"It only takes 60 minutes to do good for our future." This was what President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said as he urged Filipinos to turn off their light and join this year's commemoration of Earth Hour and help mitigate the devastating effects of climate change. In an Instagram Reel, the...
Lights out! That could be the most crippling predicament that residential consumers and businesses will have to wade through especially in the heat of the summer months. But today, March 25, there will be a “moment of darkness” – but instead of triggering Filipinos to be hot under the collar,...
Governor Daniel R. Fernando called on his fellow Bulakenyos to take part in Earth Hour by switching off unnecessary lights from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on March 25. According to Fernando, simple acts including turning off lights on streets and signages, in offices, homes and other establishments...
Welding the government’s influence on advancing energy efficiency and conservation (EE&C) as a way of life for all Filipinos, Energy Secretary Raphael P. M. Lotilla has intensified this pitch as a basic solution to the country’s power supply predicaments not just for ‘Earth Hour’ celebration...
SM Supermalls, together with its corporate social responsibility arm SM Cares, is joining the rest of the world in observing Earth Hour this coming Saturday, March 25 as the company renews its commitment to environmental stewardship. This year's Earth Hour is all about "creating the biggest hour for...
Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano is inviting residents to be part of the Earth Hour observance on March 25. Rubiano said that turning the lights off for one hour is a symbolic gesture that shows commitment to reduce the effect of climate change and protect nature and Mother Earth. She is...
PARIS, France -Earth's inner core, a hot iron ball the size of Pluto, has stopped spinning faster than the planet's surface and might now be rotating slower than it, research suggested on Monday. Roughly 5,000 kilometres (3,100 miles) below the surface we live on, this "planet within the planet"...
A sinkhole is a hole in the earth's surface caused by the erosion of the ground layer beneath, according to the United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER). This hole grows over time and can have a diameter ranging from one to 600...
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Candidates of the Miss Earth pageant arrived on Tuesday, Nov. 15, for the swimsuit competition on Wednesday night, Nov. 16, in a resort here. ZAMBOANGA City Mayor John Dalipe poses with Miss Earth 2022 candidates at the Zamboanga City Hall. (Zamboanga City LGU photo) Mayor John...
Apparently, the planet is rotating faster than usual Do you still remember what you did on June 29? Well, if you feel like time wasn’t enough that day then you’re correct. In fact, the Earth recorded its shortest day on that date ever since the invention of the atomic clock. Photo by NASA...
Miss Universe Philippines 2021 candidate Rousanne “Ayn” Bernos extended sympathy to beauty queens recently disqualified from Miss Philippines Earth 2022. Angela Okol (Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte), Renee Coleen (Ibaan, Batangas), and Cess Cruz (Antipolo City) have been disqualified for not...
Senatorial candidate and House Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda has called for more initatives to protect and preserve the environment as she led on Friday, April 22 the country’s observance of Earth Day. Senatorial candidate and House Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda Legarda, a known environmental...
