Pinoys now more aware about environment issues
Senator Loren Legarda, a leading environmental advocate, yesterday welcomed the results of a recent Pulse Asia survey showing Filipinos’ growing awareness on protecting the...
UN general assembly upgrades UNEP
Another step forward to the ‘Future We Want’ was put in place last week with a decision by the General Assembly of the United...
Yearender: PHL elevates climate adaptation campaign
The Philippines’ climate change adaptation bid soared to new heights in 2012, fueled by President Benigno Aquino III’s enactment of Republic Act 10174 which...
Ditch fireworks, switch to eco-friendly alternatives to celebrate holidays
To help sustain the gains made to improve the quality of air in Metro Manila, Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Ramon J.P. Paje is...
Locally grown rice varieties in PHL safe from arsenic
The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) has assured that the locally grown rice varieties in the country is arsenic-free.PhilRice chemist Joy Bartolome Duldulao. said...
Police not heeding PNoy’s order to clear geohazard areas in CDO
A year after storm “Sendong” struck Cagayan de Oro City, residents living in the hazard-prone areas beside the Cagayan de Oro River are still...
2012 a banner year for PHL in environmental protection
By Catherine J. TevesYear 2012 emerged as the banner year for the Philippines in terms of environmental protection efforts.The country gained international recognition for...
Doha talks ‘weak’
The latest Doha talks was “weak” as only a few countries agreed to a second commitment period under the Kyoto Protocol in the reduction...
Coops, MinDA to plant more trees
Following the devastating flashfloods that swept through Mindanao this week brought about by typhoon “Pablo,” at least 6,000 trees would be planted all over...
Free gold worth $3-B dumped as ore wastes in Davao rivers
By Aurelio A. PenaNEARLY 30,000 kilos of gold valued at approximately 2 billion to 3 billion US dollars at current gold market price had...