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Apparel brand pledges for cleaner beaches
International beach apparel brand Reef pledges to make sure beaches stay clean and healthy. To achieve this, Reef is targeting to accomplish 1,500 beach cleanups, remove 150,000 lbs of trash and engage 30,000 volunteers ...
- December 18, 2018
PLDT, Smart back GenSan Tuna Festival
For this year’s Tuna Festival, General Santos City pushed for environmental and education awareness with the support of PLDT and its wireless unit Smart Communications, the festival’s official advocacy partners. PLDT and ...
- September 20, 2019
Strength in union
Employees of Manila Standard, Globe and other volunteers conduct a coastal cleanup activity Saturday at the Las Piñas-Parañaque Critical Habitat Ecotourism Area Freedom Island, also known as the Manila-Cavite Expressway ...
- April 9, 2017
Boracay redux
Boracay Island, once associated with wild parties and unrestricted tours, will reopen on Oct. 26 under strict state rules that aim to limit arrivals in the famous tourist destination.
Alcohol drinking and smoking will be ...
- October 5, 2018
Seaweeds farming
Forty-five-year-old fisherfolk Jonel Vasquez gathers seaweeds on Johnson Island in Roxas, Palawan, the site of the P3.1-million project for start-up seaweeds nursery, production and marketing sub-project under the Agriculture ...
- September 8, 2015
Senator pushes for protection wetlands
A continuing government commitment and a more extensive public participation in the conservation of natural wetlands in the country are needed to protect the environment, according to Senator Cynthia Villar. Marking the ...
- February 26, 2018
High court asked to drop petition vs Bora closure
Malacañang has asked the Supreme Court to dismiss a petition questioning the six-month closure of the world-famous Boracay Island resort. In a 61-page comment, Malacañang, through the Office of the Solicitor General, sought ...
- August 22, 2018
LGUs honored on Manila Bay efforts
The government has awarded outstanding cities and municipalities for their contributions to rehabilitate and protect the Manila Bay watershed and for being compliant with the Philippine Fisheries Code. Department of the ...
- December 15, 2022
Quick climate changes revealed in Antarctica
A decade ago, a thick layer of ice covered with Collines Glacier on Antarctica's King George Island. Now the rocky landscape is visible to the naked eye, in a region that is both a victim of and a laboratory for climate ...
- March 2, 2018
Boracay natives may regain lands
Speaking in Pampanga during the oathtaking of newly elected barangay captains, the President said he would only want Boracay’s beach front to be used for commercial purposes, while the rest of the island would be subject ...
- June 14, 2018