Search
Now showing items 11-20 of 59
Cabinet may take up Boracay issue today
Proposals on the closure of Boracay Island may be taken up at the Cabinet meeting today, Senior Deputy Executive Secretary Menardo Guevarra said yesterday. He said a more detailed proposal has been submitted by an inter-agency ...
- April 4, 2018
Vetiver 'miracle grass' has wide variety of uses
With the devastation from recent storms, typhoons and heavy monsoon rains, climate change has become a great concern in the country. Flooding and landslides have prompted both government and private sector to search for ...
- August 15, 2013
LGUs urged to help in Pasig River clean-up
Interior Secretary Ismael “Mike” Sueno urged local government units (LGUs) to do their part in cleaning up the Pasig River. Sueno called on the cities of Manila, Makati, Mandaluyong, Pasig and Taguig, and the municipality ...
- March 20, 2017
LG Commemorates World Environment Day 2018 with a Global Clean-up Initiative
Celebrated every year on June 5, World Environment Day, hosted by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), promotes positive eco-action, and creates ideal opportunities for individuals and communities to understand ...
- June 13, 2018
PCSO partners with Navy, DENR for coastal cleanup
Marine pollution — as people know but do not really pay attention to – is any human-made material that is thrown, abandoned or amassed on the coast, bay, beach, waterways that lead to the ocean, or in the ocean itself. ...
- December 26, 2018
Colombia's island fishermen dive into battle to protect coral reefs
For nearly three decades, Javier Barker has fished in the Caribbean Sea surrounding the Colombian island of San Andres - but until recently he knew little about the importance of coral reefs that fish depend on to survive. ...
- November 13, 2018
Nestlé Philippines joins World Oceans Day clean-ups
Hundreds of Nestlé Philippines employees from different work sites joined their colleagues in over 30 countries, participating in the clean-up of coastlines and waterways, in celebration of World Oceans Day under the ...
- July 3, 2019
Chevron keeps sea turtle nesting area protected
Multiple Olive-Ridley sea turtles have begun to nest as a result of Caltex brand marketer Chevron Philippines, Inc. (CPI)’s San Pascual coastal clean-up during the annual Week of Caring (WOC) held every September. With two ...
- January 27, 2017
RLC joins int'l coastal clean-up
Robinsons Land Corp. (RLC), through its Robinsons "RLove" corporate social responsibility (CSR) program, actively participated in the International Coastal Clean-up in Las Pinas-Paranaque Critical Habitat and Eco-Tourism ...
- October 13, 2017
Aboitiz, EDC help clean Boracay, adopt wetlands
Two companies have signed agreements with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to sustain the efforts in cleaning Boracay island. Lopez-led power firm Energy Development Corp. through BINHI, its ...
- August 17, 2018