The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) have partnered for another project that seeks to protect Manila Bay's waters from further pollution. (From left to right) Pasay Rep. Antonio Calixto, Pasay Mayor Imelda Calixto-Rubiano,...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has been urged to spearhead the promotion of consumption of locally produced plant-based healthy food to help reduce greenhouse emissions and protect the environment, to strengthen the economy, and improve natural body defenses against...
Arugula, pak choi or Chinese white cabbage, greenspan lettuce, and romaine crops were among the green leafy vegetables harvested from the country’s first “smart farm”. (PIXABY) Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said they got the “first...
The sudden spike in the demand for plants has resulted in the rising numbers of plant sellers in the country. Many growers have also started offering their plants. Unfortunately, this has also made the market susceptible to overpricing. Lito Dimaculangan, 58, a former OFW who has extensive...
Retirement may be a comforting idea, but on the other hand, this season can be filled with different emotional phases, including wanting to reestablish one’s old working routine. Lito Dimaculangan, 58, a native of Batangas, is familiar with this feeling. Dimaculangan, an accountant by...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) will be part of the establishment of an “iron fortified" rice processing plant in Laoang, Northern Samar to address the high incidence of iron deficiency anemia (IDA) in the province. Elementary school children wearing face masks sit in a classroom...
Sustainable living goes beyond what we wear and what we use. Now, even how we consume food and what does inside our bodies need to be sustainable and conscious. Consumers are more mindful when it comes to food choices that affect not only our bodies but the whole world as well. This mindset has...
AVANT GARDENER Yvette Tan There’s a story about Nick Joaquin that’s been going around the creative writing circle for as long as I can remember. It’s said that during a writer’s workshop, the National Artist got so annoyed at a participant's work that he allegedly told the poor workshop...
For many Metro Manila residents born before 1985, there'll be stashed in their memory banks a sliver of recollection that nestled between Bel-Air/ Poblacion and the Pasig River, there used to stand a MERALCO power substation. This is the 15.5-hectare parcel of land that Rockwell Land started...
This local food brand brings a green twist to your favorites But Better's plant-based fast food line Going vegan has been among the hot topics debated all over the world. For years, animal activists have been protesting to urge people to adopt a more ethical diet, sparing animal products from their...
Alyansa ng mga Grupong Haligi ng Agham at Teknolohiya Para sa Mamamayan (AGHAM) President Angelo Palmones has faulted energy authorities for their lack of foresight and action regarding nuclear-based power generation, which could have helped avoid the recent spate of "red alert" status in the Luzon...
Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Alfonso Cusi apologized to the public Thursday, June 3 for the rotational brownouts that struck parts of Luzon the past few days when power reserves in the region were way down. DOE Secretary Alfonso Cusi (Screengrab from Facebook live) In a televised press...
