Environment
ASEAN urged to treat climate change as economic threat, not just environmental issue
Finance and environment officials in Southeast Asia are calling for a major shift in how governments respond to climate change, warning that its impacts are no longer just environmental—but economic.
DENR inspects evacuation site, steps up response to Navotas landfill fire
Environment Secretary Juan Miguel Cuna visited an evacuation site on May 1 at Obando National High School, where around 120 families are staying after being displaced by heavy smoke from a landfill fire in Navotas.
ASEAN urged to act faster on climate loss and damage
Southeast Asian leaders and experts are calling for urgent action to better protect communities from climate-related disasters, warning that gaps in capacity and coordination across the region leave many people vulnerable.
Cebu authorities partially lifts CDO vs Cebu landfill project
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Environmental Management Bureau Region 7 (DENR-EMB 7) announced today that it has partially lifted the cease and desist order (CDO) on Prime Integrated Waste Management Inc. for its Binaliw Sanitary Landfill Project. The decision comes after the company fulfilled key remediation and operational commitments.
SMC removes over 9.12 million metric tons of waste from major rivers since 2020
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) said Thursday its river cleanup program has removed more than 9.12 million metric tons of silt, garbage, and debris from major waterways across the Philippines since 2020. The work is part of its voluntary flood-control effort, called the Better Rivers PH initiative, and is being done at no cost to the government.
