Environment

Logging operations in Zambo Peninsula destroy farmlands: Pinol

ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Department of Agriculture (DA) Sec. Emmanuel Piñol disclosed he will ask President Rodrigo Duterte to put a total stop to logging operations here in the Zamboanga Peninsula. Piñol issued...

Palawan-Kudat sealink begins Feb 2018

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan -- FastCat, a fleet of catamaran-type roll-on, roll-off (Ro-Ro) vessels being operated by Archipelago Philippine Ferries Corporation (APFC), will be servicing the Palawan-Kudat sea link between the Philippines...

Assisted breeding program helps Australia’s ailing Great Barrier Reef

SYDNEY — There’s new hope for ailing parts of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef - assisted reproductive technology. Researchers have been capturing coral spawn and rearing millions of larvae in large tanks. The reef...

‘Urduja’ damage in 5 regions placed at P2.1B

MANILA -- Damages caused by "Urduja" to agriculture and infrastructure in five regions have reached the PHP2.1 billion, National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (NDRRMC) executive director Ricardo Jalad said. In an update...

Planned LNG facility, Agus rehab to ensure stable power supply

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said the rehabilitation of the Agus-Pulangi hydroelectric power plants in Mindanao and the construction of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility to replace the Malampaya natural...

House moves to declare Kalayaan Island Group alienable land

The House committee on natural resources chaired by Rep. Arnel Ty (Party-list, LPGMA) approved House Bill 5614 which seeks to declare the Kalayaan Island Group situated in the province of Palawan...

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