COPENHAGEN – Energy Secretary Raphael P.M. Lotilla told prospective global investors eyeing the Philippine offshore wind industry that the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will soon be issuing the "regulatory framework" for the approval of environmental clearance for offshore...
The oil spill that hit the waters of Oriental MIndoro and other nearby areas has so far caused around P7 billion in environmental damage, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) bared on Thursday, April 27. “P7 billion is the potential damage [to the environment by the Oriental...
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has recommended keeping the fishing ban imposed in Oriental Mindoro areas affected by the oil spill caused by the sinking of Motor Tanker (MT) Princess Empress. In BFAR's Oil Spill Bulletin No. 3 released Wednesday, April 27, the bureau cited...
The packaging and manufacturing industries are up on their toes to use technological developments to come up with smart and inventive packaging post pandemic and to contribute to green environment, according to industry experts. “With the present appetite for sustainable packaging and consumers'...
DENR Officials, led by Undersecretary, Juan Miguel Cuna (center), holds up the PARMS EPR Program plan presented by PARMS President, Crispian Lao, at this year’s 22nd signing anniversary of the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act. Usec. Cuna is joined by colleagues from DENR, Climate Change...
Pasig City will host the kickoff program of the “Youth for Sustainability: Regional Youth Assemblies for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)” forum in Metro Manila on April 22. The forum, organized by youth-led media organization ScienceKonek, will be held from 8 a.m. to 12 noon at the Banquet...
Senator Loren Legarda (Senate PRIB) Environmental advocate Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda is pushing for cooperation between the community and the government in implementing ecological laws to attain sustainability. As the author of several fundamental environmental laws, including the...
Eleven skin lightening which were banned in the United States for containing mercury are being sold to Filipino consumers, the environmental watchdog EcoWaste Coalition has warned the public. The group said the products pose a serious health risk to their mostly female users as well as other...
BACOLOD CITY – Two local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental were recognized for their inspirational sustainable tourism practices and efforts during the ITB Berlin 2023 in Berlin, Germany on Tuesday, March 7. Bago City and Sagay City were only the two localities from the Philippines...
Davao City First Congressional District Rep. Paolo Z. Duterte distributed on Thursday, March 2, reusable bags to attendees and spectators of the MICE Conference (MICECON) at SMX Lanang Premier in Davao City. MICE (meetings, incentive travel, conventions, and exhibitions) is a Philippine event...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said that his administration would do a "meticulous balancing" to protect the environment and enforce the country's law on responsible mining. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (Malacañang photo) Marcos said this in response to a question about...
The Masungi Georeserve Foundation called for the urgent intervention of the national government in protecting the environment and environmental defenders following the claims from supposed Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) personnel of a relocation site of the New Bilibid Prison within the vicinity of...
