As the Philippines celebrated the 49th World Environment Day yesterday (June 5), Senator Cynthia A. Villar encouraged everyone to be responsible and passionate to contribute and inspire others to do their own part in healing Mother Earth. Villar, chairperson of the Senate committee on environment...
An eight-month campaign rallying for smoke-free beaches, parks, and tourist destinations in Boracay Island and Aklan was launched on Tuesday, May 31, coinciding with the celebration of World No Tobacco Day. NO SMOKING (PIXABAY) Such was launched by the Department of Health (DOH) in cooperation with...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City-based environmental group Interfacing Development Interventions for Sustainability (IDIS) called on local candidates to collect and dispose of their campaign paraphernalia properly. IDIS executive director Atty. Mark Peñalver said in a statement on Wednesday that almost a...
EDITORS DESK The next administration is starting to form its identity, which can be gleaned from the chosen members of the Cabinet. Environment groups and advocates are waiting with bated breath to see who will be placed in various departments that would oversee the protection and sustainable...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has urged candidates to continue helping in the removal and recycling of campaign materials. A personnel of the Marikina City Environmental Management Office segregates collected campaign materials at the Material Recovery Facility in Marikina City on May 11,...
Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC) recently made it to the top echelon of Asia Pacific firms in terms of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Risk rating. “We are relentless in our pursuit to drive MPIC towards sustainable growth," MPIC Chairman, President and Chief Executive...
As part of the novel "eco-friendly" campaign of senatorial aspirant and former House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano, cyclists from all over the archipelago launched simultaneous bike caravans on Sunday morning, April 10. (Photo from Taguig-Pateros 1st district Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano’s office)...
With more or less 30 days before the national elections, the campaign season is hotter than the rising temperature of summer. With the open space provided by social media, various online platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and even TikTok are filled with political content — some are true but...
Whoever said that a poster-less, motorcade-less campaign can't produce great results? Despite running on this "eco-friendly" campaign, former House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano maintained his high ranking in the latest Pulse Asia survey results on voters' senatorial preferences ahead of the May 9...
President Duterte said that he had fired several officials at the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) because of their alleged involvement in corruption, particularly in reclamation projects in Manila. President Duterte (Malacañang photo) Duterte made the statement during a...
EDITORS DESK It is quite disheartening to observe that political discourse in our country has not matured well. In fact, some have said that it degenerated because of the free-flowing space on social media (something like an open bar filled with liquor). Debates or interviews done by media outlets...
Malacañang encouraged Filipinos to participate in this year's Earth Hour, an annual global movement that aims to raise awareness to protect nature and save our home planet. View of Makati City during night time. (Photo by Sean Yoro on Unsplash) "Let us switch off all non-essential lights tonight...
