Environment

Plastics can kill sea turtles, says Apo Island exec

DUMAGUETE CITY -- A key official of the world-renowned Apo Island Protected Landscape and Seascape (AIPLS) in Dauin, Negros Oriental on Wednesday urged the public to refrain from throwing plastics into the...

Boracay cops ready for Oct. 26 re-opening

BORACAY ISLAND, Aklan -- More than 500 policemen are now deployed in Boracay to prepare for the expected influx of tourists when it reopens on October 26. Senior Supt. Jesus Cambay Jr., commander...

Researchers Discover Microplastics in 100 Percent of People Studied

In the first study of its kind, Austrian researchers have tracked the movement of microplastics into human beings. The results show that the plastic that is a ubiquitous element of human...

Boracay’s pristine beauty 80% restored: DENR

MANILA -- Four days before the reopening of Boracay Island, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Tuesday said 80 percent of the pristine beauty of the famous tourist destination...

Underwater cleanup kicks off Boracay’s marine biodiversity assessment

BORACAY ISLAND, Aklan -- An underwater cleanup joined by at least 50 divers was held to mark the start of the biodiversity assessment of coastal and marine areas on the island on...

10 pangolins rescued from illegal wildlife trader in Palawan

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan -- A fisherman was arrested Friday by environmental authorities for illegal collection and possession of some 10 critically endangered scaly anteaters or pangolins in the northern town of Taytay. Voltaire...

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