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Environmentalists tell Nestlé: Stop using plastics
Environmental groups on Thursday demanded that global giant Nestlé end its dependence on single-use plastic, citing waste audit reports that named the multinational company as one of the top sources of plastic pollution. ...
- April 13, 2019
Overloading ruled out in Iloilo sea tragedy
An official of the Philippine Coast Guard yesterday ruled out overloading as the three motorboats capsized after being hit by huge waves last Saturday in the Iloilo-Guimaras Straight. The incident left 28 passengers dead. ...
- August 7, 2019
Phl joins good mgmt of protected areas study in Vietnam
Philippine biodiversity officials will participate in a study tour on good management practices of protected areas in Hanoi, Vietnam. Aside from Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Biodiversity Management ...
- June 24, 2015
Amid China’s build, build, build, Rody non-combative
Faced with China’s version of “build, build, build” in the South China Sea, President Duterte is keeping his “non-combative” stance in dealing with Beijing,“We need to reiterate the fact that the President has said – his ...
- July 1, 2017
Coat Guard, Marina officials relieved amid sea mishap probe
Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade has relieved six officials of the Philippine Coast Guard and the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) pending results of a “comprehensive and very objective” investigation on the ...
- August 9, 2019
700 volunteers help clean Tacloban downtown coastal areas
Over 700 volunteers flocked to the coastal areas of Sabang and Siren districts in this city for a cleanup activity spearheaded by the city government and An Waray. Five trucks of garbage were hauled from the clean-up drive ...
- February 5, 2019
PHLPost issues first triangle stamps
The Philippine Postal Corp. (PHLPost) has issued its first ever triangle-shaped stamps featuring eight marine species found in the country. According to PHLPost, the issuance of the Philippine Marine Biodiversity Stamp was ...
- August 5, 2013
PH to resume reef repairs
The Philippines had called on all countries last October to stop construction work on small islands and reefs in the South China Sea, virtually all of which is claimed by China. China itself is undertaking massive reclamation ...
- March 27, 2015
DOST's Project NOAH integrated into Pagasa
The new weather and hazard modeling technologies developed by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) will be transferred to its weather arm. Projects NOAH (Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards) and DREAM ...
- January 20, 2015
DENR to work with Smithsonian for reef preservation
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) recently entered into an agreement with a group of museums and research centers based in the United States concerning the use of ARMS or Autonomous Reef Monitoring ...
- May 28, 2015