Environment

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...

Imus City holds ‘BasuRaffle’ vs. plastic residual waste

IMUS CITY, Cavite -- The City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) here is set to conduct its monthly raffle at Bayang Luma Tres village on Aug. 31, Friday, in a bid...

‘Scubasureros’: Heroes of the Hundred Islands National Park

ALAMINOS CITY, Pangasinan — Scuba diving is no longer a mere leisure activity at the Hundred Islands National Park (HINP) here as  "scubasureros" also do it to maintain the cleanliness of the...

EMB urges local execs to revisit waste management ordinances

IMUS CITY, Cavite – Local officials and heads of Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) are expected to review existing or draft new ordinances and/or proposals for funding to enhance their locality’s...

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