Pax Silica, El Niño: Environmental issues for SONA 2026
From landfill crises to water supply concerns surrounding Pax Silica, which environmental issue do you think should be mentioned in this year’s SONA?
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SONA 2026: Marcos wants solid waste law updated to allow waste-to-energy
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. directs Congress to align the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act with ‘modern waste management practices’
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Why not nuclear? Marcos pushes for controversial energy source in SONA 2026
‘Titiyakin din nating maipaliwanag nang mabuti sa publiko ang magandang dulot sa atin ng enerhiyang nukleyar,’ President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says in his fifth State of the Nation Address
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Big fishers win as Supreme Court declares tracking at sea unconstitutional
The Supreme Court directs the Department of Agriculture and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources to immediately ‘rectify deficiencies’ in Fisheries Administrative Order No. 266
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10 years after Arbitral Award, marine scientists still await programmed funding
Is the President’s passion for the West Philippine Sea cause commensurate to the support Filipino marine scientists are getting?
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Flood control, climate-tagged budget: Are we getting close to resilience?
Flood control projects are intended to help Filipinos adapt to the impacts of climate change
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Climate change is driving record heat in Europe’s seas, scientists say
The rising sea temperatures threaten marine ecosystems and coastal communities, potentially reshaping food sources and increasing the frequency of extreme weather events
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One week in Apayao forest reveals 15 reptile, amphibian species
‘The documentation of at least 15 herpetofaunal species, including specimens that may potentially be new to science, demonstrates how much more there is to discover in our forests,’ says Dorothy Joy Cayaba of the local environment office
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[OPINYON] P1.9 trilyon sa flood control: Nasaan ang science?
Sa susunod na budget hearings, huwag lang itanong kung magkano ang ilalaan sa flood control. Tanungin kung nasaan ang science.
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The unexpungeable odor of Smokey Mountain past
Residents at Upper Smokey Mountain — or what’s left of the legacy waste of the former dumpsite — contend with government efforts to remove them from their homes
