Environment Secretary Raphael Lotilla has called on the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to play a more assertive role in upholding the country's maritime rights in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), emphasizing its key position in supporting national sovereignty.
After five years of sustained cleanup operations under the Better Rivers PH program, San Miguel Corp. (SMC) reported the removal of 8.5 million metric tons of silt and solid waste from multiple key river systems across Luzon—marking a milestone in large-scale environmental rehabilitation efforts and signaling critical policy implications for future waterway governance.
The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) on Thursday flagged 4,182 barangays across the Philippines as highly susceptible to landslides and flooding, citing the combined threats of a low pressure area (LPA) and the intensifying southwest monsoon (habagat).
The Supreme Court has issued a Writ of Kalikasan against the ongoing Samal Island–Davao City Connector Bridge (SIDC) project, signaling a critical legal and environmental challenge to the P23.52 billion infrastructure initiative.
Toyota Motor Philippines Corporation (TMP) has officially named Standard Insurance Co., Inc. as the second model End-of-Life Vehicle (ELV) dismantling facility in the Philippines under the global “Toyota Global 100 Dismantlers Project.”