It remains to be seen whether we’ll see any sort of public opposition to plans by the Cebu City government to cut down over 2,000 trees found along the route of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project.…
A barangay captain and the president of the Association of Barangay Captains in Sibonga and his helper were arrested for illegal cutting of trees at around 11 p.m. on Monday at Barangay Poblacion, Sibonga, Cebu. Guimbangkoan barangay…
Over 2,000 trees along the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) route will have to be removed to pave the way for the project. BRT project chief Rafael Yap said most of the trees identified by Cebu City Environment…
Up in the mountains of Minglanilla, southern Cebu, is a 100-year-old reforestation project of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) which embarked on sustainable ecotourism and biodiversity initiatives with the help of a women-led cooperative.…
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…
EMPLOYEES of Taiheiyo Cement Philippines Inc. and Solid Earth Development Corp. and some community volunteers planted a total of 5,350 seedlings at the different sites in San Fernando town in support of the National Greening Program (NGP)…
DEFORESTATION and charcoal making remain rampant in northern Cebu, causing floods in upland areas, the regional Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-7) said yesterday. Dr. Eddie Llamedo, DENR-7 public affairs officer, said they’ve caught several operators…
With rainy season here and recent flashfloods happening, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Central Visayas (DENR 7) is once again asking Cebuanos to stop the rampant illegal cutting of trees and charcoal-making. DENR 7…
Four persons were injured while 17 houses were damaged after a tornado hit Barangay Odlot in Bogo City, northern Cebu late Wednesday afternoon. Odlot barangay chairperson Emily Juanilla said the strong winds turned a house upside down…
Despite a cease-and-desist order, more than 300 trees were cut in barangay Talavera, Toledo City where a solar power plant is being built. “There are around 725 trees in the area and it was confirmed that more…
FOR lack of sufficient evidence, the Toledo City Prosecutor’s Office has ordered the dismissal of the complaint filed against companies that cut down 900 trees to pave the way for a solar power project in barangay Talavera,…
CEBU CITY–For lack of sufficient evidence, the Toledo City Prosecutor’s Office has ordered the dismissal of the complaint filed against the companies for cutting down 900 trees to pave the way for a solar power project in…
