Criminal and administrative charges have been filed before the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) against San Fernando, Camarines Sur Mayor Fermin M. Mabulo and five barangay chairmen for their alleged involvement in illegal quarrying. The five barangay officials named in the complaint were Barangay...
A new process on top of existing requirements for mining firms securing their environment compliance certificates (ECC) may be implemented by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) while pursuing the digitalization of all mining-related information and the processing of...
Continuing its efforts for a sustained green environment, the municipal government of Binangonan, Rizal has formally passed a legislation that would engage the residents in protecting the environment. By passing Ordinance No. 001 Series of 2023 or the “Municipal Ordinance for Green Infrastructure...
By Henrylito D. Tacio Some 86 years ago, American President Franklin D. Roosevelt penned a thought-provoking letter addressed to all state governors urging them to find effective soil management practices in their respective areas. “The nation that destroys its soil destroys itself,” he wrote....
A legal opinion is being sought from the Department of Justice (DOJ) on a targeted memorandum of agreement (MOA) that shall be signed by the Department of Energy (DOE) with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to sort out the concerns of investors on foreshore and seabed...
Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda urged the Filipino youth to continue doing their share in preserving the Philippines' rich biodiversity as she underscored the great potential of every individual in safeguarding the country's future through the protection of the environment. Senate...
To secure a safe and progressive nation for the next generation, Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda on Tuesday, August 8, reiterated her call to address the prevalent impacts of climate change on the country's overall welfare, citing this issue as urgent and a global governance challenge....
Sustainability advocate and philanthropist Brian Poe-Llamanzares has pushed for the remodeling of business strategies that would factor in environment protection as he pitched the Philippines to foreign investors during a forum of business leaders in Singapore. In his speech during the "Southeast...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has constituted the Inter-Agency Council for the Pasig River Urban Development as part of the administration's response to the urgent need to rehabilitate and enhance the quality of life along the banks of Pasig River. *Pasig River (Argyll Geducos)* Marcos...
Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda said she hopes to hear President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. tackle issues that would help uplift the lives of Filipinos such as employment, pandemic recovery, and the environment during his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday,...
AP Renewables Inc. (APRI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of AboitizPower, simultaneously planted a total of 3,450 tree seedlings in celebration of Arbor Day last June 24, 2023. This included 1,500 in St. Elena, Sto. Tomas, Batangas, and an additional 1,950 in Naga, Tiwi, Albay. TREE PLANTING -- APRI...
The Silang, Cavite provincial government launched a river cleansing activity on Wednesday, July 5, as part of its efforts in improving the town's waterways towards a greener and more sustainable environment. Silang, Cavite Mayor Kevin Anarna, together with other local government officials, led the...
