Environment

Beyond Punishment: Why Children Need Protection, Not Stigma, in the Fight Against Illegal Drugs

DAVAO CITY (June 19) — Children affected by illegal drugs are often viewed through the lens of crime and punishment. Yet child rights advocates and public health practitioners argue...

Gunmen Rob Community Bank Employees of P1.6 Million in Bukidnon Highway Attack

COTABATO CITY  (June 19) — Armed men intercepted employees of a community bank and carted away P1.6 million...

More Filipino Children Going Hungry: Child Stunting Rises for First Time in a Decade

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY  (June 19) --- For years, health workers and educators have celebrated gradual progress in...

More Than Daycare: New Child Development Centers Signal Investment in Cagayan de Oro’s Youngest Learners

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (June 18) — For many families, access to quality early childhood education remains one...

Fighting a Growing Threat: Tawi-Tawi Health Workers Bring Anti-Smoking Campaign to Students

BONGAO, Tawi-Tawi (June 18) — As vaping and smoking continue to attract young people across the country, health...
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‘Crising’ moves farther away, all cyclone signals lifted

MANILA – All tropical cyclone wind signals have been lifted as Severe Tropical Storm Winpha (formerly Crising) moves farther away from the Philippine landmass, the...

Typhoon Danas triggers widespread flooding in Southern Philippines; Thousands Displaced in Zamboanga City and Davao Oriental

DAVAO CITY (July 6)-  Thousands of residents across southern Mindanao were forced to flee their homes over the weekend as Typhoon Danas, intensified by...

New LGU officials urged: Uphold the right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment

DAVAO CITY (July 3) — As newly elected local government officials across the Philippines begin their terms, civil society organizations are calling on them...

Supreme Court issues writ of kalikasan against Samal-Davao Bridge project

Environmental petition gains ground, major infrastructure faces legal hurdle DAVAO CITY — In a move that could significantly impact one of Mindanao’s most ambitious infrastructure...

Magnitude 6.9 earthquake jolts Eastern Sarangani

  DAVAO CITY (June 28) — A powerful magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck offshore east of Sarangani, Davao Occidental at 7:07 a.m. on Saturday, according to...

Billboards with officials’ names, images to be removed under new Executive Order

DAVAO CITY (June 25) -- Mayor Sebastian Duterte has ordered the removal of all billboards and signage bearing the names, initials, or images of...
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