The government is looking into possible "radical" moves to clean up and rehabilitate Pasig River after expressing dismay that it emerged as the world's top plastic polluter. San Miguel Corporation formally launched its P2-billion Pasig River rehabilitation initiative, which will extract 50,000...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services (PAGASA) has issued a flood advisory for Marikina River on Wednesday evening, June 9, due to threats of flooding, as well as landslides, brought about by the monsoon rains. In the initial advisory issued at 8:30 p.m., PAGASA said...
The ICTSI Foundation partnered with Finnish NGO RiverRecycle to pioneer a financially sustainable river waste collection system for Manila's Pasig River, infusing US$1 million to revive the vital waterway. “As a good corporate citizen, this is part of our commitment to environmental conservation...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) rescued at least 200 residents living alongside Tubay River, Agusan del Norte as the water continue to rise due to the heavy rains brought by tropical storm 'Dante'. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) rescued at least 200 residents living alongside Tubay River, Agusan...
Ji Soo (Instagram) The exclusive contract of controversial Korean actor Ji Soo, 28, with his agency, KeyEast, has been terminated. Korean news outlet Star News reported on May 27 that the contract termination was a mutual decision between the actor and the agency. Ji Soo signed an...
The Philippine government, through the National Water Resources Board (NWRB), has secured a deal with the government of South Korea for the establishment of the Integrated Water Resources Management Information System (IWRMIS) for the Pampanga River Basin. A statement showed that NWRB and the Korea...
Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año reported on Wednesday night that the distribution of the national government's financial assistance to the NCR (National Capital Region)- plus is now at 99.67 percent complete. A breakdown of the disbursed cash aid revealed...
GOMA, DR Congo (AFP) – A river of red-hot lava stopped Sunday on the edge of Goma, sparing the eastern DR Congo city from disaster after an overnight eruption of the Nyiragongo volcano sent thousands of terrified residents fleeing in panic. Fire and fumes rose from the blackish molten rock as it...
San Miguel Corporation announced that the first intensive studies on the Pasig River bed has started as part of preparations for a “historic effort” to it up. SMC President Ramon S. Ang The project will be fully funded by SMC and jointly undertaken with the Department of Environment and...
River Where the Moon Rises, Kim So-hyun, Na In-woo, Ji Soo, Korean drama The Korean drama “River Where the Moon Rises,” starring actress Kim So-hyun and actor Na In-woo, aired its 20th and final episode on April 20 after going through a big crisis due to the replacement of one of its main...
San Miguel Corporation has more than doubled its daily dredging of silt and trash for its P1 billion Tullahan-Tinajeros river system cleanup project from 600 metric tons per day to 1,500 metric tons per day for the 11.5-kilometer stretch it is working on. The firm said in a statement that...
Korean actor Ji Soo (Instagram) Production company Victory Contents has filed a 3 billion won (about $2.66 million) lawsuit for damages against KeyEast, the agency of Korean actor Ji Soo, over the controversy involving the drama “River Where the Moon Rises.” Ji Soo was removed from the drama...
