Browsing Philippine Daily Inquirer by Subject "pollution"
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At 86, still a marine biodiveristy champion
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,August 1, 2015 , on page A9)His silver hair and well-toned skin hardly reveal his age of 86 years. In fact, listening to him talk in his usual passionate and thickly accented manner, one may even imagine him to be a few decades younger. Speaking about ... -
Climate change signals Earth in danger zone
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,January 17, 2015 , on page A23)Climate change and high rates of extinctions of animals and plants are pushing the Earth into a danger zone for humanity, a scientific report card about mankind’s impact on nature said on Thursday. An international team ... -
Conserving Southeast Asia's seas
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,September 15, 2017 , on page A17)The United Nations’ call to conserve and sustainably develop the oceans perhaps resonates most with Southeast Asia than in any other part of the world. With a maritime territory thrice the size of its landmass, the region ... -
COP23 and the World's Oceans
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,November 27, 2017 , on page A18)The 23rd annual climate change conference, or COP23, was held in Bonn, Germany, on Nov. 6-17. There is no doubt that this year will be another record-breaking year to showcase the disastrous effects of climate change. We’ve ... -
Coral deaths, fish kills blamed on shrimp farm
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,May 31, 2000 , on page 18)Diapitan Resources Development Corp. cut 14 hectares of mangroves to build its shrimp ponds, aerial photographs confirmed. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources, however, has not looked into the violation ... -
Corals and garbage
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,June 28, 2015 , on page A16)Recent reports present a rash of problematic incidents regarding the Philippines’ natural resources, foremost among which is China’s expansive seabed dredging in the disputed Spratlys—a reckless and dangerous move that is ... -
Crusaders against plastic pollution spread the word in Palawan
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,November 16, 2019 , on page D2)Race for Water expedition, the world’s largest solar-powered vessel, just ended a two-week stopover in Palawan. The expedition’s goal is a crusade against plastic pollution in the ocean. After 10 days in Puerto Princesa ... -
DENR 'white sand' haul alarms Cebu officials
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,September 5, 2020 , on page A2)Officials of Cebu province are looking into the reported extraction of dolomite rocks that were pulverized into “white sand” to cover and beautify a small part of the Manila Bay shoreline under a much-criticized P349-million ... -
Dwindling harvest: South Korean's 'sea women' struggling with warmer waters
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,April 20, 2021 , on page B6)Clad in a black wet suit and pink face mask, Jin So-hee’s figure cleanly parts the green-blue water until she abruptly dives below the surface, her purple fins disappearing into the deep. When she resurfaces a minute and ... -
Environmentalists tell Nestlé: Stop using plastics
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,April 13, 2019 , on page A5)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. ... -
Fish kill in Guimaras linked to new oil spill
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,January 23, 2014 , on page A6)Guimaras officials and residents have reported a case of fish kill along the coast of a village contaminated by bunker fuel from a sunken vessel. Teresita Siason, coordinator of the Guimaras provincial risk reduction and ... -
Investing in biodiversity is investing in our future
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,May 25, 2016 , on page A13)With presumptive President-elect Rodrigo Duterte’s agenda getting to be progressively developed, the observance of International Biodiversity Day last May 22 offered a timely reminder of the need for and importance of ... -
Island beaches shut down to save fragile ecosystems
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,March 29, 2018 , on page A4)Not only Boracay Island but also Maya Bay will be off limits to visitors this year as officials seek to protect ecosystems crumbling from warming seas and unchecked sprawl, despite the risk to tourism revenues and tens of ... -
Living Planet Report: WWF paints dire picture for survival of the species
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,November 5, 2016 , on page A8-A9)Nearly three-fifths of all animals with a backbone— fish, birds, amphibians, reptiles and mammals—have been wiped out since 1970 by human appetites and activity, according to a grim study released on Thursday. Swathes of ... -
Medical waste polluting Benguet creek
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,July 19, 2018 , on page A9)Medical waste has been polluting a creek at Barangay Taloy Sur in Tuba town, Benguet province. A team from the Environmental Management Bureau was sent to inspect the waterway after Taloy Sur residents complained about the ... -
Melting Greenland ice may leak waste
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,September 27, 2016 , on page A13)A snow-covered former US army base in Greenland — dubbed “a city under ice” — could leak pollutants into the environment as the climate changes, raising difficult questions over who is responsible for a clean-up. In 1959, ... -
Microplastics 'everywhere': oceans, air, human body
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,July 4, 2022 , on page B4)From ocean depths to mountain peaks, humans have littered the planet with tiny shards of plastic. We have even absorbed these microplastics into our bodies — with uncertain implications. Images of plastic pollution have ... -
Obama to unveil tougher climate change plan
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,August 4, 2015 , on page A16)President Barack Obama will unveil on Monday the final version of his plan to tackle greenhouse gases from coal-fired power plants, kicking off what is expected to be a tumultuous legal battle between federal environmental ... -
PH joins global call: Ban plastic pollution
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,April 23, 2018 , on page A1-A2)The Philippines focused on the cleanup of Boracay on Sunday as it joined other Countries in highlighting the global problem of plastic pollution on Earth Day. "This year's observance of Earth Day in the Philippines has ... -
Ramon Magsaysay laureate says Manila Bay is a toilet bowl that never gets flushed
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,May 22, 2018 , on page A6)If the world-famous resort island of Boracay is a "cesspool," Manila Bay, with its world-renowned sunset, is a "toilet bowl" that's used every day but never flushed, according to an environmental lawyer and Ramon Magsaysay ...