PH biodiversity conservation drive gets P240M boost from US

PR 05/23/2023

MANILA, Philippines —In celebration of the International Day for Biological Diversity on May 22, the United States government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), awarded P240 million ($4.3 million) in grants to help civil society…

How some animals play key roles in helping the ecosystem

Dianne Zarina G. Savillo 06/09/2020

Many of the environmental problems that are plaguing Earth right now is caused by various activities created by humans and it’s affecting all life forms on our planet. As the earth, its ecosystems, and its creatures are all…

Scientists at coastal ecosystem forum urged to address scientific jargon issue

Gavin Michael Cubillo 12/04/2017

Making scientific jargon easier for the public to understand is one of the challenges scientists face in addressing issues like threats of marine life and those that can affect the marine ecosystem. Mutsunori Tokeshi, Society for Coastal…

Protecting Environmental Rights and their Defenders

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 12/04/2016

Miracles are provided by Nature to all of us but we haughtily take them for granted, as if our home planet owes us these services. How can we possibly exist without the air, water, land, trees, the…

P8-B CEBU EXCHANGE PROJECT: Green developer eyes BPOs

Victor Anthony V. Silva 10/27/2016

Up to 87,000 square meters of leasable space will be made available to business process outsourcing (BPO) firms in Cebu once green developer Arthaland Corp. completes its first project in the city. Angie de Villa-Lacson, Arthaland president…

The fate of our fish

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 10/16/2016

We all agree that fish is a very important source of food for us and marine resources. It is a major provider of livelihood and economic and recreational opportunities for millions, apart from its nutritional benefits. But…

Cousteau visits PH, calls for conservation of Tañon Strait

PR 09/24/2016

OCEANA senior advisor Alexandra Cousteau visited the Philippines from Aug. 29 to Sept. 11 and met with Cebu local officials, civil society, business leaders and media to help promote Oceana’s campaigns against the twin bane of uncontrolled…

‘Nonviolence is the answer’

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 08/07/2016

Fighting peacefully for the right to have a healthful and balanced ecology can be very daunting. But aiming for a way of life where ecosystems are healthy and people are thriving is a goal that is bigger…

Flowers in my veins

06/16/2016

And I woke up in this garden called Earth and flowers grew from my system. I am a flower, both literally and figuratively. My name is Sienna Rose and despite my mom’s explanation that she named me…

Responsible leadership

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 04/06/2015

Does the name ‘Andreas Lubitz’ ring a bell? He was not a world figure nor did many know him, until that fateful day of March, that is. He will linger long in the memory of many, especially…

Unsolvable crime?

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 03/02/2015

On my way to the Mactan airport, a heartbreaking sight caught my range of vision. A male senior citizen nonchalantly poured a pail full of debris into the polluted river. Obviously, it was a destructive regular habit…

More mangroves threaten Cordova’s ecosystem

Victor Anthony V. Silva 10/23/2014

There should be no more planting of mangroves in oil spill-affected areas in Cordova town, Cebu, a university professor recommended yesterday. Resurrecion Sadaba, a faculty member of the Division of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences…

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