PLDT wireless subsidiary Smart Communications and Ericsson recently formalized an agreement to develop an Internet of Things (IoT) solution to help in the protection and conservation of mangroves in the Philippines. Smart ...

For an archipelago surrounded by waters teeming with marine life and one of the most biodiverse ecosystyems in the world, sustained efforts, initiatives and programs must be in set in motion to protect and preserve them, ...

An infuriated Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco sought sanctions against two Philippine Navy personnel and called the attention of regional Navy officials after a patrol ship damaged protected coral reefs off Sta. Cruz Island ...

The warming of the oceans could also mean diminished reproductive success and increased susceptibility to diseases, according to a Silliman Journal article by Dr. Ma. Louella L. Dolar, a foremost authority on Philippine ...

The coastal municipality of Medina in Misamis Oriental in northern Mindanao recently hosted “Shore It Up,” a marine ecological program of the Metro Pacific Investment Corp. participated in by volunteer scuba divers from ...

The Pasig and its tributaries as well as Manila Bay remain polluted to this day. Largely uncoordinated efforts by various local governments and national agencies have not succeeded in cleaning it all up. But a few year, ...

Representatives from six Asia-Pacific nations were in this city to draw a road map for sustainable fishing in the Coral Triangle, which is home to 76 percent of all known coral species. The six-member nations wanted ...

The Department of Agriculture (DA) has pumped up its budget proposal for next year to P218 billion as it intends to seek a separate fund for the protection of Benham Rise, a 25-million hectare shallow continental shelf ...

The Philippine government was urged yesterday to create a protection framework for Benham Rise, an undersea territory east of Luzon brimming with natural resources, to prevent foreign vessels from trespassing. Oceana, the ...

Senator Cynthia Villar has emphasized the importance of Las Piñas-Parañaque Critical Habitat and Eco-Tourism Area (LPPCHEA), a unique space in Metro Manila, as a bird sanctuary and mangrove haven. LLPCHEA gained international ...