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Environmental crime profit can be higher than drug trade

Deutsche Welle
Posted at Oct 17 08:16 AM

Environmental crime generates profits of between $110 billion and $280 billion each year. It has many faces including the illegal wildlife trade and illegal logging Read more »

P145 milyon na halaga ng Agar wood, nasabat sa Tagum

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 10 07:20 PM

Ang Agar wood ay kabilang sa ipinagbabawal putulin at ibenta, batay sa listahan ng Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). Read more »

Review: Documentary 'Delikado' closes Cinemalaya 2022

Fred Hawson
Posted at Aug 13 04:19 PM

Karl Malakunas, an Australian journalist from Agence-France Presse, was the writer and director of this documentary. Read more »

Hustisya hiling ng pamilya ng magsasakang pinatay ng pulis

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 25 10:57 PM

Si Alberto Delos Reyes ay napatay ni Police Cpl. Jay Anthony Custodio sa isang anti-illegal logging acitivity sa Buenavista, Marinduque noong Hulyo. Read more »

Magsasaka na nabaril ng pulis sa Marinduque, nailibing na

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 04 04:21 AM

Nailibing na nitong Martes ang mga labi ni Alberto Delos Reyes, ang magsasakang nabaril at napatay ng pulis sa Barangay Sitio Pag-asa, Barangay Caigangan sa bayan ng Buenavista. Read more »

Illegal loggers, huli sa Zambales

Jekki Pascual, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 20 08:54 AM

Arestado ang 4 na lalaki sa magkahiwalay na anti-illegal logging operation sa Zambales kamakailan. Read more »

DILG, DENR join forces to clamp down on illegal logging after record Luzon floods

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 28 10:53 PM

This developed after President Duterte ordered the agencies to look into what caused record flooding in Cagayan and Isabela after the onslaught of typhoon Ulysses.  Read more »

Manhunt launched vs Cagayan loggers behind attack that left 1 cop hurt

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 29 05:20 AM

A manhunt was ordered against a group of suspected illegal loggers who fired at policemen in Cagayan province. Read more »

Palasyo nagbabala vs mga alkalde na dawit sa illegal logging, mining

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 24 07:23 PM

Nagbabala ang Malacañang sa anila'y mga alkalde na dawit sa ilegal na pagpuputol ng punongkahoy at pagmimina. Read more »

Palace says mayors protecting illegal mining, logging ops 'will have blood in your hands'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 24 03:17 PM

Malacañang on Tuesday said mayors risk removal from their posts and facing criminal charges if they protect illegal mining and logging, which the government partly blamed for 2-story floods that hit parts of Luzon during this onslaught of typhoon Ulysses this month.  Read more »

Duterte OKs fresh augmentation funds for typhoon-hit areas

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 24 02:34 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has approved another augmentation for the calamity funds of some local governments in Luzon to help them weather the recent spate of destructive typhoons, Malacañang said Tuesday.    Read more »

DILG orders crackdown on illegal logging, quarrying

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 23 12:39 PM

MANILA – The Department of the Interior and Local Government on Monday ordered a crackdown on illegal logging and quarrying, which authorities point as among the causes of severe flooding in the country following recent consecutive storms. Read more »

Villar, Cimatu to lead task force on typhoon rehab

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 18 11:28 AM

Malacañang on Wednesday announced a change in leadership for the task force that President Rodrigo Duterte created to fast-track rehabilitation efforts after a recent spate of typhoons, the latest of which left dozens dead and inundated parts of Luzon.  Read more »

Isabela lacks funds to test typhoon evacuees for COVID-19: governor

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 17 06:48 PM

Isabela province lacks funds to test for the novel coronavirus thousands of residents who fled from floods that typhoon Ulysses spawned last week, Governor Rodito Albano III said Tuesday.   Read more »

DBM: Ulysses-hit local governments to get P1.5-billion additional funds

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 17 06:11 PM

The Department of Budget and Management said Tuesday it would release P1.5 billion in additional funds to some local governments to help their constituents cope with the effects of typhoon Ulysses.    Read more »

Palace rejects calls for academic break despite COVID-19, typhoons

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 17 03:40 PM

Malacañang on Tuesday rejected calls for a nationwide academic break due to coronavirus pandemic and the recent spate of destructive cyclones.  Read more »

Palace: Franchise, license applicants will be required to plant trees

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 17 03:33 PM

A suggestion for applicants to plant trees before getting their franchise and license "will be a policy," Malacañang said Tuesday, after deforestation shared the blame for flooding from typhoon Ulysses.  Read more »

Robredo camp tells presidential counsel Panelo to 'get his facts straight' after free-riding remark

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 17 03:19 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo's camp on Tuesday said President Rodrigo Duterte's legal counsel should "get his facts straight" after he accused her of free-riding on the government's response to typhoon Ulysses. Read more »

Some evacuees to be tested for coronavirus: Palace

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 17 04:07 PM

Some of the tens of thousands who fled their homes during the onslaught of typhoon Ulysses last week will be tested for the novel coronavirus, Malacañang said Tuesday. Read more »

Plan to sue Magat Dam managers may not prosper: Palace

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 17 01:51 PM

A plan of Cagayan province residents to pursue charges against operators of Magat Dam for causing widespread flooding during the onslaught of typhoon Ulysses might not prosper, Malacañang said Tuesday.  Read more »