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Boracay resort owner says water utilities in charge of sewage treatment

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 19 07:46 PM

A Boracay resort owner said Wednesday that establishments on the island should not be obliged to put up their own sewage treatment plants (STP) because this is the job of water utility concessionaires.    Read more »

Microplastics may enter foodchain through mosquitoes

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 19 07:57 AM

PARIS, France - Mosquito larvae have been observed ingesting microplastics that can be passed up the food chain, researchers said Wednesday, potentially uncovering a new way that the polluting particles could damage the environment. Read more »

DENR urged to cancel coal projects

Jire Carreon, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 06 07:42 PM

Members of coal-affected communities, electric consumers, climate justice and environmental groups stage a picket-rally in front of the DENR headquarters on Thursday. Read more »

DOTr counters DOE call for sale of cheaper but dirtier diesel

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 20 07:43 PM

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) says no to cheaper but dirtier diesel. Read more »

Plastic, food wrappers found inside dead whale shark in Davao

Art Fuentes, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 09 10:59 PM

A biologist and bone collector who performed a necropsy on a whale shark which washed ashore in Tagum City, Davao del Norte found several pieces of plastic in the marine creature's stomach.  Read more »

Coal spill in La Union

Raffy Lerma, Greenpeace/ Handout
Posted at Jul 25 05:49 PM

Workers clean up the shores of Quirino, Bacnotan in La Union in this photo taken on July 20, 2018, after tons of coal spilled from the nearby cement factory.  Read more »

Pollution contributes to scalp sensitivity, hair fall—study

Dove
Updated as of Jul 31 05:49 PM

Scholars have focused on different skin conditions, such as premature aging, discoloration, and dryness. Only a few studies aimed to investigate the effects of pollution on the human hair. Read more »

'Pagpapabaya' sa basura, sinisi sa mga baha sa Metro Manila

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 20 10:42 PM

Basura at mga "pabayang" indibiduwal ang itinuturong dahilan kung bakit nagbaha sa kasagsagan ng bagyong Inday sa Metro Manila. Read more »

Boracay's October re-opening still a go - DILG

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 18 11:24 AM

Boracay is on track to re-open in October, half a year after it was shuttered to give way to the rehabilitation of its sewerage system and the removal of illegal structures, the Department of the Interior and Local Government said Wednesday. Read more »

TIEZA eyes completion of Boracay drainage system by late 2019

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 16 07:55 PM

With just three months to go before the target reopening of Boracay, the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) said the drainage system of the island will be completed by the end of 2019. Read more »

China jails hundreds of officials for pollution violations

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 10 08:41 AM

China has jailed hundreds of officials for failing to tackle environmental violations uncovered during inspections last year, the environment ministry said in the latest round of the "war on pollution" led by President Xi Jinping. Read more »

Sanofi shuts down factory over toxic waste outcry

Etienne Balmer, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 10 06:54 AM

French pharmaceuticals group Sanofi announced late Monday an immediate halt in production at a chemical factory in southwest France, in the wake of media reports that toxic waste emissions exceeded the norms.   Read more »

Business booming for plastic giants as change beckons

Simon Boehm, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 08 01:16 PM

It's the worst enemy of environmental campaigners, but people around the world use mountains of plastic every day and business is booming for manufacturers.  Read more »

Bill seeks nationwide ban on plastic straws, stirrers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 05 04:13 PM

Senator Risa Hontiveros has filed a bill seeking a ban on single-use plastic straws and stirrers in the food service in a bid to reduce waste that end up in landfills and bodies of water.  Read more »

Boy beside troubled waters

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 04 07:38 PM

A boy takes his meal beside a river channel full of floating plastic trash at the corner of EDSA and Roxas Boulevard, Wednesday.  Read more »

War on plastic leaves manufacturers clutching at straws

Pierre Donadieu and Marie Heuclin, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 02 08:11 AM

Under pressure from activists, the European Union, Britain, India and even fast food giants have all made some headway towards bringing the use of plastic straws to an end. Read more »

3 in 5 Pinoys back Boracay closure for one year - SWS

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 01 03:16 PM

Around 60 percent of Filipinos support the closure of Boracay for one year, according to a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey released Saturday.  Read more »

Air pollution plays significant role in diabetes: study

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 30 03:52 PM

The study estimated that pollution contributed to 3.2 million new diabetes cases globally in 2016 -- or around 14 percent of all new diabetes cases globally that year. Read more »

Drilon bats for creation of Boracay development authority

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 20 02:41 PM

Senator Franklin Drilon on Wednesday urged fellow lawmakers to tackle the proposed creation of a centralized agency that will watch over Boracay island, which he said has been plagued by a "failure of management."    Read more »

EU Parliament to phase out plastic water bottles

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 13 08:55 AM

Strasbourg, France - The European Parliament has told its lawmakers and staff to set an example for EU citizens by no longer drinking water from plastic bottles by next year. Read more »