Ahead of Earth Day celebration, local environmental advocates reiterate call vs reclamation projects in Cebu

Wenilyn Sabalo 04/22/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — An environmental conservation organization in Cebu, the Save Cebu Movement,  reiterated its call to halt reclamation projects in Cebu and revoke the clearances and permissions for those projects, which are expected to cover…

LOOK: Trash left from CEBOOM Grand People’s Rally

Brian J. Ochoa, Mary Rose Sagarino 04/22/2022

Mandaue City, Cebu—Piles of trash were seen left around the venue of the CEBOOM! Grand People’s Rally at the North Reclamation Area in Mandaue City on Friday morning, April 22, 2022, a day the world celebrates Earth…

Local envi org to screen int’l award-winning short films for Earth Day

PR 04/20/2021

In celebration of this year’s Earth Day, the Association of Young Environmental Journalists (AYEJ) will conduct “The Planet In Frames,” an online film screening of three international award-winning animated short films with a Director’s Talkback on April…

Celebrating Earth Day during a pandemic

Gloria Estenzo Ramos 04/23/2020

Yesterday’s 50th year celebration of Earth Day was subdued compared to the various activities in the past when millions converged to get the message across: Protect our environment.  Because of social distancing measures in most parts of…

Nature as a refuge

Gloria Estenzo Ramos 04/16/2020

  Many have talked and written how we can help ourselves and cope with stress in this unprecedented era we are in. Apart from being connected virtually with our loved ones and colleagues, thanks to technology, of…

Environmental disasters we wish had never happened

Rhobie A. Ruaya, Rhobie Alburo Ruaya 03/22/2020

Pope John Paul II once said that “the Earth will not continue to offer its harvest, except with faithful stewardship. We cannot say we love the land and then take steps to destroy it for use by…

Step into the #trashtag challenge

Ellah Quieta 04/17/2019

Online challenges create quite the hype on social media. The planking challenge and then the ice bucket challenge were major hits in the previous years. In 2018, dance challenges such as Harlem Shake, Running Man and Dab…

Bluewater Maribago holds MyBlueARTh 2018

Cheche Lara 05/04/2018

LAST April 22, Bluewater Maribago Beach Resort celebrated Earth Day 2018 with its very own MyBlueARTh – an Earth Day Family Festival. Now in its fifth year, the event featured activities to encourage awareness of the importance…

A meaningful Earth Day celebration

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 04/22/2018

2018 could perhaps be marked as the year of Earthling’s awakening to the alarming grave consequences of Earth’s deterioration and the compelling need to act – now. “February 2018 was the sixth warmest February in 138 years…

2-day activities for Earth Day Cebu start tomorrow

PR 04/19/2017

WITH the advocacy of providing a healthy lifestyle and greener environment, the organizers of Earth Day Cebu are spearheading the “Pag-amuma sa Inahang Kalikopan (Care for Mother Earth)” on April 21 to 22, 2017 at the University…

Bishop Florencio: Respect, take care of environment

James Nicole Franz R. Savellon, Julit C. Jainar 04/22/2016

CEBU Auxiliary Bishop Oscar Florencio yesterday urged the faithful to become stewards of the environment. “It (environment) is a gift to us. It has to be respected as a gift,” he said in his homily during the…

Capitol marks Earth Day

04/20/2016

The Cebu provincial government is supporting the upcoming Earth Day event through a week-long celebration. Capitol, through the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office, held a forum and mounted an awareness exhibit at the Capitol Social Hall…

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