Environment
URC vows continued support for communities affected by Negros molasses spill
Universal Robina Corp. (URC) has assured continued assistance to communities impacted by the release of molasses-based wastewater from its Bais Distillery following the collapse of a containment lagoon on October 26.
DENR leads response to wastewater spill in Bais City
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is spearheading a coordinated response to the wastewater spill in Bais City, Negros Oriental, after an estimated 255,000 cubic meters of molasses wastewater flowed into Bais Bay. The spill threatens around 382.29 hectares of marine ecosystems across 13 barangays within the Tañon Strait Protected Seascape.
DENR moves to contain molasses spill in Negros Oriental
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has assured the public that a coordinated response is underway following the collapse of a containment lagoon at Universal Robina Corp.’s (URC) Bais Distillery in Negros Oriental, which released molasses wastewater into Bais Bay within the Tañon Strait Protected Seascape.
New report targets private capital for PH waste and transport sectors
The Green Finance Institute (GFI) has released a new report aimed at unlocking private capital for the country’s climate goals, in collaboration with the Department of Finance (DOF), Climate Change Commission (CCC), and UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).
Pag-asa Island’s tiny forest packs a climate punch
A recent study by DENR-ERDB revealed that the beach forest on Pag-asa Island, located in the remote West Philippine Sea, quietly helps fight climate change.
