• Plastic management is the main problem for single-use plastics because it does not decompose, causing havoc in other ecosystems • The Philippines produces 1.01 million metric tons of mismanaged plastics annually • Plastic, made of fossil fuels, emits a significant amount of greenhouse gases...
The Single-Use Plastics (SUP) Ban Bill that was recently passed on third and final reading by the House of Representatives favors plastic producers more than anything else. Greenpeace Philippines campaigner Marian Ledesma (Screengrab from Zoom meeting) Thus, said Greenpeace Philippines campaigner...
Metro Manila's shift to a two-week strict lockdown turned out to be the "right move" following the alarming surge of active coronavirus cases Friday, according to Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion. A long line of vehicles is seen at a quarantine checkpoint installed by the...
Our addiction to plastics is hurting our climate and our chances of survival. You’ve probably heard news or read reports citing the Philippines as one of the world’s top plastic-polluting countries due to our tremendous plastic consumption yet paltry plastic waste management efforts, with a...
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Undersecretary Benny Antiporda believes that part of the solution on the issue on single-use plastics or SUPs--considered a scourge by environmentalists--is to define the word "unnecessary" as it pertains to plastic products. DENR...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) together with partner-agencies and institutions committed Friday, July 30, to end the country’s dependence on single-use plastics by seeking better alternatives to these products while also promoting sustainable development, and economic viability....
Environment and toxics watchdog EcoWaste Coalition said that the issuance of the list of non-environmentally acceptable products and packaging or the NEAPP list should be among the most pressing concerns of the Duterte administration in its final year. (Photo from the EcoWaste Coalition) In a...
Photo from Cris Nievarez's Facebook account Rower Cris Nievarez admitted to feeling the pressure of being the first athlete in the Philippine team to see action in the Tokyo Olympics late this month. Nievarez will debut in the men’s single sculls heats in the morning of July 23, a few hours...
BTS (Twitter) K-pop superstars BTS’ new release, the “Butter” CD single, sold more than two million copies on the first day of release. “Butter” CD was released on July 9 and according to Korea’s Gaon Music Chart, it sold 2,153,747 copies on the first day and topped the daily retail...
The Philippines is set to receive 3 million doses of Johnson & Johnson's single-dose coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine from the government of the United States, Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) In a radio interview,...
Rumor about Ciara Sotto having broken up with longtime boyfriend Ian Austin has been going on for some time. The actress finally addressed the issue in a Q & A with fans, July 2, something she organized as part of her 41st birthday celebration. "I'm single now," she declared, simply. Asked for...
Sometime in May, award-winning broadcast journalist Ces Drilon posted on social media a photo of herself sporting a new 'do. “It’s just the perfect hairstyle to write the next chapter of my life,” she wrote in the caption. Many of her followers thought she was simply talking about her being...
