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DENR to empower environmental laws with the creation of the EPEB
The Philippines is a diverse country with rich ecosystems that serve as habitat of endemic species flora and fauna. Such bountiful natural resources, however, are facing environmental changes brought about by exploitation ...
- February 20, 2020
GCash to plant half a million mangrove trees in Cebu
GCash, the leading digital mobile wallet in the country, together with the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc., (RAFI), is planting 550,000 mangrove trees in Tañon Strait in Cebu to help the environment and mitigate the effects ...
- April 10, 2022
Advocates continue call for Filipinos to protect the environment
Last month’s Australia bushfires must serve as a warning for countries to accelerate the phaseout of fossil fuels and scale up climate action in the country, according to environment advocates. “We have a moral responsibility ...
- February 13, 2020
DENR's next mission: Cleaning PH oceans
After the closure of all 335 open dumpsites nationwide, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is now shifting its focus to cleaning the country’s oceans. Undersecretary for Solid Waste Management and ...
- June 28, 2021
Pangasinan public high school wins int'l award for mangrove tree-planting
The Bonuan Buquig National High School (BBNHS) in Dagupan City, Pangasinan won $50,000 as the World's Best School prize in the Environmental Action category of T4 Education, the Department of Education (DepED) announced. ...
- October 22, 2022
For Ocean's Month, this local brand challenges consumers to help refuse 2M single-use plastics
Single-use plastics have been a detriment to the environment for a long time and the Philippines is one of the countries with the highest share of plastic waste that is deemed mismanaged. According to a 2020 study, only ...
- July 7, 2021
Cagayan River dredging, planting of 200 M trees proposed
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu has proposed the immediate dredging of Cagayan River and planting of some 200 million tree seedlings on low-lying agricultural areas in Cagayan ...
- November 17, 2020
Coca-Cola PH, partners collect more than 1,000 kgs of waste in coastal cleanup in Tanza, Cavite
Coca-cola Philippines, together with Plastic Bank Philippines and Lighthouse Legacy Foundation, led over 200 volunteers to collect debris and marine waste at Julugan Fish Terminal in Tanza, Cavite, on Sept. 16, as part of ...
- October 7, 2023
Saving the seas must be a way of life
The Philippines is home to some of the world’s greatest natural wonders. Looking at many of our popular tourist attractions—Palawan, Boracay, Siargao, La Union, and other named and unnamed coastal beauties—it is difficult ...
- February 2, 2023
SMC's P2-B Pasig clean-up reaches milestone in Feb.
Diversified conglomerate San Miguel Corporation (SMC) is expecting its P2-billion Pasig River cleanup project to cross the one million metric tons threshold in silt and solid wastes removed by next month. This will come ...
- February 1, 2023