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CEBU CITY, Philippines— A budding Cebuano designer is turning heads with his Little Mermaid-inspired creation that is made out of trash. Lee Paras, 19, won grand prize in a private company’s trash-to-fashion contest. His design was inspired…
SINGAPORE—The target of keeping long-term global warming within 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit) is moving out of reach, climate experts say, with nations failing to set more ambitious goals despite months of record-breaking heat on land and…
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu- A city councilor here is proposing the collection of environmental fees for tourists who will be visiting their beaches and other tourist spots. Councilor Annabeth Cuizon said that she already submitted a proposed ordinance…
CEBU, Philippines—Bags can be just simple bags. But Marriel Colaljo is taking bags to a different level with her unique creations. Marriel’s bags are stylish and eye-catching. Their exterior features spiral tie-dye pattern that creates a captivating…
KIDAPAWAN CITY, Cotabto, Philippines — Environmentalists have protested the city government’s initiative of putting concrete blocks as pathways along a portion of Kidapawan trail to Mt. Apo, the country’s highest peak. Critics took to social media to…
BERLIN—Activists hurled cake at Volkswagen bosses on Wednesday, as the German carmaker’s annual shareholders’ meeting was disrupted by protests over human rights and climate change. Outside the hall where the event was taking place in Berlin, climate…
BAGUIO CITY, Benguet, Philippines — The Cordillera mining industry performed poorly in 2022, making it more imperative to bring into the mainstream economy the black market operation of the region’s small-scale mining sector, government officials said. The…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — An environmental conservation organization in Cebu, the Save Cebu Movement, reiterated its call to halt reclamation projects in Cebu and revoke the clearances and permissions for those projects, which are expected to cover…
TAGBILARAN CITY—Top government officials in Bohol province have ordered thorough investigations into the cutting of acacia trees, which were over a hundred years old, to make way for a gasoline station in this provincial capital. Gov. Aris…
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines- The Sangguniang Bayan (SB) in the town of Cordova is now going paperless in its sessions to save on cost and the environment. Instead of printing copies of minutes, agendas, and resolutions, members of…
MANILA, Philippines —At the request of the Philippine government, eight experts from the United States government arrived in Pola, Oriental Mindoro today, March 21, to support the oil spill response operations of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG).…
CITY OF MALOLOS — A believed 4-month-old juvenile Philippine Scops owl (Otus megalotis) was rescued on Friday by residents and government personnel in a forested area in Sta. Maria town in Bulacan province. Julius Victor Degala, head…
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