Places to include in your bucket list before they’re gone

Rhobie A. Ruaya, Rhobie Alburo Ruaya 03/24/2020

Our planet is at risk of losing its islands due to climate change. Thousands of inhabitants are preparing for the worst. Scientists and experts suggest countless of stunning natural wonders will be erased from the map in…

Being a good neighbor

Gloria Estenzo Ramos 03/12/2020

, Growing up in a community where families knew each other and even the member’s birthdays seems like a dream. We had a lot of interaction, and at times a bit of misunderstanding, yet we tried and…

Ordinance banning plastic, styrofoam in public events passed

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/12/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Plastic and styrofoam will soon be banned from public events in Cebu City. The Cebu City Council has passed the proposed ordinance of Councilors Alvin Dizon prohibiting foam food containers and single-use plastics…

Antarctica appears to have broken a heat record

AP 02/08/2020

WASHINGTON — The temperature in northern Antarctica hit nearly 65 degrees (18.3 degrees Celsius), a likely heat record on the continent best known for snow, ice and penguins. The reading was taken Thursday at an Argentine research…

Climate change blamed for dwindling number of waterbirds on Maguindanao lake

Edwin Fernandez - Inquirer Mindanao 02/01/2020

TACURONG CITY—Environment officials blamed climate change and global warming for the marked decrease in the number of waterbirds feeding on Lake Buluan, the marshland and inland waters of Sultan Kudarat. Dr. Sabdullah Abubacar, regional executive director of…

Greta: Grown-ups mock children because world view threatened

09/28/2019

TORONTO  — Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg said Friday she doesn’t understand why grown-ups and world leaders would mock children and teens for acting on science, responding to attacks on her campaign as students conducted a second wave…

Cortes, Labella lead Mahiga Creek clean-up

Delta Dyrecka C. Letigio 09/14/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines –  Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes and Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella led the clean-up of the Mahiga Creek this morning, September 14. The two officials met at the Subangdaku bridge that serves as…

MINDFULLY GREENIE: Rallying for the planet

Gloria Estenzo Ramos 02/21/2019

The youth are leading the fight against climate change and ensure that the right to a healthy planet is not in any way compromised. In the United States, with age ranging from 11-22, led by petitioner Kelsey…

The era of intense storms and consequences

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 09/16/2018

I have seen many storms in my life. Most storms have caught me by surprise, so I had to learn very quickly to look further and understand that I am not capable of controlling the weather, to…

The era of life-changing megastorms

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 09/10/2017

What we call in the Philippines and in Asia as typhoons are called cyclones in Africa and Australia and hurricanes in the Americas. Since August 25, some of the Caribbean countries, the United States and earthquake-ravaged Mexico…

A respite from the summer heat

Stephen D. Capillas 03/30/2017

As I wrote this, the sunlight was peeking out of the clouds that darkened the sky for a good part of yesterday morning in Cebu City, confirming the forecast of the state weather bureau Pagasa of cooler…

SM Malls to switch off lights for Earth Hour

PR 03/22/2017

This coming March 25, from 8:30 PM to 9:30 PM, all SM Malls will once again celebrate Earth Hour together with the communities and their local government unit partners, to take a stand against the indiscriminate threat…

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