The Philippine archipelago is covered by the Coral Triangle, a vast expanse of sea spanning six countries in Southeast Asia, portions of the Pacific and the Indian Ocean and home to 76 percent of the world’s coral…
Local bystanders in Toledo City found a dying sunfish that beached along the coast this morning. PO1 Rogelio Gutang said they received a report on the creature’s presence at 10 a.m. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic…
A juvenile dolphin was spotted washed ashore near a resort in Mactan, Lapu-Lapu City, Tuesday morning. The 2.3-meter long dolphin was found floating a few meters from the shore past 6 a.m. and then on the shore…
Coal ash residue from the 200-megawatt power plant in the City of Naga is being recycled by a cement company and a construction firm, Mayor Valdemar Chiong said yesterday. Chiong said the Korean Electric Power Corp.-Salcon Power…
The United Nations (UN) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released today in Berlin, Germany its 5th Assessment Report that pointed to unequivocal proof of unprecedented warming of the planet’s temperature since the 1950s. The report also points…
The Sergio Osmeña Road will have smaller center islands that will no longer be able to accommodate trees, and this has always been the plan, according to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) 7. “We…
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Central Visayas seized almost P800,000 worth of teak lumber on Thursday, the agency’s biggest confiscation in two years. A trailer truck loaded with at least 917 pieces of…
Many parts of Metro Cebu were enveloped in darkness for at least an hour last night as the province joined the worldwide Earth Hour power switch off in a bid to raise awareness for the need to…
Over 100 youth and ecology advocates from 50 groups will stage a rally to denounce the continued use of fossil fuels and mining expansion in Cebu. The rallyists who form part of the so-called Sulong Power Shift…
To ease the burden from groundwater sources, the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) is shifting to surface water sources. MCWD’s dependence on groundwater sources will substantially decrease with the entry into its pipelines of water coming from…
Bikers and joggers are now allowed to use the seawall road of the South Road Properties (SRP) on designated hours, provided that they do not disturb other activities in the area. The Cebu City Council passed a…
A hesitant 11-year old Noemi Bastida was trembling when she was about to hold a python at the Cebu Zoo yesterday. But a few minutes later, the grade six student from Cantipla Integrated School was smiling from…
