• The Clean Air Act aims to ensure a “balanced and healthful ecology” for all Filipinos, in tune with “the rhythm and harmony of nature,” emphasizing the “polluters must pay” principle. • The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) acts as the...
Many Filipinos will wake up today not knowing that in a place called Sharm El-Sheikh in Egypt, a very important two-week event called COP 27 has started, shaping up as perhaps the most consequential gathering of world leaders that will determine the future of this planet and the lives of the most...
Personal Collection committed to a green life for the future generations #GreenLifeGreatLife movement campaigns for change As more consumers become aware of choices that may impact the environment and believe that there is a way to reverse the harm that has been done to nature. Personal Collection...
A total of 108 individuals out of 178 examinees passed the July 2022 Environmental Planner Licensure Examination, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced. (PRC / Manila Bulletin) The exam was given by the Board of Environmental Planning in Metro Manila, Baguio, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo,...
IWC Schaffhausen partners with environmentalist and supermodel Gisele Bündchen ENVIRONMENTALISM MODEL Gisele Bündchen IWC Schaffhausen has released the fourth edition of its sustainability report. Now the Swiss luxury watch manufacturer welcomes environmentalist and supermodel Gisele Bündchen as...
Oathtaking schedules of new agriculturists and environmental planners are out! (PRC / Manila Bulletin) The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC), in an advisory issued on Monday, June 20, announced that all new passers of the Agriculturist Licensure Exam are set to take oath on Wednesday, June...
EDITORS DESK The next administration is starting to form its identity, which can be gleaned from the chosen members of the Cabinet. Environment groups and advocates are waiting with bated breath to see who will be placed in various departments that would oversee the protection and sustainable...
The Philippine government sold its second “green” bonds, this time in the Japanese debt market through a four-tranche yen-denominated offering, the Bureau of the Treasury announced on Wednesday, April 13. The bureau said the government raised ¥70.1 billion, roughly P28.95 billion, via a...
To prepare communities for calamities, pro-environmental and advocacy group Philippine Business for Environmental Stewardship (PBEST) urged the next leaders to strengthen existing resilience and sustainability-related policies, which it said, may help the country face natural and man-made...
The Duterte administration has “successfully” completed its three-tranche foreign commercial borrowing on the back of volatile financial markets overseas, the Bureau of the Treasury announced. The Treasury bureau said Tuesday, March 22, that the government raised $2.25 billion, or roughly P118...
The Philippines will soon launch its maiden $500-million green bonds in the offshore debt markets to help raise funds for the country’s clean energy projects and other sustainable initiatives, the Department of Finance (DOF) announced. Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said in a statement...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo has signed a covenant with various environmental groups detailing their commitment to protect and preserve the environment. Vice President Leni Robredo signs a covenant with various environmental groups outlining her green agenda if elected...
