Environment

Amihan Brings Rains to Northern Luzon – PAGASA

MANILA (March 7) – The northeast monsoon, locally known as “amihan,” will continue to bring rains over parts of Northern Luzon, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical...

BOC Intercepts ₱235-M Undeclared Cigarettes At Batangas Port

MANILA (March 7) --The Bureau of Customs (BOC) intercepted a shipment of undeclared cigarettes during an operation conducted...

Sustainable potato push in DavSur seen to lift upland incomes, protect watershed

DIGOS CITY, Davao del Sur (March 6)  – In the cool uplands of Kapatagan, potato farming is more...

SPMC expansion to 2,500 beds clears House, aims to decongest Davao’s largest hospital

DAVAO CITY (March 6)  — The proposed expansion of the Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) to a 2,500-bed...

83,000 child abuse links blocked in one month — PLDT-Smart flags scale of online threat

MANILA (March 6)  — In just one month, telecom giant PLDT and its wireless arm Smart Communications blocked...
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Asian NGOs call on governments to regulate endocrine EDCs in products

DAVAO CITY --- A coalition of Non-government organizations (NGOs) from South, Southeast and East Asia, including the Philippines, have called on national...

DSWD says it billion funds for Taal Volcano response

DAVAO CITY ---The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said it has more than a billion fund at its disposal and made an...

Energy department adopts measures to cushion impact of oil price hike

DAVAO CITY --- The Department of Energy (DOE) has been carrying out measures to mitigate the impact of the current crisis in Europe to...

EcoWaste coalition backs action to eliminate highly toxic PCBs

DAVAO CITY --- An environmental health and justice organization has called for people's support to the government-led efforts to eliminate a highly toxic class...

One dead as diarrhea outbreak victims surge to 350 in Caraga

CARAGA, Davao Oriental—One died as a diarrhea outbreak hit the town since Monday and cases continue to surge, raising the alarm among local government...

Duterte offer’s cash for work to rebels and small time illegal loggers

DAVAO CITY--- To encourage rebels and small time illegal loggers to abandon their post, President Rodrigo Duterte offered a cash-for-work scheme...
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