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'Environmental police' needed to fight crimes vs nature, officials say

Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 03 04:48 PM

MANILA - Amid the pandemic, the Philippines' environment department continues to push for a dedicated arm to enforce laws against environmental crimes such as littering and illegal logging. Read more »

LOOK: John Lloyd Cruz sports new haircut

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Posted at Mar 03 11:44 AM

Actor John Lloyd Cruz surprised his fans and followers with his new clean-cut look.   Read more »

Manila Water Mandaluyong wastewater project to benefit 652,000 residents

Bruce Rodriguez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 24 11:08 PM

MANILA (UPDATED) - Manila Water broke ground Wednesday for a wastewater facility dedicated to its sewerage project in Mandaluyong, a plant expected to serve 652,000 residents. Read more »

'Can I afford it?' Workers fear squeeze from green energy transition

Laurie Goering, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Feb 18 12:21 PM

In Poland - and wealthier European countries such as Germany - the need to move away from coal is affecting large geographical areas, said Patrizia Kraft, energy policy coordinator for the German Trade Union Confederation.   Read more »

San Juan City cleans river with 'Mabuhay Balls'

Angel Movido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 27 05:56 PM

As part of efforts to curb water pollution in Metro Manila, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) together with Manila Water launched the Mabuhay balls initiative Wednesday, as part of the Adopt-A-Estero project to rehabilitate waterways and rivers. Read more »

PANOORIN: 'ASAP' divas nakatambal ang British band na Clean Bandit

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Posted at Jan 03 04:29 PM

Nakatambal ng ilang Kapamilya singer ngayong Linggo sa 'ASAP Natin 'To' ang Grammy award-winning group na Clean Bandit. Read more »

Air pollution from coal-fired PH power plants causing hundreds of deaths per year, says think tank

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Posted at Dec 13 05:28 AM

Isabela Suarez, analyst at Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air, said air pollution in the country is a “health crisis in the making.”  Read more »

First Philippine Holdings CEO says destructive storms point to climate crisis

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Updated as of Nov 24 12:13 PM

MANILA - The head of one of the country’s biggest renewable energy companies on Monday said the storms that recently devastated the country point to a climate crisis. Read more »

Going Beyond Sustainability: Speech of Federico Lopez for the MAP Management Man of the Year 2020 award

Federico Lopez, Chairman and CEO, First Philippine Holdings Corp
Posted at Nov 23 07:56 PM

The COVID-19 pandemic is just a mere “fire drill” for what’s coming and demonstrates the scale at which things need to change. Read more »

'No regrets' in ditching coal for clean energy, says First Gen CEO

Art Fuentes and Bruce Rodriguez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 24 12:29 PM

The Lopez Group has no misgivings about its decision to keep coal-fired power plants out of its portfolio, and instead invest in renewable energy, a scion of the Lopez family said on Monday.  Read more »

Japan lawmakers declare climate emergency after govt sets zero emissions goal

Linda Sieg and Aaron Sheldrick, Reuters
Posted at Nov 19 01:36 PM

Japanese lawmakers on Thursday declared a climate emergency in a symbolic vote aimed at increasing pressure for action to combat global warming after the government last month committed to a firm timetable for net-zero emissions. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: November 18, 2020

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Posted at Nov 19 12:41 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Clean up in Rodriguez continues

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 18 04:44 PM

Clean up operations continue in Kasiglahan Village in Rodriguez, Rizal on Wednesday, a few days after Typhoon Ulysses caused massive flooding in different parts of Luzon. Read more »

Ayala Corp's energy unit building second solar farm in India

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Posted at Oct 19 03:37 PM

AC Energy said it is expanding its renewables business in India with the development of the 70 MWp (megawatts peak) Paryapt Solar plant through UPC-AC Energy Solar, the company’s joint venture with UPC Solar Asia Pacific. Read more »

Clean energy champion Federico 'Piki' Lopez named MAP 'Management Man of the Year 2020'

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Updated as of Oct 13 03:44 PM

The Management Association of the Philippines has chosen Federico “Piki” Lopez, Chairman and CEO of First Philippine Holdings Corp, as the MAP Management Man of the Year 2020. Read more »

'We don't need you': Villar tells DENR to scrap budget for Las Piñas-Zapote river clean-up

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Posted at Oct 09 05:41 PM

Sen. Cynthia Villar on Friday told the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) not to allot funding for the clean-up of the Las Piñas-Zapote river, saying she has already shouldered the clearing of the waterway for nearly a decade. Read more »

LOOK: Manila Bay’s white sand baywalk temporarily opens to the public

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Updated as of Sep 19 11:28 PM

As the world celebrates International Coastal Cleanup Day, personnel of various government agencies and members of private organizations gathered in Manila Bay to collect trash in the area. Read more »

Art imitates life at Manila's Baywalk

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 19 02:44 PM

A man paints a scene at the baywalk area of Manila Bay as various government agencies conduct clean up operations in time for International Coastal Clean-Up Day on Saturday. Read more »

Portion of Roxas Blvd. closed to traffic for Int’l Coastal Clean-Up Day on Sept. 19

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Posted at Sep 17 04:58 PM

MANILA - A portion of Roxas Boulevard in Manila will be closed to traffic on Saturday, Sept. 19 for the 35th International Coastal Clean-Up Day activities.   Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: September 16, 2020

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Posted at Sep 17 01:00 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »