Drowning in plastic

Celebrated on 22 April each year since its inception in 1970 to raise awareness about environmental issues, Earth Day has become a massive movement that unites people from over 193 countries. In the Philippines, it’s actually Earth Days — yep plural — as the whole month of April is considered …

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Philippines, US launch annual joint military drills

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Battery B, 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 25th Division Artillery, 25th Infantry Division, load a M119A3 Light Towed Howitzer 105mm during a combined arms live-fire exercise during Balikatan 2022 on Colonel Ernesto Rabina Air Base, Tarlac province, Philippines, March 31, 2022. Balikatan is an …

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Three phreatic eruptions at Taal — Phivolcs

At least three steam-driven eruptions are recorded at Taal Volcano on Saturday, April 20, 2024. Screengrab from Phivolcs Main Crater Observation Station  Three short-lived phreatic or steam-driven eruptions were recorded on Sunday in Taal Volcano, which remains under Alert Level 1. the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. …

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Mariveles power plants prioritize workers’ safety

Two power generators in Mariveles, Bataan have identified safety at the workplace as a paramount concern.  GNPower  Dinginin Ltd. Co. (GNPD) and GNPower Mariveles Energy Center Ltd. Co. (GMEC) on Thursday launched what they described “safety culture revolution” in work areas. “We are making  the safety of our workers  a …

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PH first to sign rapid response to crisis pact with WB

DISASTER RESPONSE. World Bank Group managing director Anna Bjerde (left) and Finance Secretary Ralph Recto sign the Rapid Response Option agreement on April 20, 2024 in Washington, DC. The Philippines is the first country to sign the agreement with the World Bank. (Photo courtesy of DOF) MANILA – The Philippines recently signed the …

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Chinese students in Cagayan ‘alarming’

Senator Risa Hontiveros  Senator Risa Hontiveros on Sunday described as “alarming” the reported huge number of Chinese students in Cagayan, saying it is another “pastillas” scam. Under the scam, airport personnel from the Bureau of Immigration (BI) were receiving P10,000 in bribes to allow foreigners–mostly Chinese–to enter the country without …

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Marcos tells DA: Streamline processes to lower prices

President Marcos has ordered the Department of Agriculture (DA) to promote ease of doing business in their procedures, particularly to remove non-tariff barriers on the importation of agricultural products, to lower prices, and to ensure supply. File photo  Marcos said this in his Administrative Order (AO) No. 20, signed by …

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