After too many days of incessant rain, one misses the sunlight. Though rain, of itself, is also quite nice. But the grayness can be quite depressing. This, and things like the mud that creeps over floors, the…
SYDNEY, Australia—The future of energy is now committed to an age of sustainable energy, ushered in by rapid transitions to renewable energy systems coupled with large-scale harvesting of energy efficiency potentials. The Philippines should fit into this…
TOKYO — Tokyo residents woke up Thursday to the first November snowfall in more than 50 years. And the Japan Meteorological Agency said it was the first time fallen snow on the ground was observed in November…
MANILA, Philippines — America’s top diplomat for Asia said Monday that Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s controversial remarks and a “real climate of uncertainty” about his government’s intentions have sparked distress in the US and other countries. Daniel…
The thought of losing one’s parents who are aging or suffering from the ravages of ailment makes one ensure that moments with them are very special. Through little ways from our heart, we want them to feel…
An advocate for sustainable infrastructure is encouraging real estate developers to consider going “green” to stand out from the rest of the market. Carmelito Tatlonghari, a sustainable design consultant for certifying green buildings, said the demand…
Yesterday, all roads led to the University of the Philippines-Cebu (UP Cebu) campus for the much-awaited second leg of the national presidential debate organized by the Commission on Elections. It is a credit to the leadership of…
FORMER United States vice president Al Gore on Monday rallied hundreds of “climate leaders” to take on the “extraordinary challenge” of convincing people from different parts of the world to address climate change. “We’re in an unusual…
Kinutil Two opposite assertions always seem to arise in the course of election campaigns. One is that the country is going all to hell and we need change. The second is that we are already getting better…
Unprecedented” and “unparalleled” are how some describe the significance of the historic COP21 climate deal recently clinched in Paris, to find global solutions to the devastating impacts of climate change. More than 190 nations, including the Philippines,…
ENVIRONMENTAL and other activists are lining up shoes on Paris streets and holding a healing ceremony to urge world leaders to reach a deal to slow climate change. A big activists’ march Sunday was banned because of…
Paris — French President François Hollande met with environmental groups Saturday, pushing for an ambitious global deal to reduce man-made emissions blamed for global warming — with emphasis on helping developing countries adapt to a changing world.…
