200 kilos of garbage collected in Ubay mangrove area

Morexette Marie B. Erram 09/15/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines —  Environment and fisheries regulators here continue to remind the public to dispose of their garbage properly in order to prevent polluting seas and other vital ecosystems. Personnel from the Bureau of Fisheries and…

Rare endemic lizard rescued in Samboan, Cebu

Morexette Marie B. Erram 09/12/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Eco-tourism guides in Samboan town in southwestern Cebu released on Sunday, September 11, a rare lizard, endemic to the Philippines, back to the wild after it was trapped in a garden.  The Tangbo…

Cebu City Jail Male Dorm plants 200 seedlings for 131st BJMP anniversary

Pegeen Maisie Sararana 09/05/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — At least 200 fruit-bearing seedlings were planted on Monday, September 5, 2022,  by Cebu City Jail Male Dormitory personnel at the Osmeña Shrine in Barangay Kalunasan, here in line with the 31st anniversary…

EMB-7 recommends immediate course of action in Cordova costal water problems

Futch Anthony Inso 08/17/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu—The Environmental Management Bureau in Central Visayas (EMB-7) has recommended to the Municipality of Cordova to take immediate course of action to mitigate any environmental pollution in the town’s coastal waters. EMB-7 recommended to the…

Sabang officials want area where blacktip sharks are found protected

Futch Anthony Inso 06/13/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Officials in Barangay Sabang in Olango Island want to declare the seawater where blacktip sharks are found as a marine sanctuary. Alex Baring, the head of the Lapu-Lapu City Agriculture and Fisheries Office…

Sanction countries not reducing carbon emissions – Duterte

Daphne Galvez 05/24/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Countries that fail to reduce their carbon emissions as they had promised should be sanctioned, President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday in his weekly taped “Talk to the People” briefing. “Unless the industrialized countries…

World’s oceans at most acidic level in 26,000 years, climate report warns

Reuters 05/19/2022

The world’s oceans grew to their warmest and most acidic levels on record last year, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Wednesday, May 18, 2022, as United Nations officials warned that war in Ukraine threatened global…

COP26 coal pledge falls short on support as emissions surge

Reuters 11/05/2021

GLASGOW — A pledge to phase out coal gained the support of 23 more countries at the U.N. climate conference on Thursday, November 4, 2021, but was shunned by big users of the dirtiest of the fuels…

RC Muñoz commissioned to do 12-series comic book for environment

Doris Mondragon 10/21/2021

CEBU, Philippines— Actress, Air Force reservist, and rockstar RC Muñoz shared she has collaborated with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to make an illustration for a 12-series comic book.  Muñoz posted photos of her…

Pacquiao on politics: ‘It’s my lifelong commitment’

Immae Lachica 09/20/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines— After receiving some backlash in one of her episodes, Toni Gonzaga is back with another vlog. This time, she sat down with the People’s Champ, Manny Pacquiao. In this episode of Toni Talks, Gonzaga…

30 bamboos planted in Mandaue’s Green Corridor

Mary Rose Sagarino 09/17/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Thirty Maxima bamboos were planted on Friday, Sept. 17, in Mandaue City’s Green Corridor to celebrate the International Coastal Cleanup Day and World Bamboo Day. Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes and officials of…

Cebu City to hold wider coastal cleanup on Sept. 18

Dyrecka Letigio 09/17/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City is set to hold the 5th city-wide coastal cleanup on Saturday, September 18, 2021, in 21 major riverside and coastal areas. Reymar Hijarra, the subcommittee chairperson for the Cebu City Coastal…

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