Environment

Rescue Robot to Help Revive Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA — For the first time an underwater robot is to be used to plant baby coral to parts of Australia's Great Barrier Reef damaged by mass bleaching, as scientists plan...

CENRO vows to go after illegal loggers in northern Palawan

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan -- Environment authorities in the northern Palawan town of Taytay have vowed to step up their patrol and monitoring operations against illegal loggers as they turned over another...

Zumba, cleanup to raise awareness vs. plastic use in Boracay

BORACAY ISLAND, Aklan -- More than 200 participants joined the Zumba and cleanup activity on Boracay’s Bulabog Beach on Wednesday to raise awareness against single-use plastic. The Halloween-themed activity led by the Philippine...

‘Green Brigade’ to protect Kidapawan watershed

KIDAPAWAN CITY -- To ensure thick forests at the northern slope of Mt. Apo, the country’s highest peak, and around the city are safeguarded, Mayor Joseph Evangelista has pushed for the creation...

Duterte ‘very pleased’ with new Boracay: Palace

MANILA -- President Rodrigo Duterte was satisfied with the results of the six-month intensive rehabilitation of Boracay Island, commending everyone, particularly the inter-agency task force for their patience and cooperation. “President Rodrigo Roa...

BFAR to look into ‘coral bleaching’ in NegOr

DUMAGUETE CITY -- The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Negros Oriental will look into the reported coral bleaching event in the province following the Philippine Coral Bleaching Watch's “orange...

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