Environment

Bishop urges Church to make abuse prevention a lasting culture

MANILA (October 17) — A Catholic bishop has urged Church officials to make abuse prevention part of everyday institutional practice, as more than 200 Church representatives worked to develop...

18 arrested, P153M worth of equipment seized in Surigao illegal mining raid

BUTUAN CITY  (October 16) — Eight Chinese nationals and 10 Filipinos were arrested after authorities raided an alleged...

Basilan IP farmers train to turn coconuts into community income

ZAMBOANGA CITY  (October 16) — Thirty Indigenous Peoples (IP) farmers in Basilan are learning how to get more...

D1LM seeks 110,000 Davao signatures for anti-dynasty law

DAVAO CITY (October 16) — The Dapat Isa Lang Movement (D1LM) is asking 110,000 Dabawenyos to put their...

Mindanao families feel the squeeze as hunger tops pandemic-era average

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (October 16) — Nearly two in three families in Mindanao consider themselves poor, while...
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Anti-big-scale mining coalition seeks mining law repeal

MANILA,  Philippines -- Anti-big-scale mining group Alyansa Tigil Mina (ATM) is urging the government to replace Republic Act 7942 or the Philippine Mining Act of...

“No Segregation, no Collection” a fresh start in Cebu City

CEBU CITY, Philippines --- Finally, the City Government of Cebu implements 'no segregation, no collection' of garbage,  a national law which should have been...

Controversial resort owner to demolish illegal structure

BORACAY ISLAND, Philippines  -- The owner of the controversial Boracay West Cove resort vowed to voluntarily dismantle the illegal structures they built on their...

Timber paochers, lumber dealers, a challenge to forest rangers in SK

TACURONG CITY, Philippines --- Timber Poachers here are not afraid to violate the law. Truth this, they have the guts to threaten government forest...

Hundreds of establishments face raps for polluting Boracay: DENR

MANILA, Philippines  -- Establishments that go on polluting top tourist destination Boracay Island will face legal charges before the government's new Pollution Adjudication Board...

DENR issued notices of violation to 51 establishments in Boracay

ILOILO CITY, Philippines -- The regional office of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Western Visayas issued notices of violation to...
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