Environment

Eco group wants plastic trash shipped back to S. Korea

by Jigger Jerusalem - PNA CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- An environmental group called on authorities on Saturday to return the tons of plastic waste shipped from South Korea amid the Philippines' own...

11-MW hydropower plant gets green light in Lanao Norte

By Richel Umel/PNA BACOLOD, Lanao del Norte--The provincial government here has commenced its private-partnership venture with Liangan Power Corporation for the PHP2 billion 11-megawatt Liangan Hydroelectric Power Plant Project. The groundbreaking on November...

Pangasinan town, Zhejiang partner for environment

By Hilda Austria (PNA)  BAYAMBANG, Pangasinan -- The Environmental Protection Bureau of Zhejiang province of the People’s Republic of China and this town have signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) to establish friendly...

Puerto Princesa celebrates Underground River Day

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan -- The city government and the management of the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park (PPSRNP) here are inviting the public to celebrate “Underground River Day” through the...

Negros environment group lauds guv’s ‘coal-free’ stand

BACOLOD CITY -- Pro-environment group Green Alert Network (GAN) supported the move of Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon Jr. seeking to declare Negros “coal-free” amid the opposition to the proposed coal-fired power...

WHO: Air Pollution Conference Aims High to Cut Deaths

GENEVA — Participants at the first ever WHO Global Conference on Air Pollution have adopted a plan for reducing air pollution, which every year prematurely kills an estimated seven million people. The World...

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