Educating the province one barangay at a time Cavite residents and students join the tree planting activity Professor Julio Castillo of Chiang Kai Shek College has been worried about the rapid urbanization of Cavite and, because of its proximity to NCR, the migration of the city people to the...
Beware of individuals posing as researchers only to harvest giant clams for illicit trade. CLAMMY HANDS? -- A Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) diver carefully re-seeds a giant clam on March 11, 2021. (FILE PHOTO) This was the warning of Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary...
President Duterte has accepted the resignation of an executive of the Nayong Pilipino Foundation (NPF) who earlier opposed the construction of a “mega” COVID-19 vaccination facility within its sprawling property in Paranaque City. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (Nograles/Facebook) In a...
Of the 100 cities worldwide most vulnerable to environmental hazards all but one are in Asia, and four-fifths are in India or China, according to a risk assessment published Friday. A general view shows India's captial New Delhi on May 12, 2021 amidst smoggy conditions. Arun SANKAR / AFP Across the...
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) has committed to spend P1 billion for the cleanup of the Pasig River – touted as the boldest and most recent attempt at reviving the biologically inactive river. In partnership with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), SMC said the cleanup...
Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto on Wednesday, May 12, backed the proposed construction of a "mega vaccination center" at the 8.5-hectare urban forest in Parañaque City, saying that there are funds, anyway, to replace the trees to be cut for the project. (Photo from Nayong Pilipino...
Apart from the global pandemic, other pressing issues that continue to concern people from all over the world are climate change and food security. While experts are looking for ways to solve these problems, some possible solutions can come from farming. Ramon Peñalosa, the proprietor of...
Counting carbon from factory to tailpipe What makes a vehicle green? For a vehicle to be considered ‘green’ it has to be fuel efficient, pollute less, and most critical of all, be efficiently-made. It’s easy to say but tough to do for machines that were initially conceived in the steam era....
Climate change has been affecting food production for decades. A new study discovered that more than a fifth, or 21 percent, of global food output growth has been lost due to climate change since the 1960s. These numbers are equal to losing the last seven years of productivity growth. ...
Nestlé Philippines, one of the country’s largest corporations, recently declared new commitments to achieve net zero emissions as a “Kasambuhay for the Environment” on its 110th year. The commitments were announced during the company’s virtual 2021 Net Zero Fair attended by employees...
After suffering from major regulatory impediments for nearly a decade, it may take some time before the mining sector of the Philippines, one of the most highly mineralized countries in the world, to recover despite the government’s recent policy decisions that favor the industry. On Thursday,...
After enduring years of intense scrutiny under the Duterte administration, the mining sector is now at the receiving end of a series of surprisingly positive policy decisions and considerations. The government is now considering lifting the ban on open-pit mining method more than two...
