KUMAMOTO CITY, JAPAN — President Rodrigo Duterte has called for a more bold vision and quick action to solve the Asia-Pacific region’s water challenges, saying that countries […]
Category: Environment
Looking Back: The Impact of Climate Change in the Philippines
Climate change is defined as a long change in temperature and weather patterns. These shifts could be natural, such as variations in the solar cycle. Since the […]
An endangered Philippine warty pig seen at Mount Apo
DAVAO, PHILIPPINES — An endangered Philippine warty pig was seen at Mount Apo during the Holy Week monitoring operation of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources […]
Duterte: Rich countries should pay for climate change damage
MANILA, PHILIPPINES — President Rodrigo Duterte stated during his taped weekly “Talk to the People” briefing that was broadcast on Monday that rich, industrialized countries should pay […]
Earth Day 2021: Help Save Mother Earth Through These Small Steps!
This Earth Day, learn to protect our planet and live more sustainably by purchasing products from Shopee’s Shop Green Sale! While not a major contributor to the global […]
Japan plans to release contaminated Fukushima water into sea
The Japanese government said that it plans to release into the sea over a million tons of contaminated water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear station on Tuesday, […]
PHIVOLCS: Alert Level 1 raised over Mt. Pinatubo
On March 4, Thursday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) raised Alert Level 1 over Mt. Pinatubo in Central Luzon after the Pinatubo Volcano Network […]
Mass bleaching of coral reefs in Taiwan waters reported
The Taiwan Coral Bleaching Observation Network (TCBON) stated in a press conference last Tuesday, January 12, that the coral reefs in the waters surrounding Taiwan are currently […]
Iconic Philippine eagle Pag-asa dies at 28
The Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF) officially announced Friday the passing of 28-year-old Philippine eagle Pag-asa last January 6. According to their statement, the eagle succumbed at 8:03 […]
DENR reports lower air pollution levels in New Year ’21
GOOD NEWS! The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) recorded a substantial reduction in air pollution levels on the first day of 2021 in Metro Manila […]
LOOK: An Italian glacier is turning pink—and that’s bad news
Not everything is pretty in pink, especially on snow. A glacier in Italy is turning pink because of algae—a development that will make the ice melt […]
UN report: Global electronic waste surges 21% in 5 years
According to the United Nations’ Global E-waste Monitor 2020 report, the world has produced a record of 53.6 million tons of electronic waste, surged 21 percent in […]
