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Oil spill spreads on Manila Bay
A diesel oil spill spread a large reddish stain over Manila Bay Friday, posing potential health and environmental hazards, authorities said. A fuel tanker is suspected of having dumped half a million liters of diesel into ...
- August 10, 2013
How much trash can you pick up from the beach in 5 minutes?
The specially curated show, dubbed “Alon!,” shows photographs of surfers from the country’s six leading surfing communities—Siargao, La Union, Baler, Mati in Davao, Gubat in Sorsogon, and Sabang Daguitan in Leyte—each ...
- June 23, 2019
Preserving Philippine marine life
The melting of the polar ice caps, frequent and stronger typhoons, the thinning of the ozone layer--these are just some of the telltale signs of Global warming. It is no longer a myth or a conspiracy theory, that’s why ...
- February 28, 2019
Cimatu mulls over ban on single-use plastics in Bora
Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu is “seriously considering” a ban on single-use plastic items in Aklan’s Boracay Island to address its growing garbage problem. The prohibition of the use of single-use plastic products would ...
- June 13, 2018
Plastic pollution in PH: Why so much waste ends up in oceans
Masses of plastic trash swirling in waterways, garbage clogging drainage canals and huge stinking dumpsites are among the most visible manifestations of the waste crisis in the Philippines. A 2015 report on plastic pollution ...
- November 3, 2018
Youth to unleash inner heroes in 2018 International Coastal Cleanup Summit
The International Coastal Cleanup is a global movement celebrated every third Saturday of September yearly and being participated by more than 100 countries across the globe, including the Philippines, as we rally the ...
- September 25, 2018
Energy firm leads Subic gab on sea turtle conservation
Redondo Peninsula Energy Inc. has conducted a forum here on turtle conservation under its Protect the Bay Initiative program. The discussion, entitled “Lessons from PawiCare,” aimed to share the best practices on how the ...
- July 19, 2018
LLDA issues notices vs. Bay polluters
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources through the Laguna Lake Development Authority has issued a notice of violation against the Government Service Insurance System in Pasay City’s Roxas Boulevard as one of ...
- February 2, 2019
'Bora' rehab completed in Dec. 2019- Puyat
While Boracay will be reopened on Oct. 26, Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said the rehabilitation of the island will be completed by December 2019. Speaking during the deliberations of the Department of Tourism ...
- September 14, 2018
SC affirms legality of Boracay six-month closure last year
The Supreme Court has affirmed the legality of the six-month closure of Boracay Island last year. Voting 11-2, the SC resolved to dismiss the petition filed by three residents in the world-renowned tourist destination ...
- February 13, 2019