Environment

8 domestic flights cancelled due to bad weather Tuesday

MANILA -  Eight domestic flights were cancelled Tuesday due to bad weather, the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) said. These flights were: PAL Express (2P) 2014/2015 Manila-Tuguegarao-Manila 2P 2041/2042 Manila-Caticlan-Manila Cebu Pacific (5J) 504/505 Manila-Tuguegarao-Manila 5J 196/197 Manila-Cauayan-Manila State...

Lopez condemns lifting of open-pit mining ban

“I am against open pit mining. Government should explain proposed lifting of current ban,” former Department of Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Gina Lopez said during a press conference on Monday. Lopez...

Cimatu pushes for ASEAN-wide mangrove dev’t, conservation

Amid growing evidence of the significant opportunities mangroves offer for climate change adaptation and mitigation, Environment Secretary Roy A. Cimatu called for more convergence among member countries of the Association of...

DENR rejects Payatas coop call to reopen landfill

Despite calls from some Payatas residents, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) insisted that there is no way it would allow the Quezon City Sanitary Landfill (QCSLF) to be...

Ilocos products shine anew in PH travel mart expo

LAOAG CITY -- Quality products from the north are among the biggest hit again at the 28th Philippines Travel Mart Expo at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City, Metro Manila. Aian Raquel,...

30 farm school owners, LGU representatives complete training on climate-smart farm business school

THIRTY innovative farm school owners and local government unit representatives recently graduated from a10-day training on climate-smart farm organized by the Villar Social Institute for Poverty Alleviation and Governance (SIPAG) in...

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