The Quezon City government has opened the 2026 Green Awards, which seeks innovative solutions to environmental and disaster resilience challenges and offers winning organizations grants of up to P300,000. Government agencies, non-governmental organizations, and private-sector groups may submit...
Mike Phillips has inked a two-year contract with the Kyoto Hannaryz in the Japanese B.League, the team announced Tuesday, July 21. The 24-year-old Phillips, who previously bannered San Juan in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL), is set to bring his tenacity and talent in a league...
CEBU CITY – Another batch of green sea turtle hatchlings successfully emerged from a protected nesting site on Alona Beach in Barangay Tawala, Panglao, Bohol. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Central Visayas (DENR-7) described the emergence of 162 hatchlings on Thursday, July...
Tokyo (Jiji Press)--With summer set to start in full, an initiative to grow vines such as bitter melon and morning glory to gain cooling effects without the use of electricity is drawing attention in Japan. Nonprofit organization Midori no Curtain Oendan in Tokyo 's Itabashi Ward has promoted...
As the El Niño season continues to challenge water availability, sustainable resource use and conservation become increasingly important. SM Supermalls remains committed to responsible water stewardship through its conservation practices, supporting the sustainability of local water tables in...
The Philippine government, through the Department of Finance (DOF), has secured a $6.8-million, about ₱417-million, technical assistance grant from the Green Climate Fund (GCF), boosting the country’s capacity to access and implement climate investments. The approval of the Third Readiness and...
The Board of Investments (BOI) has certified ₱351.02 billion worth of investments under its green lane program in the first half of the year, as investors seek expedited permit processing to speed up project execution. In a statement, the BOI said the approved investments cover 17 projects that...
Reigning UAAP champion De La Salle got a big boost after rising star Joaquin Tovera decided to part ways with University of the Philippines to join the Taft-based squad for the upcoming Season 89 men’s basketball tournament. De La Salle head coach Topex Robinson disclosed this on Monday, July 13,...
KUBUQI DESERT, China (AP) — For half a century, millions of workers have repeated a task across the deserts in northern China: inserting forearm-length sticks into shifting sand, first in a row, then in an intersecting line, gradually forming a grid. Then saplings are planted at the center of...
BUTUAN CITY – A rescued female Green Sea Turtle was released back to sea in Carrascal, Surigao del Sur on Thursday. In a statement on Friday, the local government unit (LGU) of Carrascal said the marine turtle was found by a deputized fish warden (Bantay Dagat) while conducting a routine seaborne...
Among the sustainability features integrated into SM’s most-loved malls are disaster-resilient structures designed to strengthen community safety and ensure operational continuity during calamities such as typhoons. As the Philippines remains one of the world’s most disaster-prone countries,...
The Department of Energy (DOE) has indefinitely suspended its landmark fifth round of the Green Energy Auction Program (GEA-5), dealing a temporary setback to the Philippines’ most ambitious offshore wind energy tender to date. The DOE issued an official advisory putting all activities and...
