The government should exercise oversight function on water supply testing conducted throughout the country to ensure the safety of water consumers, Senator Risa Hontiveros said on Tuesday, September 30. Hontiveros made the call following reports that a Department of Health (DOH)-accredited...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora on Tuesday, June 17, officially launched the city 's Do-It-Yourself Water Catchment System Contest aimed at promoting water conservation and environmental sustainability among San Juaneños. The contest, which is part of the 18th Cityhood Anniversary...
MORONG, Bataan — Aboitiz Power Corporation (AboitizPower), through private limited partnership GNPower Dinginin Ltd. Co. (GNPD), concluded its three-year sea turtle or pawikan protection and conservation program, SagiPaWeCan, in Sitio Fuerte, Barangay Poblacion, Morong, Bataan, with a hatchling...
An owl rescued by a security guard in a memorial park in Rosario, Cavite, after having its wings entangled in a string, rendering it unable to fly (Photo from Sid Samaniego/MANILA BULLETIN) CAVITE – A security guard rescued an owl whose wings were entangled in a string in a memorial...
FILE - An olive ridley turtle drags sand to cover its nest after laying it at the Rushikulya River in Ganjam, south of Bhubaneswar, India, March 13, 2015. (AP Photo/Biswaranjan Rout, File) BENGALURU, India (AP) — Over 400 endangered sea turtles have washed ashore on India's east coast near...
As All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day approach, Filipinos are urged to be energy-conscious ahead of their weekend travels to hometowns. The Department of Energy (DOE) has called on the public to consider their energy consumption and travel plans, noting the importance of sustainability during...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is stepping up efforts on the accelerated compliance of government agencies and entities on the mandated 10 percent savings on energy usage that they must achieve, as prescribed under Administrative Order (AO) 15 that was issued by President Marcos early this year. To...
Conserving the ocean cannot be overstated when the 2nd UN Ocean Conference announced a global ocean emergency. It revealed three major challenges confronting our only home: biodiversity loss, climate change, and marine pollution, sounding the alarm for their potential irreversible damage to the...
President Marcos has urged the developers working on the completion of the Upper Wawa Dam to continue collaborating with the government in prioritizing watershed protection and reforestation. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (RTVM Screenshot) While Marcos recognized the progress that has...
Over 45,000 species are now threatened with extinction — 1,000 more than last year — according to an international conservation organization that blames pressures from climate change, invasive species, and human activity such as illicit trade and infrastructural expansion. The...
Ornithologist Francesca Rossi shows a female Papilio lowi chrysalis, at a butterfly nursery rack at the greenhouse of the Museo delle Scienze (MUSE), a science museum in Trento, Italy, Monday, May 6, 2024. The Butterfly Forest was created to bring public awareness to some of the research that MUSE...
President Marcos has instructed the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to integrate water conservation into its flood control and management projects to ensure that flood water can be reutilized for irrigation, water supply, and power generation, Secretary Manuel Bonoan said on Tuesday,...
