Environment
'Onyok' heading north towards east of Taiwan
September 30, 2019, 7:08 pm
MANILA -- Typhoon Onyok slightly intensified, and is now heading northwards over the sea east of Taiwan moving at 20 kph, the weather bureau said on Monday afternoon. Onyok was last eyed at 320 kilometers north, northeast of Basco, Batanes. It has maximum sustained winds of 130 kph, and gustiness… Read More
Ratifying Kigali Amendment to aid PH's HFC phase-down
September 27, 2019, 7:19 pm
MANILA – The window of opportunity is getting smaller for the Philippines to phase down, with less difficulty, the nationwide importation and use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), which are substances that have high global warming potential. The nationwide HFC phase-down will already start in 2024… Read More
Water utility firm to comply with DENR standards
September 27, 2019, 5:48 pm
MANILA -- Water utility firm Boracay Tubi System Inc. (BTSI) on Friday assured there is no direct discharging of untreated wastewater to the open sea and that it is operating a complete waterworks system with septage management. In a statement, the BTSI said its joint water sampling conducted with… Read More
UN chief urges leaders to avoid 'new coal' after 2020
September 24, 2019, 9:31 pm
ISTANBUL -- Tensions ran high at the UN Climate Summit in New York when United Nations Secretary (UN) General Antonio Guterres challenged leaders to no longer invest in new coal projects after 2020, followed by young climate activist Greta Thunberg’s impassioned speech on how these same leaders… Read More
Resiliency fund needed for Manila Bay coastal areas
September 24, 2019, 6:16 pm
MANILA – Experts crafting the sustainable development master plan for Manila Bay see the need to establish a resiliency fund for coastal local government units (LGUs) around this water body. Such fund is for the LGUs' constituents occupying danger areas, noted University of the Philippines… Read More
Indonesian smog affecting Cebu to disappear soon: PAGASA
September 23, 2019, 6:31 pm
CEBU CITY – The weather bureau stationed on Mactan Island on Monday forecast that the haze being experienced in Metro Cebu, due to the Indonesian forest fire, will dissipate in the next two to three days due to change in wind direction. This, as the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) in… Read More
Young environmentalists buck coal power plant ops in Bataan
September 23, 2019, 6:26 pm
LIMAY, Bataan—At least 30 young men and women, joined by several adults, held on Sunday here a sit-down protest against the operation of coal-fired power plants in the province. “Ako ay nagbalot ng itim bilang simbolo na ang planta ng coal ay nag-eemit ng maruming usok at napupunta ito sa… Read More
NegOr biz groups set pollution control training
September 23, 2019, 1:51 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY -- The Negros Oriental Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NOCCI) and the Negros Oriental Hotel, Resort and Restaurant Association, Inc. (NOHRRA) are spearheading a basic pollution control officer (PCO) training here, in collaboration with the Pollution Control Association of the… Read More
EMB-7 monitors C. Visayas air quality amid Indon forest fire
September 17, 2019, 7:48 pm
CEBU CITY – The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) in Central Visayas on Tuesday created a task group to monitor air quality in the region following reports that the haze from the raging forest fire in Indonesia has reached Mindanao. Engineer William Cuñado, regional director of EMB-7, said… Read More
Pampanga, Bulacan face possible flooding, erosion
September 10, 2019, 5:05 pm
MANILA – Flooding and riverside erosion are possible during the 24-hour period ending 5 a.m. Wednesday (Sept. 11) in parts of Pampanga and Bulacan provinces of Central Luzon where State forecasters expect the southwest monsoon or "habagat" to further bring rains. Candaba, San Luis, San Simon,… Read More
Letran joins National Greening Program
September 9, 2019, 6:28 pm
MANILA – Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) gained another partner for its National Greening Program (NGP), so far government’s most ambitious reforestation bid. DENR and private school Colegio de San Juan de Letran-Manila signed Monday (Sept. 9) the memorandum of… Read More
DENR seeks P5.15-B for National Greening Program
September 9, 2019, 4:14 pm
MANILA – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) aims to secure a budget of PHP5.15 billion for the 2020 implementation of the National Greening Program (NGP), the government’s most ambitious reforestation bid so far. According to a DENR statement, the target sum is the… Read More
Volunteers collect 255 sacks of trash in Parañaque cleanup
September 7, 2019, 4:51 pm
MANILA – Volunteers from the Cavitex Infrastructure Corp. (CIC) collected some 255 sacks of trash and debris, weighing some 1,275 kilograms, during a coastal clean-up at the Cavitex Mangrove Park in Parañaque City on Saturday. The Cavitex Mangrove Area, a catch basin for garbage washed up on… Read More
'Liwayway' no direct effect over PH; enhances monsoon
September 4, 2019, 6:45 pm
MANILA --Typhoon "Liwayway" will have no direct effect over any part of the country but it enhances the southwest monsoon that affects northern Luzon, a weather specialist said on Wednesday. Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) weather specialist… Read More
'Liwayway' intensifies; bring rains over Batanes, Babuyan Islands
September 3, 2019, 6:37 pm
MANILA -- Tropical storm (TS) "Liwayway" continues to intensify, and will bring light to moderate with intermittent heavy rains over Batanes and Babuyan Group of Islands likely until Wednesday, the weather bureau said Tuesday afternoon. "Liwayway" was last tracked at a 225 km. east of Basco,… Read More
PNP, PCG, students conduct beach cleanup in NegOr
August 27, 2019, 10:46 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – At least 15 scuba divers from the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Negros Oriental and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)-Dumaguete Station have teamed up with a group of students advocating the protection of the environment by collecting trash from the sea in Dumaguete. The… Read More
'Jenny' may make landfall Tuesday night; Signal No. 2 in 6 areas
August 27, 2019, 7:26 pm
MANILA -- Tropical Storm Jenny may make landfall in Central Luzon either Tuesday night or early Wednesday, the weather bureau said. In a press briefing Tuesday afternoon, weather specialist Loriedin dela Cruz said "Jenny" may make landfall in Central Luzon, particularly in Aurora province,… Read More
Angat water seen returning to minimum operating level
August 25, 2019, 3:58 pm
MANILA -- Angat Dam water level may not just reach the 180 meters minimum operating level (MOL) by end of this month but may even surpass it, hence brightening water supply prospects in service areas in Luzon. “That’s a very big possibility,” Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and… Read More
DENR welcomes coastal clean-up volunteers
August 24, 2019, 6:19 pm
MANILA – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is open to volunteers for simultaneous coastal cleanup activities in the National Capital Region (NCR) during the annual International Coastal Cleanup Day (ICCD) next month. Institutions and groups interested in joining the… Read More
'Ineng' brings rains, gusty winds over parts of Luzon
August 23, 2019, 6:38 pm
MANILA -- Tropical Storm Ineng will cause rains and gusty winds over parts of Luzon, and stormy weather over Batanes and Babuyan Group of Islands, the weather bureau said on Friday afternoon. Rains with gusty winds will prevail over Cagayan, Isabela, Apayao, Kalinga, Abra, and Ilocos Norte,… Read More
