Environment

Bacteria from Mt. Mayon soils found with potential antibiotic, anticancer properties

From now on, Mt. Mayon will be known not only for its perfect cone shape and eruptive past but for its soils that host bacteria that have potential antibiotic and anticancer properties.

House OKs bill banning single-use plastics on final reading

The House of Representatives on Wednesday (July 28) approved on third and final reading a bill banning single-use plastics, two decades after the first bills were filed.

DA: ₱12.38-M crops and livestock lost to typhoon Fabian

Based on Saturday’s data (July 24) from the Department of Agriculture (DA), the amount of damage and losses caused by typhoon Fabian is now at ₱12.38 million, affecting about 885 farmers in Central Luzon, Calabarzon, and Western Visayas.

Garbage piles collected in Manila Bay after heavy rains

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) conducted clean-up operations on Thursday (July 22) after piles of garbage washed ashore in Manila Bay’s dolomite beach following torrential rains in the...

Marikina River restoration now on Phase 2

The Task Force Build Back Better (TF BBB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) finished the first phase of its dredging and widening activity along Marikina River.

PRRD, nanawagang muli ng maayos na medical waste disposal

 Nanawagan na si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa publiko hinggil sa wastong pagtatapon ng basura, lalo na ang mga medical waste.  Sa kaniyang public address nitong Hunyo 7, ipinunto niyang nakakaalarma ang pagdami...

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