As Mongabay reported, the Philippine government recently announced an initiative that it says will attract investment while ...

Gina Lopez’s tenure as Philippine environment secretary demonstrates the point. A Pacific island nation of 103 million residents, the Philippines is experiencing one of the fastest rates of economic ...

MANILA, Philippines – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has signed two laws declaring Mount Sawtooth in Tarlac and the waters ...

PLASTIC has been ceaselessly suffocating the planet rather than showing signs of downturn. What began as a convenience for its versatility has evolved into a global crisis, threatening human health, ...

The government’s move to retire its last coal plant is expected to send a strong signal to private coal plant owners that the reign of fossil fuels is ending ...

Advancing and sustaining climate adaptation, mitigation and resilience to secure a livable planet for future generations ...

SENATOR Loren Legarda today urged the public to translate environmental policies into tangible community action as the country observes National Clean-up Month this September under Proclamation 244 s.

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines' environment chief on Tuesday ordered 75 mining contracts canceled because the projects are located in watersheds, intensifying her crackdown against ...

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 ...

New environment secretary vows to enforce rule of law. Gina Lopez, the new Philippines environment secretary, enters her office with a mandate from President Rodrigo Duterte to enforce mining ...

Philippine Environment Secretary Regina Lopez vented frustration on Wednesday that mines she ordered closed months ago remain open, aiming a broadside at a fellow minister whose office she blamed ...