Environment

400 Palawan cherry trees to be moved to 7-ha green park

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan -- The city government here is eyeing the transfer of over 400 fully-grown Balayong trees to a seven-hectare green park being developed in Barangay Tiniguiban near the City...

CDO mulls ‘lockdown’ policy in future disaster response ops

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY--The repeated occurrence of flooding in the city's main roads has prompted the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) to consider a “lockdown” policy for the...

Team to oversee construction of waste-to-energy facilities in Davao

DAVAO CITY – Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio has created a project management team for the construction of the waste-to-energy (WTE) facilities,  one of the this city’s solid waste management projects. A joint...

LGU, private sector tie-up to save Banaue Rice Terraces

MANILA -- With a huge land area of the Banaue Rice Terraces deteriorating, the local government has partnered with the private sector to save the country's northern treasure and prevent it from...

Fertilizer use endangers Palawan seaweed industry

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan -- A member of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (Provincial Board) has discouraged the use of synthetic fertilizer on Palawan seaweeds as it endangers the industry. Board Member Roseller Pineda told...

Confiscated wood becomes Marawi rehab aid

MANILA -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has donated to Task Force Bangon Marawi (TFBM) nearly 871,453 board feet of confiscated illegally cut wood valued at over PHP43.5 million...

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