Lopez had sought to shut down 28 of the nation's 40 mines and cancel the contracts of dozens of others. Lopez had sent shockwaves through the industry during her 10 months as environment chief, ...

MANILA, PhilippinesMANILA, Philippines — Sea turtles still scramble from the waters of Batangas Bay, paddling up the sand to bury their eggs. Coral reefs that some marine biologists call the Amazon of ...

A newly installed Catholic bishop in the Philippines has vowed to center his ministry on the environment and urged Catholics in his diocese to care for the Earth as outlined by Pope Francis in an ...

According to a new report by the watchdog Global Witness, the country remains the most dangerous place in Asia to be an environmental activist. News about anti-mining protests and a massive oil spill ...

Scarborough Shoal has become the focus of a new Chinese environmental report claiming that fishing and other activities linked to the Philippines are harming the reef’s fragile ecosystem in the South ...

Global Witness, an eco-watchdog, has linked businesses and investors, including development banks to the increasing violence against land and environmental defenders in the Philippines, a practice ...

THE Philippines, a country rich in mineral resources, has long been plagued by the challenges of mine waste management.

A Philippine church official called for greater efforts in environmental protection during the Feast of the Child Jesus, the country's biggest religious festival. Archbishop Jose Palma of Cebu ...

TAGAYTAY CITY (PIA) — Around 1,000 multi-stakeholders gathered in Tagaytay City on Tuesday as the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region 4-A and Green Convergence formally ...

On Dec. 23, Philippine Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu issued an order overturning a 2017 ban on open-pit mining. This follows an April 2021 decision by President Rodrigo Duterte to lift a 2012 ...