Environment

DILG: ‘LaBoracay’ still cancel on May 1

By Katrina Gracia Consebido Despite the alleviation on quarantine protocols and alert levels in the country, DILG and other government bureaus have no plans on resuming the annual celebration event. The Department of...

Palace enjoins public to observe Earth Hour

Malacañang called on the public to join the symbolic switching off of lights at 8:30 p.m. tonight (March 26), as the world celebrates Earth Hour or the movement uniting people to take action against climate change.

Earth Hour 2022: Ways to spend the special hour

Lights off or lights on?  Earth Hour, a movement which began in 2007 through World Wildlife Fund’s (WWF) initiatives, is celebrated annually at exactly 8:30 p.m to 9:30 p.m on the last Saturday of March “to “address global threats to the planet such as climate change.”

Disaster resilience must be taught in schools

MANILA – Partido Reporma senatorial Guillermo Eleazar on Sunday, Mar. 20, said a subject that focuses on disaster resilience should be included in the school curriculum since Filipinos are often exposed to different natural hazards such as typhoons, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions among others.

DENR to intensify monitoring in Boracay

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said it will strengthen its compliance monitoring on business establishments in Boracay as more tourists are expected in the island in the coming...

DBP to fund seedbank for native tree species

State-owned Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) has signed a memorandum of agreement with the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) to launch the DBP Seedbank Project, a Corporate Social Responsibility initiative...

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