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...
Agata Mining Ventures Inc. (AMVI), a project of TVI Resource Development Philippines Inc. (TVIRD), was recently conferred the 2021 Presidential Mineral Industry Environmental Award (PMIEA). A statement showed that for the third time, AMVI secured the country’s highest distinction for exceptional...
Stressing that there is “no price tag on environmental sustainability", Occidental Mindoro Rep. Josephine “Nene” Sato batted for the prioritization of bills ensuring environmental protection and biodiversity pending in Congress. Forest Sato said provinces such as Occidental Mindoro should...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has built a partnership with blind and deaf-blind community to promote environmental communication and learning as part of the agency's annual observance of the Deaf Awareness Week. Through the agency's Strategic Communication and...
