Environment

Most Siargao resorts operate sans ECC

DAPA, Siargao Island -- Surigao del Norte Governor Sol F. Matugas said majority of the 124 resorts in General Luna, the country's surfing mecca and the province's most popular tourism destination,...

DAR to buy tools to boost productivity amid climate change

MANILA -- The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) will buy more equipment this year to help agrarian reform beneficiary organizations (ARBOs) nationwide improve their farm productivity amid climate change. "DAR's 2018 allocation for...

Pangasinan town eyes waste-to-energy power project

LAOAC, Pangasinan -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) regional office is now evaluating a waste-to-energy project proposed for Laoac town by Rublu Group of Companies, a consortium of...

PRRD awaits Cimatu ‘suggestion’ on Boracay issue

MANILA -- President Rodrigo R. Duterte will be waiting for the recommendation of Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu to address Boracay's environmental woes, Malacanang said Monday. In...

P20-M agro-fishery lab center to rise in NegOcc

BACOLOD CITY -- A PHP20-million agro-fishery laboratory center under the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) will rise in Negros Occidental this year. “There is a need for the province to improve its...

2018 Earth Hour to highlight biodiversity protection

MANILA - World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Philippines is set to kick off the country's 2018 Earth Hour celebration next month, focusing on protecting biodiversity from climate change. Earth Hour, an annual global grassroots...

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