Environment

MANILA, Philippines – Earth Hour Philippines and the World Wide Fund for Nature – Philippines (WWF-Philippines) has launched a campaign to deliver 600 fiberglass fishing boats to fishing communities in Palawan and Leyte that were hit by supertyphoon Yolanda.

Are protected areas in the country secured from threats? A new study conducted by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in cooperation with the Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) revealed that conservation efforts within Philippine protected sites are severely inadequate.

BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya , Philippines – The unabated small-scale mining is the culprit in the mercury contamination of rivers along the remote mountain border of Nueva Vizcaya and Quirino, according to the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB).

Many years of awareness raising and activism across the labour movement and three intense weeks of negotiations with employers and governments produced a first ever agreement on environmental issues at the International Labour Organisation’s 102° Conference, last month in Geneva, Switzerland.

102nd International Labour Conference No sustainable development without environmental sustainability and decent work The contribution of the world of work to the greening of the economy is critical – and presents a real opportunity – to realize the ILO’s social goals, concludes the ILC Committee on Sustainable Development, Decent Work and Green Jobs.

THE Philippine environment is “still under intensive care” and without people’s support, and government’s efforts are not enough to preserve it, Environment Undersecretary Demetrio Ignacio Jr. said yesterday.

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As we commemorate Christ’s suffering this Holy Week, I am led to revisit anecdotes I have written in past articles on the wisdom one can find by talking to those who suffer the most from our society’s inequities. Through the years, I have found some of the richest insights in conversations with common folk expressing…

WASHINGTON, Jan 10 2013 (IPS) – Even as government negotiators from around the world prepare to gather next week for a final round of talks on a new international treaty limiting the use of mercury, scientists and activists are warning that the draft treaty is both too weak and too limited in scope to have…

10 January 2013 – Communities in developing countries are facing increasing health and environmental risks linked to exposure to mercury, according to new studies by the United Nations environmental agency.

MANILA, Philippines – Safety in the operations of renewable energy (RE) projects should be a priority of the private sector, the Department of Energy (DOE) said.

US Navy contractor broke law—Legarda A US Navy contractor violated Philippine environmental laws by dumping toxic waste into Subic Bay in October, Senate investigators found Wednesday.

MANILA, Philippines – Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay said on Tuesday the city has become the first local government unit (LGU) in the country to conduct its greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory.

Out of 171 territories surveyed by the Ocean Health Index, the Philippines ranked 105th among the world’s most deteriorated marine ecosystem, Sen. Loren Legarda said yesterday. Legarda, who heads the Senate Committee on Climate Change, said the Ocean Health Index “is a new kind of yardstick” that measures how the world’s oceans can continue to…

Quezon City’s Environmental Protection and Waste Management Department (EPWMD) has deputized its personnel to make sure that no styrofoam and plastic bags are used as food containers at the QC Hall, Novaliches District Center, Quezon City General Hospital and Novaliches District Hospital.

LONDON – The world is depleting underground water reserves faster than they can be replenished due to over-exploitation, according to scientists in Canada and the Netherlands.

Nowadays and for the past several years, we have been experiencing more frequently and severely the wrath of nature that has caused so much devastation in this part of the world. We may consider these disasters as “acts of God” but they happen because of our own fault. We have not only harmed but also…

The Office of the Ombudsman has reactivated the Environmental Team which will primarily handle cases involving violation of environmental laws or those that concern environmental protection.

For occupying and converting Sabsaban Falls into an eco-tourism resort without a clearance from the Palawan Council Sustainable Development (PCSD), charges have been filed against the ABS-CBN Foundation (ACF) and 18 local government officials, PCSD legal chief Adel Belena said.

The Philippines has gained a higher mark in environmental performance, outranking Australia, United States, Singapore and Israel, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Ramon Paje announced during his recent visit to Central Visayas on June 11 during the silver anniversary of the department.

THE country’s biggest organization of doctors has criticized Malacañang for its “misleading” statement saying the quality of air in Metro Manila has improved, when it has not. Leo Olarte, The Philippine Medical Association’s governor for Manila, on Friday asked the Palace to check with experts before making supposedly scientific pronouncements on the metropolis’ air pollution…

THE Philippine Medical Association slammed the “lukewarm attitude” of Transportation and Communications Secretary Manuel Roxas II to efforts to address air pollution in Metro Manila.

The Department of Health on Friday warned the public of health risk of air pollution as the cases of respiratory diseases are steadily increasing in Metro Manila, frittering away some P52 million in 2006 and eating up as much as P910 million in health costs.

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines is now categorized as a global “strong performer” after gaining a higher mark in environmental performance, besting Australia, the United States, Singapore and Bulgaria.

Playing superhero isn’t something stipulated under the job descriptions of a President, but Aquino claimed that pollution level in Metro Manila significantly went down after he became President.

THE Metro Manila Development Authority on Sunday urged other local governments to follow the example of the cities of Muntinlupa, Taguig, Quezon and Makati to ban plastic bags, styrofoam and other plastic disposables by 2013.

MANILA, Philippines – Manila ranks 128 out of 221 cities in the world, according to Mercer’s 2011 Quality of Living ranking highlights.

AN environmental health group on Monday renewed its call for the Philippine government to stop paying for a 15-year old medical waste incineration project that costs the Filipino people close to $2 million a year in debt service.

MANILA, Philippines – A Filipina was among four students who were awarded by the United Nations for environment innovation.

MANILA, Philippines – The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading a bill restricting the use of non-biodegradable plastic bags in supermarkets, department stores, and other commercial establishments.