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WATCH: Gloc-9, Karylle headline Earth Day Jam as it goes virtual for the first time

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 07 09:08 PM

In a way, the Earth Jam Sessions, streamed on Facebook, was exactly what many needed at this moment, amid this pandemic that have cancelled gigs and confined people inside their homes. Read more »

OPINION: It’s time for PH banks to withdraw from coal, invest in permanent solutions

Bishop Broderick Pabillo
Posted at Apr 23 03:23 PM

Philippine banks, with the many assets they have, must now choose to preserve human life and steer the transition towards technologies and resources that protect Creation, beginning by withdrawing from coal and instead investing in clean energy from renewables. Read more »

US attacks China climate record on Earth Day

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 23 07:38 AM

President Donald Trump's administration has pulled out of the Paris climate accord and slashed environmental regulations, but on Earth Day Wednesday it pointed the finger at China.  Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: April 22, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 23 12:20 AM

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

Dry-season downpour

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 22 11:57 PM

A couple wearing protective masks as a precaution against COVID-19 shares an umbrella after being caught in a sudden downpour in Quezon City Wednesday. Read more »

Earth Day in the time of COVID-19

Thomas Peter, Reuters
Posted at Apr 22 10:21 PM

A man and a child sit in a park near the Central Business District on a “blue sky day" in Beijing, during Earth Day as the spread of COVID-19 continues Wednesday. Read more »

WATCH: Pinoy celebrities lend voices to encourage 'climate actions' for Earth Day 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 22 09:21 PM

Several local celebrities have lent their voices in support of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, encouraging their millions of fans to unite with them against the huge challenges facing our planet. Read more »

On Earth Day, Pope Francis says nature will not forgive our trespasses

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Posted at Apr 22 07:46 PM

Pope Francis made an impassioned plea for protection of the environment on Wednesday's 50th anniversary of the first Earth Day, saying the coronavirus pandemic had shown that some challenges had to be met with a global response. Read more »

China air quality improves after COVID-19 lockdowns, but smog seen returning

Reuters
Posted at Apr 22 07:27 PM

Air and water quality in China and elsewhere have improved dramatically after coronavirus lockdowns cut traffic and forced polluting factories to close. Read more »

On Earth Day, Cimatu calls for 'decisive climate action' amid COVID-19 crisis

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 21 10:34 PM

Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said climate change, like COVID-19, can destroy any nation. Read more »

'Listen to your heart': Indigenous elders channel tough love in Earth Day film

Matthew Green, Reuters
Posted at Apr 21 06:49 AM

LONDON (Reuters) - Indigenous elders from Alaska to Australia have come together to deliver some tough love in a new film for Earth Day: the human race will only survive if we start putting our minds at the service of our hearts. Read more »

The dead whale spread out on the front lawn of CCP is award-winning

ANCX Staff
Posted at Apr 30 11:52 PM

Biboy Royong’s large-scale art installation that warns of the dangers of mindless consumerism has won awards left and right by sheer clarity of message. “Dead Whale” makes a comeback on the lawns of Manila’s most recognizable theater—and it arrives expecting. Read more »

Libo-libo, nakiisa sa Earth Day Jam 2019 sa QC

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 27 12:56 AM

Nagsama-sama ang mga Pinoy artist at musician sa isang concert para sa kalikasan - ang Earth Day Jam 2019. Read more »

Photographer captures star trails on majestic Mt. Pulag

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 22 11:17 PM

For photographer Ralph Anthony Valderrama, or RA as he is called, to go back again and again to a certain spot where he wants the perfect landscape photo is par for the course. Read more »

Earth Day cleanup

Jhun Dantes, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 22 12:57 PM

Volunteers from different groups spearheaded by the local government of Antipolo City conduct a clean-up at the Hinulugan Taktak National Park in Antipolo on Monday. Read more »

Planet or Plastic: NatGeo holds annual Earth Day run

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 27 01:21 AM

National Geographic will again mark Earth Day with its annual Earth Day run, this year focusing at raising awareness of plastic pollution and reducing the amount of single-use plastic that enters the world’s oceans. Read more »

Sulu-an's beacon

Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities/Handout
Updated as of Apr 23 10:25 PM

Members of community-based organization Sulong Sulu-an and Sulu-an Fisher folk Association help install a solar ocean beacon at a shallow part of the reef in this photo taken on April 18, 2018 in Sulu-an Island, Guiuan, Eastern Samar. Read more »

Plastic takes spotlight in Earth Day celebration across PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 22 06:08 PM

Environmentalists, local officials and private groups on Sunday marked Earth Day with efforts to curb plastic waste and other green acts across the country. Read more »

Roque muses about Boracay woes on Earth Day

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 22 03:33 PM

Environmental sustainability must not be sacrificed for economic perks, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said Sunday, as he mused about the sewage problem of Boracay island on Earth Day. Read more »

Boracay underwater cleanup kicks off

Nony Basco, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 22 11:14 AM

MALAY, Aklan - Divers on Sunday launched an underwater and coral reef cleanup in Boracay island here in time for the celebration of Earth Day.  Read more »