BPI expands sustainability push beyond green finance
Bank of the Philippine Islands is widening its sustainability agenda beyond environmental initiatives, ramping up support for underserved sectors, small businesses, and financial inclusion programs nationwide.
Nestlé PH, Robinsons Supermarket launch sachet recycling initiative
Nestlé Philippines and Robinsons Supermarket have partnered to install 10 reverse vending machines, or Smart Eco-llection Bins (SEBs), in select Metro Manila branches to collect and recycle sachets. Supported by Restore Solutions PH and Robinsons Malls, the collected sachets will be turned into durable boards for making furniture.
DENR suspends Davao landfill after fatal trash slide; Misamis Oriental steel mill still non-compliant
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has suspended operations at the Davao City sanitary landfill following a trash slide on May 20 that killed one person, injured two others, and left two missing.
Agri group urges rejection of proposed nutrient model over food security fears
The Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food Inc. (PCAFI) is asking President Marcos Jr. to reject the 2026 Philippine Nutrient Profile Model (PNPM) proposed by the Department of Health.
DA files complaint over P94M ‘ghost’ road projects in Davao Occidental
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has filed formal complaints with the Ombudsman against Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) officials and private contractors over eight alleged "ghost" Farm-to-Market Road (FMR) projects in Davao Occidental worth around P94 million. These projects, meant to help farmers, were reportedly paid in full but never built.
