Environment

DENR to help clear ‘Ompong’-affected roads

MANILA -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will help clear roads of trees that might topple during the onslaught of Typhoon Ompong. "We already alerted our personnel about helping cut...

EDC adopts Boracay wetland to support DENR island rehab

DUMAGUETE CITY -- Geothermal leader Energy Development Corp. (EDC) has expressed support for government efforts to rehabilitate Boracay Island and restore its natural resources through the Department of Environment and Natural Resources...

Program to boost ASEAN youth action in biodiversity upkeep launched

MANILA -- A new international program aims to increasingly promote youth participation in the conservation of Southeast Asia's rich but threatened biodiversity. Launched in Metro Manila on Tuesday, the European Union-funded ASEAN Youth...

Maynilad aims to plant 100K trees in 2018 under ‘Plant for Life’

MANILA -- As part of its efforts to help reforest vital watersheds and prevent calamities like land erosion and flooding, water distributor Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (Maynilad) recently kicked off its “Plant...

Samoan Leader Calls Denial of Climate Change ‘Stupid’

SYDNEY — One of the South Pacific’s longest serving leaders, Samoan Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele, told a meeting in Australia that climate change is an “existential threat” to island nations and that...

Iloilo City to regulate plastics use

ILOILO CITY -- The city government here is eyeing an ordinance that will regulate the use of plastic drinking straws and stirrers in all business establishments and stalls to promote environment-friendly practices...

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