Environment

DENR, police probe illegal logging in Lanao del Sur

By Noel Punzalan/PNA COTABATO CITY - The Department of Environment and Natural Resources in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DENR-ARMM) and police authorities are investigating the discovery of some 5,000 board...

Land clearing activities threaten Palawan’s ‘Balinsasayaw’ birds

By Celeste Anna Formoso/PNA PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan -- The population of the "balinsasayaw" (swiftlet), the bird that weaves the edible Nido nest, is under threat in the northern Palawan town of...

US Climate Report Says Disasters Will Get Worse

VOA News A U.S. government report says the impacts of climate change, including powerful storms, droughts and wildfires, are worsening in the United States. The report, written with the help of more than...

Negros bishops cite Pope’s plea for environmental protection

By Erwin Nicavera/PNA BACOLOD CITY -- The four Roman Catholic bishops in Negros cited the appeal of Pope Francis to “every person living on this planet” to protect the environment in opposing...

Cimatu orders nationwide river cleanup

By Luel Galarpe/PNA CEBU CITY -- Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu on Thursday ordered all regional directors of the agency to have all the rivers under their jurisdiction...

PICE, PHILGASEA team-up for annual tree planting activity

Francis Felix Falgui/PTV News The Commission on Audit (COA) Sub-Chapter of the Philippine Institute for Civil Engineers (PICE) Quezon City together with the Philippine Government Audit Service Employees Association (PHILGASEA) has once...

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