced on Monday, March, 2, the launch of smaller dump trucks for its expanded garbage collection system aimed at streamlining the collection and recycling process of collected waste in the town. Cainta Mayor Kit Nieto made the announcement saying that the...
The local government of Pasig, together with Scholars of Sustenance (SOS) Philippines, launched the “Rescue Kitchen Project” to address the issues of food waste and food insecurity. The project was launched following the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with SOS Philippines, a...
As the Philippines observes National Zero Waste Month this January, Senator Loren Legarda reiterated her call for a stronger national resolve to confront the country’s mounting waste crisis. Legarda warned that the window to prevent irreversible harm to the environment and public health is...
Ahead of the Santo Niño feast on Sunday, Jan. 18, the EcoWaste Coalition appealed to parish and barangay officials in Pandacan and Tondo to discourage the use of single-use plastic banderitas, citing their role in aggravating Manila’s solid waste problem. The group said that based on its latest...
An environmental protection-focused group has called on devotees and other participants of the Traslacion 2026 in Manila to observe cleanliness and the proper disposal of trash during the conduct of the traditional procession that is expected to be attended by millions on Jan. 9. On Tuesday, Jan....
The Makati Business Club (MBC) is urging the government to streamline policies and intensify efforts to reduce landfill waste ahead of the upcoming Green Energy Auction (GEA), which will include waste-to-energy (WtE) technologies. In a briefer, the influential business group noted major gaps that...
The Metro Manila Council (MMC) expressed its support for the Department of Energy 's (DOE) waste-to-energy plan aimed at converting the cities ' garbage into fuel, ushering in a new dawn of renewable energy in the National Capital Region (NCR). During a meeting at the Metropolitan Manila...
