Sometime in May, award-winning broadcast journalist Ces Drilon posted on social media a photo of herself sporting a new 'do. “It’s just the perfect hairstyle to write the next chapter of my life,” she wrote in the caption. Many of her followers thought she was simply talking about her being...
The Department of Science and Technology is expected to conduct a life cycle assessment of single-use plastics and their alternatives in the country. Assorted wastes were recovered during a river clean-up and brand audit at the Panigan-Tamugan Watershed in Baguio District, Davao City last September...
Is the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) delaying the implementation of the ban on non-environmentally acceptable products (NEAP), which primarily targets single-use plastics? (Photo by Antoine Giret / Unsplash) Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Undersecretary Benny...
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Undersecretary Benny Antiporda gave a tough response Monday, June 28 to an environmental group's threats to sue the National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC) over its slow action on the implementation of a key law against plastic...
Teacher Eric A. Alarcon bares the challenges of being a single dad A HAPPY FAMILY Teacher Eric with his wife and newborn son Based on a recent study conducted by the World Health Organization (WHO), the Philippines has more than 15 million single parents. This has led to the implementation of...
EDITORS DESK We do not exactly know when this horrible pandemic would end, but one thing is sure when you talk to scientists, environmentalists, and conservationists – there is a looming pandemic that concerns the environment. More than a year of wearing face shields, donning PPEs, having food...
The EcoWaste Coalition gave Quiapo Church its due praise Thursday, June 17 for promptly taking down the plastic-made "banderitas" that adorned the side plaza of St. John the Baptist. Before and after. (Photos from the EcoWaste Coalition) It was only last Tuesday when the green group called out the...
Quiapo Church's use of "banderitas" made out of single-use plastic has rubbed an environmental group the wrong way. These trinkets made out of thin-film plastic have made the EcoWaste Coalition unhappy. (Photo from EcoWaste Coalition) EcoWaste Coalition has called out the Quiapo Church for...
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Undersecretary Benny Antiporda has acknowledged the delays in the banning of items on the non-environmentally acceptable products (NEAP) list, but insisted that authorities were "doing their best". DENR Undersecretary Benny Antiporda...
Lorin Bektas, actress Ruffa Gutierrez's eldest daughter with ex Yilmaz, just graduated from high school. The proud mother couldn't help but share with fans the milestone in a recent social media post. Sharing Lorin's yearbook photos and write-up, as with a couple of shots of them together, Ruffa...
Senator Cynthia Villar on Sunday, June 6, reiterated her call for the government to come up with a solid waste management strategy to address the overwhelming volume of plastic wastes, which remains a major environmental problem for the Philippines. “A 2015 University of Georgia study revealed...
All existing telco laws must be integrated into one to avoid conflicting provisions when legislators pass the Open Access in Data Transmission Bill. “Organizing outdated laws on telecommunications in one comprehensive law will prevent conflicting provisions,” stressed Atty. Ariel Tubayan, Globe...
