Tonight, at 8:30 p.m., take time to switch off the lights at home or in the office, to celebrate Earth Hour, and join supporters of this movement in over 190 countries. Earth Hour, which started in 2007 and organized by WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature), has become a symbol of hope and a...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) urged the public to practice "environmental stewardship" by going beyond the traditional hour-long switching of light as the world observes Earth Day on Saturday, March 26. (Courtesy of EcoWaste Coalition) DENR Acting Secretary Jim O....
This coming Earth Hour 2022 celebration highlights the need to be decisive for the coming national elections. Filipinos must choose leaders who will actively respond to the dual challenge of climate change and biodiversity loss in the next six years. The World Wide Fund for Nature-Philippines’...
A look at Iryna Tsilyk’s 'The Earth Is Blue as an Orange' With the Russian invasion of Ukraine, we were brought back to "Battleship Potemkin" (1925), a silent war film by director Sergei Eisenstein, whose famous Potemkin Stairs scene in Odessa has influenced many filmmakers. The southern...
media PLDT Inc. and global satellite operator Telesat of Canada this month successfully conducted the Philippines’ first on-orbit testing of high-speed broadband connectivity with Telesat’s Phase 1 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite. This marks another milestone for PLDT as the country’s leading...
‘When Is Now?’ is a platform of stories, poems, photography, and other art forms that aim to spread awareness on climate crisis and demand climate justice Young Climate Reality Leaders shared their experiences in engaging with various communities and critical decision-makers as part of climate...
Roni Meneses (Facebook) Miss Philippines Fire 2021 Veronica Michaela Meneses was the special guest during the opening of Mango Tree Cafe at the second floor, SM Mega Atrium recently. The new restaurant in Mandaluyong City is the seventh Mango Tree outlet in the Philippines. The other Mango Tree...
Destiny Wagner of Belize (Ali Vicoy) A 25-year-old businesswoman from Belize who promotes marine life and conservation of natural resources was crowned Miss Earth 2021 during a virtual presentation last Saturday night. Destiny Wagner edged out 88 other candidates in the pageant that advocates the...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo The latest report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) tells us that many of the changes that scientists have observed in the climate are unprecedented and worse, some of these changes, like continued sea level rise, are irreversible over hundreds to...
Meet one of the top bets in this year’s Miss Earth Philippines and how her personal advocacy and lifestyle set her apart QUINTESSENTIAL QUEEN Roni in her MPE pre-pageant evening gown (Hair by Valerie Corpuz, makeup by Jr Constantino, photo by Bryan Emanuel Termulo) Beauty for a cause. This is...
The local government unit (LGU) of Pasig City hailed the Urban Garden of Barangay San Antonio as the most sustainable urban garden in the city and named it the champion in the Sustainable Urban Gardening Contest 2021. (Photos courtesy of Barangay San Antonio's FB page) Mayor Vico Sotto personally...
On July 29, Earth Overshoot Day, we have used up all ecological resources and services the planet can regenerate this year, three weeks earlier than in 2020, seven months earlier than in 1970. Happy New Year 2022? The year has come to a sudden end—at least resource wise. July 29, 2021 marks the...
