BUTUAN CITY – A mining firm in the Caraga region is participating in the observance of Earth Hour on Saturday, March 23. PHILSAGA Mining Corp. conducts a tree-planting activity in Agusan del Sur on Wednesday, March 20. (Mike U. Crismundo) Philsaga Mining Corp. (PMC) will mobilize officials,...
Members of the Manila City Council The Manila City Council passed a resolution encouraging all business establishments and households in the City of Manila to join this year’s Earth Hour and to reduce the use of plastic products. During its 121st session, Councilor Jaybee Hizon, Councilor Johann...
WWF officials: KD Montenegro, Luis Caraan, Atty. Angela Consuelo Ibay, Katherine Custodio, Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan, Kayle Amurao of the Department of Public Services, and Miss Riza Torrado of the Climate Change Commission at the Earth Hour 2024 media launch (Photo by Bong Son) Manila...
The clock is ticking for the Philippines to transition to a clean energy future. The Department of Energy, through the National Renewable Energy Program 2020-2040, aspires to increase the share of renewable energy in the country’s power generation mix to 35 percent by 2030 and 50 percent by...
One out of three households in the country, amounting to approximately 10 million households nationwide, now own at least one bicycle, according to the latest survey released by the Social Weather Stations (SWS). A significant increase from the past two years, with 7.3 million cyclists recorded in...
As the extraction and processing of natural resources cause half of global emissions and over 90 percent of biodiversity loss according to the United Nations, shifting to a circular economy is essential to achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement in limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius...
What should I do now? I am writing this piece while Typhoon Falcon is ravaging the Philippines just days after Typhoon Egay wreaked havoc in the country. Based on the most recent estimates, these back-to-back typhoons brought about P1.94 billion in damages to agriculture and around P7 billion to...
KHARTOUM, Sudan -- The Sudanese Army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Sunday announced their commitments to a new 72-hour humanitarian truce, effective as of midnight Sunday. “Based on the endeavors and request of the Saudi-American mediation, the Armed Forces agreed to...
FLEEING KHARTOUM -- People flee the southern part of Khartoum as street battles between the army and paramilitaries continue, on April 27, 2023. (AFP) KHARTOUM, Sudan – Sudanese fighter jets pounded paramilitaries in Khartoum on Thursday while deadly fighting and looting...
The government will try to bring Filipinos to safety out of Sudan during the 72-hour ceasefire observance in the war-torn country, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Marcos disclosed on Tuesday, April 25, that...
The Department of Energy (DOE) has logged slight drop in megawatt-savings for the country during Saturday’s Earth Hour, hence, this prompted Energy Secretary Raphael P.M. Lotilla to further intensify his call for Filipino consumers to sustain energy efficiency and conservation (EE&C) as a routine...
The cities of Las Piñas and Pasay joined the observance of “Earth Hour” on Saturday, March 25. Las Pi ñas Mayor Imelda Aguilar invited residents to switch off their lights and non-essential appliances for one hour from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. to partake in the global initiative of protecting...
