Environment

Aboitiz Foundation and GCash have partnered on the CarbonPH x GForest Project, a five-year initiative to restore 1,200 hectares of forest and coastal areas in Balamban, Cebu, planting one million trees while reviving ecosystems, supporting communities, and strengthening climate resilience.

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources–Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) has alerted the public to widespread haze across several key regions, including the National Capital Region, Central Luzon, CALABARZON, MIMAROPA, and portions of Central Visayas. Monitoring and weather assessments link the condition to smoke from ongoing fires in Kalimantan, Indonesia, carried to the country by prevailing winds.

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources — Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) confirmed Tuesday that fine particulate matter (PM2.5) reached unhealthy levels at every monitoring station in Metro Manila, driven by smoke and haze from ongoing forest fires in Kalimantan, Indonesia carried here by prevailing winds.

Protecting the Philippine Eagle goes beyond saving a single species—it demands safeguarding entire forest landscapes, upholding Indigenous stewardship, and uniting communities and stakeholders, Environment Secretary Juan Miguel “Mitch” Cuna said during the formal launch of a landmark conservation initiative at the Philippine Eagle Center in Malagos.

Department of Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Juan Miguel “Mitch” T. Cuna called on all local government units to follow Bayawan City’s example, proving proper landfill design and solid waste management are fully achievable under Republic Act 9003.