Browsing by Subject "Environments"
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3 published outstanding R&D receive Dr. Elvira O. Tan Awards
(BusinessMirror,January 10, 2021 , on page A5)Three published research and development papers in agriculture, aquatic sciences, and natural resources and environment were conferred with the Dr. Elvira O. Tan Awards. The awards were given during the recent virtual S&T ... -
Aboitiz Cleanergy Park: Promoting biodiversity conservation
(SunStar Philippines,June 12, 2020 , on page 6-7)The World Environment Month is commemorated every June, with the World Environment Day on June 5th. As the world celebrates this, it is important to reflect on the many ways humans impact the planet and its flora and fauna. ... -
Aliping rejects watershed rehab
(Manila Standard,January 30, 2015 , on page B7)A lawmaker accused of cutting trees and making excavations inside the Sto. Tomas watershed turned down demands by forestry and environment officials to repair the damages he allegedly caused in the area, a lawyer for the ... -
Along comes…‘The Iloilo Nature Conservation Society’
(Panay News,April 9, 2018 , on page 8-14)Tuesday last week, April 3 to be exact, moi was “hijacked” by good friend and “brother”, international designer Edgardo Lopez Suelo, to attend with him a meeting/forum of stakeholders concerned with the ongoing construction ... -
At 86, still a marine biodiveristy champion
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,August 1, 2015 , on page A9)His silver hair and well-toned skin hardly reveal his age of 86 years. In fact, listening to him talk in his usual passionate and thickly accented manner, one may even imagine him to be a few decades younger. Speaking about ... -
Balloons, sky lanterns harm the environment
(The Manila Times,January 10, 2019 , on page B5)The spectacle of the symbolic releasing of balloons and night sky lanterns is, without a doubt, a beautiful sight to behold and has become increasingly popular at festivals, weddings and other celebrations across the world. ... -
Boracay ready for reopen; gov't orders casino closure
(Manila Standard,October 25, 2018 , on page A1-A2)The Philippines reopens its crown jewel resort Boracay Island to holidaymakers on Friday, after a six-month cleanup aimed at repairing the damage inflicted by years of unrestrained mass tourism. President Rodrigo Duterte ... -
Boracay – Part 2
(Panay News,November 28, 2018 , on page 13-18)Tourism is one major contributor to the gross domestic product but if we do not take care of our environment, we will lose to rival destinations in Asia the many foreign tourists flocking to the Philippines. President ... -
Bucket list Philippines goes sustainable
(The Philippine Star,February 9, 2020 , on page C8)“This is not your typical travel book,” writes editor Simeon Ventura Jr. in his introduction to the book. “I think what sets this book apart is that we made a conscious effort to present different aspects of sustainable ... -
DENR halts 'balling' of mangroves
(Manila Bulletin,March 23, 2018 , on page 7)The multi-million expansion project of the Iloilo Esplanade has been criticized both by environmentalists and residents who warned about the destruction of the mangroves. A pet project of Ilonggo Senator Franklin Drilon, ... -
Don't forget the Environment
(Panay News,July 24, 2018 , on page 8)We would have wanted to hear the President emphasize ecological solutions to the waste and pollution problems afflicting the country in his third State of the Nation Address (SONA) yesterday. It would have driven home his ... -
DOT gets ready for Boracay opening
(Panay News,July 9, 2018 , on page 1-14)Less than 200 tourism establishments in Boracay were so far able to meet the requirements set by the government’s interagency rehabilitation task force overseeing the cleanup of the popular island resort. “As of June 15 ... -
Drowning in plastic
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,July 20, 2018 , on page A14)You’ve probably been to a supermarket that has stopped using plastic bags, and a restaurant that no longer uses plastic cups or provides straws with your drink order (or has replaced plastic straws with paper ones). Chances ... -
'Eco-rangers' train at Naujan Lake
(The Manila Times,January 13, 2015 , on page B8)Did you know that the science of climate change start with the sun? What have you done for the planet today? These are two of the questions I’ve encountered during my four-day “Eco-Ranger Training Workshop” last year at ... -
Ecobricks movement gaining ground in PH
(The Manila Times,June 21, 2018 , on page B6)The use of Ecobricks is gaining ground in the Philippines with a handful of green advocates believing it could help the country reduce plastic pollution, especially in water bodies. “In the beginning, it was more like for ... -
Env't group raises alarm over coral poaching in Tayabas Bay
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,October 26, 2016 , on page A12)The threat of coral poaching in Tayabas Bay has surfaced after the recent arrest of a fisherman who yielded 11 sacks of assorted corals harvested in this body of water in Quezon province, a local environmental group said. ... -
‘The environment is everything that isn’t me’
(The Manila Times,October 25, 2018 , on page B6)Movement Against Plastic Pollution is an Ilocos Norte-based youth organization that envisions a plastic pollution-free and environmental-friendly province with environmental-conscious Ilocanos by 2025. It aims to raise ... -
'Environment, economic growth can go together'
(Panay News,November 20, 2016 , on page B9)Environment secretary Gina Lopez has stressed the importance of preserving the environment while growing the economy as governments around the world seek the cap global warming. Speaking at a climate change summit in Morocco ... -
Environmental science in focus at conference
(Manila Bulletin,June 14, 2018 , on page 6)Dr. Ryohei Kada, professor of Agricultural Economics at Shijonawate Gakuen University, in Osaka, Japan, and one of the keynote speakers, stressed the need for a deeper understanding of the relationship between environment ... -
Fishers air support for Atimonan coal plant
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,July 12, 2018 , on page A7)A group of fishermen expressed support for what could be the third coal power plant in the province of Quezon which several groups decried as another assault on the environment. Greg de Gracia, chair of the group of fishermen ...