Zero budget, staff cripple solid waste management body – DENR official
Failures in implementing the country’s solid waste management law have contributed to the overflowing waste in sanitary landfills
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MGB: No Chinese firms dredging in Zambales for island building in West PH Sea
Dredged materials from Zambales go to the Bulacan airport and Manila Bay reclamation, says the regional director of Mines and Geosciences Bureau in Central Luzon
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EMB: Haze may affect parts of Philippines until September 3
The Environment and Management Bureau says this is because of smoke “still being transported by the prevailing southwest monsoon while fires remain active’
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Haze and air quality index: Things to know
Here’s what you should know about air quality indexes and how they help identify the health risks brought by haze
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Global temperature rises to exceed 1.5ºC ‘within a few years,’ UNEP says
The United Nations Environment Programme says bringing temperature rises back to below 1.5ºC is ‘possible but highly uncertain,’ and will require rapid emission cuts
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When the lost Mindoro bleeding-heart was finally photographed
The detection of the elusive Mindoro bleeding-heart twenty years later inspires hope and forebodes changing habitats
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[OPINION] Next decade of Philippine climate action set in new but incomplete NDC
It is true that we need to secure finance, technologies, and means for capacity-building from developed countries. Yet the impacts of the climate crisis would not stop affecting our economy and society if we just wait for developed countries to fulfill their obligations.
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2026 NDC: Philippines promises to reduce more carbon emissions on its own
In its latest submission to the United Nations, the Philippines underscores its high vulnerability to climate impacts despite minimal contribution to the crisis
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‘Living in Water’ selected for 2026 Aesthetica Film Festival
Produced in partnership with the CMB Foundation-Equity Initiative, the Atlantic Institute, and Rappler, this 360 virtual reality documentary takes viewers to Isla Tibaguin, Bulacan, where flooding is an ongoing and near-daily occurrence brought by the tides
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Quezon City eyes solar power for more public buildings after 25 schools
‘The school solarization program is a key driver of local climate action,’ Quezon City Engineer Dale Perral says
