Planning is key to saving trees: DENR
Department of Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Ramon Paje is advocating planned development of urban areas nationwide to help protect remaining green patches in...
Legarda wants distribution of geohazard maps nationwide
Senator Loren Legarda on Tuesday reiterated the need to complete the distribution of the geohazard maps all over the country to reduce, if not...
Where have all our marine turtles gone?
by Gerry T. EstreraTawi-tawi, located in the country’s southernmost province, is home to the Turtle Islands, a group of seven islets between the Philippines...
LGUs urged to use geohazard maps for disaster management
As the country observes the National Disaster Consciousness Month this July, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is calling on all local...
New tool to enhance campaign for climate-resilient communities
Government further stepped up its campaign for resilient communities nationwide by providing local government units (LGUs) a tool for better protecting life, limb and...
WWF disputes FEF figures on solar projects
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF-Philippines) contests the figures cited by the Foundation for Economic Freedom (FEF) in their recent press release opposing...
Oceans in deep trouble
 by Gerry T. EstreraThe world’s oceans are in danger, and the enormity of the challenge is bigger than one country or organization,” said World...
Hydropower: To build or not to build
By Gerry T. EstreraOn January 29, 2014, the San Lorenzo Ruiz and Developers, Inc. wrote a letter to Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte about...
Biodiversity: Going, going, gone?
by Gerry T. EstreraFifteen years ago, Time magazine named the Philippines as one of “the world’s top 25 biodiversity hot spots,” areas disturbed by human activity...
Protect the remaining forests
By Gerry T. Estrera“For over a century, we have waged a relentless assault against our once majestic woodlands. We have laid to waste millions...