Denpasar, Indonesia–Buckets of blooms adorn Yuvita Anggi Prinanda’s sidewalk flower stall in Bali, but their perfume can’t mask the stench of accumulating trash bespoiling parts of the resort island famed for its natural beauty. Bali’s largest landfill was declared…
Paris, France–The pace of tropical forest destruction slowed in 2025 after record losses the year before but remained at worrying levels equivalent to 11 football fields per minute, researchers said Wednesday. The world lost 4.3 million hectares (10.6…
A Cebu City official wants to provide citizens with cash incentives for proper disposal of plastic bottles and other containers in recycling bins.…
BACOLOD CITY, Negros Island Region— Manjuyod Mayor Raffy Alipio Andaya has temporarily suspended visits to the Manjuyod White Sandbar after the collapse of the Lagoon dike at the URC-SURE Bais Distillery caused water discoloration in the coastal…
Brookes Point, Philippines–A nickel stockpile towers over farmer Moharen Tambiling’s rice paddy in the Philippines’ Palawan, evidence of a mining boom that locals hope a new moratorium will tame. “They told us before the start of their operations…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Some people stumble upon their life’s mission. Others are born into it. For Niña Marie Gonzaga Estenzo, justice wasn’t just a concept, it was a family tradition. Raised among lawyers who championed the…
Every March 22, the world comes together to celebrate World Water Day—a day dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of freshwater and advocating for sustainable water management. The theme for World Water Day 2025 is “Glacier…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — A rare scene in the Philippine waters gave us a sudden rush of a “Free Willy” feels. Remember the movie that touched most of our hearts because of a bond between a 12…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — I’ve been in the media industry for just two years—fresh out of college and internship. A month after graduating, I was fortunate to join CDN Digital as a social media specialist and writer.…
Vietnam–In Vietnam’s heavily polluted capital Hanoi, teenage taxi driver Phung Khac Trung rides his electric motorbike (e-bike) through streets jammed with two-wheelers belching toxic fumes. Trung, 19, is one of a growing number of Generation-Z workers driving…
SAINT-MALO, France — Had he continued working aboard fuel-powered cargo ships, Yann Jourdan reckons he’d be earning perhaps four times what he now gets as captain of a sailboat that instead uses the wind’s clean energy to transport goods…
MANILA – At least four leading domestic banks have reaffirmed their stance against financing new coal plants in the country. BDO Unibank, Bank of the Philippine Islands, Security Bank, and the Development Bank of the Philippines have…
