PARIS, France -- Planting more trees in urban areas to lower summertime temperatures could decrease deaths directly linked to hot weather and heatwaves by a third, researchers said Wednesday. Modelling found that increasing tree cover to 30 percent would shave off 0.4 degrees Celsius (0.7 degrees...
Senator Ramon ‘’Bong’’ Revilla Jr. today joined Senator Cynthia A. Villar in urging the public to participate in tree planting activities to widen the country’s whole-of-nation reforestation effort. Revilla said Villar, chairperson of the Senate environment, natural resources and climate...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has ordered all its employees to continue taking part in the aggressive reforestation project of the national government amid the threats of widespread flooding in the country. This, as the BOC said its personnel from the Central Office and 17 Collection Districts were...
BAGUIO CITY – The City Environment and Parks Management Office (CEPMO) reported that environment lovers have committed to planting some 4,385 saplings/tree seedlings in city parks and available venues up to the end of September in Baguio City. CEPMO head Atty. Rhenan Diwas said planting...
The Mimaropa Regional Police is planning to plant at least one million trees before the end of this year in a move to support the government’s reforestation efforts. Mimaropa covers the provinces of Occidental and Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan. photo: PRO4B Police Brig. Gen....
From left: JGSOC Assistant Vice-President for Special Projects, Deogracias Fermin; Senior Vice-President and Government Affairs and Special Projects Head, Marino Agbayani; Batangas 5 th District Congressman, Mario Vittorio Mariño; Batangas City Mayor, Beverly Rose Dimacuha; Executive Assistant to...
WALA LANG I was seated at dinner recently with two gentlemen from Vietnam who happened to be here in the early 1980s. They remarked that then, Vietnam was importing a lot of things from here, including food. One thing led to another and the conversation led to how come it’s now the other way...
Universal Robina Corporation (URC) caps off its celebration of Environment Month with a nationwide tree-planting activity. Universal Robina Corporation (URC) culminated its celebration of Philippine Environment Month with a nationwide tree-planting initiative. From Bulacan to Davao, URC...
As part of its goal to promote a healthier ecosystem through the rehabilitation of the environment, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) led a tree planting activity at the La Mesa Watershed Reservation in Quezon City. (Professional Regulation Commission) Days after PRC, together with its...
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC), together with its partner agencies, signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on Carbon Neutral Program Convergence, aiming to further recognize sustainable forestry and help mitigate climate change. Employees of the Department of Environment and Natural...
TACLOBAN CITY – As the country celebrates Philippine Environment Month this June, over 2,000 volunteers in Eastern Visayas (Region 8) planted around 6,220 seedlings of various trees in a mass tree-planting activity in different planting sites throughout the region last Wednesday, June 8. Six...
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...
