Environment

Cimatu orders 6-month rehab of El Nido

By Celeste Anna Formoso/PNA PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan -- Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu on Wednesday ordered the municipal government of El Nido to conduct immediately the rehabilitation of the environmental condition of...

PEZA to launch more ‘green’ zones in PH

By Pamela Mariz Geminiano /PNA BAGUIO CITY -- After launching its "Revolution Smoke-Free" mantra in the City of Pines this week, the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) is bent on introducing more green economic...

Iloilo Declaration to highlight reduction on marine pollution

By Perla Lena/PNA ILOILO CITY -- For the first time, countries from the East Asia will come up with a pledge to support reduction of the marine pollution. It will be one of...

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...

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