In a media briefing last week, Department of Energy (DOE) Undersecretary Rowena Cristina Guevara said that the Luzon grid could be distressed with 12 incidents of yellow alerts for eight months this year, a condition in the power system entailing insufficiency of power reserves. This forecast is...
A party-list congressman wants elementary and junior high schools to implement programs and activities that would help students develop an inclination toward agriculture, fisheries, and ecology, among other things. KABAYAN Party-list. Ron Salo For this purpose, KABAYAN Party-list Rep. Ron Salo...
Water hyacinth, softshell turtle, squirrel are some of the ‘invasive alien species’ that are in the country. They are thriving in places not their natural habitats and are outcompeting native species. When unaddressed, these species will affect have a negative effect on our biodiversity. Many...
The pawikan hatchery project at Sitio Remedios By Dr. Joven R. Cuanang PAWIKAN PLIGHT From left: Green sea turtle or pawikan (Giorgia Doglioni) There are ways in this world that bring people of mutual interest together. This one involves a text message from George Canlas, sometime in August 2022:...
The Masungi Georeserve Foundation, Inc. (MGFI) released on Monday, Nov. 21, a statement denouncing the claims made by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) during the Senate hearing last Nov. 16 regarding the legality and integrity of the georeserve, citing them as "libelous,...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is eyeing an amendment of the Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act in order to add more teeth against importation of animals that are harmful to local species as well as destruction of natural habitats of animals endemic in...
Senator Cynthia Villar is seeking to strengthen Philippine wildlife conservation and protection mechanisms even as the constant exploitation of wild fauna and their habitats has been raising the risk of zoonotic disease transmission. "There were studies suggesting that Covid-19 virus may have...
BACOLOD CITY – Six local government units (LGUs) on Negros Island urged communities to help protect the environment and conserve natural resources during the opening of the Mount Kanlaon Natural Park (MKNP) Festival Tuesday, August 9. BAGO City Mayor Nicholas Yulo (left) and La Castellana Mayor...
To raise awareness on the role of wetlands as the “cradle of biodiversity", Senator Cynthia Villar filed Senate Bill (SB) 124, or the National Wetlands Conservation Bill, during the opening of the 19th Congress this month. Speaking before the participants of the 8th Wetland Link International –...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has reclassified four caves in Luzon in a bid to ensure their proper management and conservation. Palale Cave (Photo courtesy of the DENR) From Class 1, the DENR's Biodiversity Management Bureau (BMB) said the Ganway Cave in Barangay...
An international council of marine conservation experts awarded the Apo Reef Natural Park (ARNP) in Occidental Mindoro the prestigious Blue Park Award for exceptional marine wildlife conservation. The award was given at the United Nations Ocean Conference in Lisbon, Portugal, according to the...
The Covid-19 pandemic has affected every aspect of life—from health and livelihood to education, mobility, food systems, and many more. Society, however, became more inattentive to environmental and climate-related issues. To bring the focus back to addressing the intersectional problems we...
