Environment

DENR, LGUs spearhead nationwide clean-up drive

MANILA -- Massive clean-up activities, dubbed as “Bayan Ko, Linis Ko” were held all over the country Sunday (September 17) for the National Clean Up Day organized by the Department of Environment...

OCD boosts ‘Bida Ang Handa’ campaign for 3rd Quarter NSED

QUEZON CITY, Sept. 15 -- The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) through the Regional DRRM Councils will hold the 3rd Quarter Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill (NSED) on 21...

Cimatu rallies support for phasedown of climate-warming HFCS

Environment Secretary Roy A. Cimatu on Thursday appealed to the refrigeration and airconditioning sector to support the gradual phasedown of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), which are powerful greenhouse gases (GHG) contributing largely to...

DENR leads twin environmental events in September

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will lead the local celebration of two important global environmental events this September: the International Coastal Cleanup Day and the International Day for...

DILG: International Coastal Clean-Up Day, more than just picking up litter

The International Coastal Clean-Up (ICC) Day should not just be about picking up litter along coastlines, according to the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). The DILG says that local...

Highest standards to be used in open-pit mining: COMP

MANILA -- The Chamber of Mines of the Philippines (COMP) on Thursday assured that they adhere to highest standards in all the methods they employ in extracting minerals in their respective...

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