Environment

GenSan pushes ban on open burning, use of plastics

GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- The city government is pushing for the full implementation of the ban on open burning and a local ordinance that regulates the use of plastic bags and...

ASEAN youth form network vs. climate change

MANILA -- Youth leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have agreed to form a region-wide network of youth leaders to serve as a knowledge management platform for sharing...

Legarda Urges Stronger Cooperation Among PHL Sectors to Scale Up Green Investments

Senator Loren Legarda today underscored the importance of convergence among financial institutions, the private sector and government in enhancing green financing which is key to transforming the country towards being climate-smart...

110 marine turtle hatchlings released during Pawikan Festival

MORONG, Bataan -- Some 110 hatchlings of marine turtles were released out into the West Philippine Sea during the Pawikan Festival here Saturday. Records showed that more than 68,000 one-day old baby turtles...

BMB seeks witnesses to alleged ‘musang’ killing

MANILA – The Biodiversity Management Bureau (BMB) is searching for witnesses who can corroborate an alleged online post on the supposed capture and killing of a civet cat or “musang” by reporting...

Most ocean plastic pollution carried by 10 rivers

https://av.voanews.com/Videoroot/Pangeavideo/2017/11/9/9a/9afc0001-382d-470b-a30d-80af01915992.mp4 WATCH: Henry Ridgwell's video report on ocean plastic waste LONDON — The equivalent of one garbage truck full of plastic waste is dumped into the world’s oceans every minute, equal to 8 million...

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