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Mangrove conservation in Western Visayas
Two environment groups from London and Germany are funding mangrove conservation projects in various local government units in Western Visayas, including Negros Occidental. These groups are the Zoological Society of London ...
- February 17, 2014
Senator wants Manila Bay wetland protected
Sen. Cynthia Villar has renewed her call for the public to protect the Las Piñas - Parañaque Critical Habitat and Ecotourism Area (LP-PCHEA) after environmental groups marked the World Wetlands Day last Feb. 2. She reiterated ...
- February 10, 2014
Barriers to disaster
Filipinos were mostly unfamiliar with storm surges, until one struck the bay area of Manila in September 2011. The force of the surge, with waves as high as 20 feet, destroyed hotel fronts and Manila’s Baywalk, and submerged ...
- August 3, 2014
Mindoro mangroves offer protection, promote eco-tourism
The coastal barangay of Silonay in Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro has been living under the constant threat of storm surges for decades because of its location. While situated within the center of the Coral Triangle known ...
- March 20, 2014
From mountain to the sea: PTT turns to mangroves with "BakaJuan" CSR project
rom business to community service, PTT Philippines Corporation (PTTPC) is living up to its commitment to help build and develop a better society through corporate social responsibility projects on education, environment ...
- March 28, 2014
Search for Zamboanga gold turns into greenery
In a perfect world, a mining company would leave its contract area intact, lush with vegetation with the surrounding waters teeming with fauna. Fortunately, this ideal scenario was made possible in a small sitio in the ...
- March 16, 2014
PTT Phl plants 50,000 mangrove tress
A multinational oil company hopes to replicate in the Philippines a corporate social responsibility project implemented in Thailand. PTT Philippine Corp. (PTTPC), a local subsidiary of PTT Public company Limited of Thailand, ...
- March 24, 2014
In Phl, it's ozone kits and fiberglass boats
For a country that has felt the brunt of extreme weather, local agencies have stepped up to institute climate mitigation measures. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources recently distributed ozone awareness ...
- October 2, 2014
PTT duplicates Thailand's mangrove project in Phl
A multinational oil company in the Philippines is bringing into the country its own model of mangrove reforestation in its home country Thailand through a project that has drawn hundreds of participants in the province of ...
- March 31, 2014
World Wetlands Day highlights Mindoro's diversity
A partners’ forum and photo exhibit, spearheaded by the Mindoro Bio-diversity Conservation Foundation Inc. (MBCFI) in partnership with the provincial government of Oriental Mindoro, Provincial Environment and Natural ...
- February 24, 2014