President Benigno Aquino III has exempted the mining industry from the total log ban in exchange for obligating the industry to take part in the Nat
Read MoreImagine the environmental impact of giving blanket authority to mining companies to cut down thousands of trees in forests: more floods and landslid
Read MoreA confederation of plastic manufacturing companies has asked the Senate to wait for the results of a study on the actual environmental impact of th
Read MoreMINERS now have to either establish a reforestation area or to donate seedlings to the National Greening Program (NGP) under an order issued earlier
Read MoreEnvironment Secretary Ramon Paje said air quality in the Philippine was “getting better,” although air pollution remained a leading health concern i
Read MoreWorld News Rounding the northernmost tip of Russia in his oceangoing tugboat this summer, Capt. Vladimir V. Bozanov saw plenty of walruses, some po
Read MoreJeffrey Bautista was 15 years old when residents and municipal officials of Masinloc in Zambales rose to oppose a coal-fired power plant that the Na
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The 37th Philippine Business Conference (PBC), the country's biggest annual business meeting in the country, is urging the gov
Read MoreThe Philippines ranked the third-most country at risk of disasters, according to a new United Nations study that measures social vulnerability, expo
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines—The umbrella organization of the country’s largest mining firms expressed alarm Thursday over statements made by representatives
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. Right. Reforming our investment laws is not a silver bullet. I don’t think advocates ever said that. There are oth
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - Sen. Ralph Recto is pushing for the grant of incentives to manufacturers and buyers of alternative fuel vehicles (AFV) in ord
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - President Aquino has temporarily designated Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Rogelio Singson as the governmen
Read MoreThis is a re-posted op-ed piece. With a Guinness World Record recognition possible, it seems certain that “Lolong” the crocodile from the Agusan Mars
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is open to using incinerators to solve Metro Manila's garbage woes.
Read MoreBAGUIO CITY—How exactly will Baguio move an unstable mountain of garbage that looms perilously over a community below? Several city officials told
Read MoreMORE than a thousand local government units have yet to comply with the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act, the Department of Environment and Nat
Read MoreThis is a re-posted press release. The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading a measure regulating the use of plastic bags
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