Needs a break from the busy streets of Manila, and just breathe with nature? DOMES VILLAGE Found along the River Park, it is a series of dome-like structures linked by suspended bridges. Created by artist Bernardo Pacquing, it's a large-scale outdoor art installation and a playground, made...
"Ang secret ng resiliency ng Marikina is the partnership between the government and the citizens of Marikina,” said Dave C. David, the chief of the city’s Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO) in a conference for multiple climate stakeholders on Saturday, June 25. Mr. Dave C....
TUAO, Cagayan – An 11-year old boy who had been missing for six days was found in the river bank of Chico River in barangay Fugu, Tuao, Cagayan on Sunday, June 12. Staff Sergeant Wilson M. Pascua, officer-on-case, said that the victim Jake Bacaya, a grade 4 student, was believed to have drowned...
SOLANA, Cagayan – A 13-year old high school student and a grade six pupil died when a hilly yet sandy portion they were digging near Cagayan River collapsed on them in Purok 2, Brgy. Andarayan North in this town on Friday. Photo courtesy of PNP via Liezle Inigo Tragedy struck as Niño Chris...
NUEVA VIZCAYA -- A municipal councilor died as the SUV car he was driving plunged into a river in Brgy. Bua, Kasibu in an accident that happened in the first hour of Friday, June 10. Photo courtesy of NVPPO via Liezle Inigo A report from Nueva Vizcaya Provincial Police Office identified the victim...
TAYABAS CITY, Quezon -- A dead baby was found floating in the Alitao River in sitio Ibaba, Barangay Wakas in this city on Tuesday morning, June 7. The baby, about seven to eight months old, was found at around 10:30 in the morning by a group of youngsters who were in the river catching fishes. The...
CAMP DANGWA, Benguet – A father and his son who were believed to have drowned were found by rescuers the day after leaving their home to swim in the river in Banawel, Natonin in Mt. Province. Capt. Carnie Abellanida, deputy information officer of the Cordillera Regional Police Office,...
PANGASINAN – A 10th grader, who went along with eight others for a swim, drowned in the river in Brgy. Cabayaoasan, Bugallon town on Sunday afternoon, April 24. The victim was identified as Aljon Melendez, 16, a grade 10 student, and a resident of Brgy. Malawa, Lingayen, Pangasinan. Initial...
BAGHDAD, Iraq – Garbage clogs the banks of Iraq's Tigris River in Baghdad but an army of young volunteers is cleaning it, a rare environmental project in the war-battered country. With boots and gloves, they pick up soggy trash, water bottles, aluminium cans and muddy styrofoam boxes, part...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) announced on Saturday, April 2, that it has partnered with the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) and three major firms in the industry sector to intensify the rehabilitation of the Upper Marikina River Basin Protected Landscape...
Construction of the three bridges funded by the the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will commence this second quarter or within the last three months of the Duterte administration, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. In a statement, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said the $175.1-million,...
Presidential aspirant Senator Manny Paccquiao has opposed the construction of the upcoming Pasig River Expressway (PAREX) and called for the conversion of the river system into a tourist spot instead. Pacquiao said that instead of building a skyway, the country must turn Pasig River into a tourist...
