Environment

by Louella Desiderio – The Philippine Star, 31 Dec 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) wants online platforms to address issues on trust and plastic waste which may affect the growth of e-commerce.

by Iris Gonzales – The Philippine Star, 12 Nov 2021 Roxas Boulevard, that famed waterfront promenade in Metro Manila, is many things to many people a boulevard of dreams new, old, and broken dreams; for lovers, it’s a place to make promises of forever with the pledges of love often backlighted by the setting crimson…

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by 27 Oct 2021, BusinessWorld THE DEPARTMENT of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said it has successfully closed all illegal dumpsites in the Central Luzon region, citing close cooperation with local governments.

by Louise Maureen Simeon – The Philippine Star , 22 Oct 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The food consumption pattern in Asia-Pacific has shifted over the last decades, contributing to significant environmental impact in the region.

by Agence France-Presse, 18 Oct 2021 CILEGON, Indonesia — Smokestacks belch noxious fumes into the air from a massive coal-fired power plant on the Indonesian coast, a stark illustration of Asia’s addiction to the fossil fuel which is threatening climate targets.

by Elijah Felice Rosales – The Philippine Star, 15 Oct 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The government has yet to decide on how to deal with multinationals found releasing too much carbon waste, as it plans to tap the private sector in addressing the climate crisis.

by Jenina P. Ibañez, BusinessWorld, 29 Sep 2021 COCA-COLA Beverages Philippines, Inc. on Tuesday announced that it will be exiting the sachet business next year as part of its environmental efforts.

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by Elizabeth Marcelo (The Philippine Star), 5 Jul 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has won an international award for its policy against the use of lead and lead compounds.

by Louise Maureen Simeon (The Philippine Star), 3 Jul 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines may lose nearly $21 billion by 2030 if the services provided by nature collapse and if no smart policies will be implemented to protect the country’s biodiversity.

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By DR. SELVA RAMACHANDRAN, Manila Times, 14 Mar 2021 Almost a year has passed since Covid-19 hit, causing job losses and increasing poverty levels. Sadly, this has impacted people unevenly, particularly women, youth, the poor and informal-sector workers.

by Marlowe Hood (Philstar.com), 2 Mar 2021 PARIS, France — Nature apparently is not healing and carbon emissions that declined during lockdowns are increasing, threatening to put climate treaty targets for capping global warming out of reach, the International Energy Agency said Tuesday.

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2020 Environmental Performance Index Top 10 Countries 1. Denmark ??2. Luxembourg ??3. Switzerland ??4. UK ??5. France ??6. Austria ??7. Finland ??8. Sweden ??9. Norway ??10. Germany ?? Source: @YaleEnviro & @ciesin pic.twitter.com/TtlmMCP0YI — Informal Economy (@EconomyInformal) August 28, 2020

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by Tara Yap, Manila Bulletin, 12 Jul 2020 ILOILO CITY—The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE-6) started its own probe on probable safety violations when a damaged power barge triggered an oil spill that affected mostly coastal communities in Iloilo City.

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By Leony Garcia, Businessmirror, 5 Mar 2020 Some eight million tons of plastic wastes find their way into the oceans every year, of which almost two million tons are generated by the Philippines, according to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation which has reported that the country is the third leading plastic polluter in the world, after…