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Climate change fuelled deadly Typhoon Gaemi—study

Bangkok, Thailand—Climate change turbocharged the winds and rain of Typhoon ‘Gaemi’ or Super Typhoon ‘Carina,’ which killed dozens of people across the Philippines, Taiwan and...

PCG siphons over 806K liters of oil waste from sunken Terranova ship in Bataan

A total of 806,254 liters of oil waste were collected from the sunken MTKR Terranova in Limay, Bataan, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said...

Iloilo province boosts flood monitoring with new inventory of rain gauges

The Iloilo Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) conducted an inventory of Manual Rain Gauges (MRGs) as part of the province's ongoing...

Marcos directs LGUs to bolster waste management efforts

President Ferdinand Marcos on Friday urged local government leaders to take stronger action on waste management to safeguard public health. Speaking at the Local Governance...

Taal spews volcanic smog anew, Batangas hands out N95 masks

THE Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) on Monday reported that Taal Volcano has emitted substantial quantities of volcanic smog or “vog” over...

Taal Volcano ‘vog’ forces class suspensions in Calabarzon areas

TRECE MARTIRES CITY, Cavite—Hazy skies attributed to the volcanic smog or ‘vog’ emitted by Taal Volcano in Batangas forced several local government units (LGUs)...

PH, Singapore sign environment, health care pacts

The Philippines and Singapore yesterday signed memoranda of understanding on healthcare and the environment during a bilateral meeting led by President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr....

Quezon City LGU now accepting entries for Green Awards

Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte has opened the city’s Green Awards to recognize QCitizens with outstanding climate action and disaster risk reduction and management...

Extreme heat exposure on the rise for millions of kids—UN

United Nations, United States—Nearly half a billion children are facing twice as many days of extreme heat each year—or more—than their grandparents did, the UN...

Some coast guard ships report negative traces of oil within vicinity – OCD

Manila authorities continue their efforts to reinforce the cleaning initiatives of the oil spill in Limay, Bataan, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said...

Foreign organization to work with MMDA on river rehabilitation

Abu Dhabi-based Clean Rivers delegates have visited Manila to collaborate with the Philippine government on addressing the plastic waste problem in Pasig River.   Clean...

Olympic sponsor Coca-Cola under scrutiny for widespread plastic use 

Paris, France—The Paris Olympics organizing committee said Tuesday it would meet its target to reduce single-use plastics by half compared to the 2012 London Games...

Slow down to save the planet, says Japan’s rock star philosopher Saito

Tokyo, Japan—As Tokyo's millions put in another day's work on the coalface of capitalism, celebrity Marxist philosopher Kohei Saito and his friends are clearing rocks...

‘Typhoons forming closer to coast due to climate change’

Typhoons in Southeast Asia are forming closer to coastlines, intensifying more rapidly and lasting longer over land due to climate change, according to a...
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