By Imelda Visaya-Abano ON Wednesday (July 20), United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has invited leaders from all countries to attend a special event at the UN headquarters in New York on September 21 to secure early entry into force of the Paris Agreement on climate change. The Paris Read More …
By Purple Romero An environmental lawyer – who helped stop the indiscriminate dumping of coal ash by a coal-fired power plant (CFPP), citing its negative effects on health – said the Department of Health (DOH) must conduct a health audit of all 19 existing coal-fired power plants to help Read More …
TACLOBAN CITY – Super typhoon Yolanda (international name: Haiyan) that hit the Philippines in November 2013 brought unprecedented devastation: displaced and affected more than 18.4 million people, killed more than 6,000 people, and caused P89.6 billion in economic losses. Among those who survived the disaster, women and children particularly suffered Read More …
Today, March 23, 2016 will be a historic moment for the Philippines as it launches its first micro-satellite into space. The microsatellite known as DIWATA-1, weighs approximately 50 kilograms, was turned over to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) by the officials of the Department of Science and Technology Read More …
The Province of Albay’s unique natural resources is among the 20 new sites added by the United Nations’ top cultural body UNESCO to its World Network of protected biosphere reserves. Albay, which covers about 250,000 hectares of biosphere, has joined the 669 sites in 120 countries. The International Read More …
MANILA—Al Gore, the Nobel laureate and former US Vice President urged the Philippine government on Monday to accelerate the phase-out of coal-fired power plants in the country and shift towards cleaner, less carbon-intensive sources of energy like solar, wind and geothermal. Speaking at the Climate Reality Leaders training in Read More …
