Philippines Green News

The European Commission this week approved a grant of seven million euros (or approximately P490 million) in humanitarian assistance for the victims of Tropical Storm Ondoy and Typhoon Pepeng in the Philippines. This is additional to the two million euros...

The historic Copenhagen climate talks will be held in less than a month. Amist the spate of devastating typhoons that recently plagued the Philippines, the issue of human activities that promotes global warming becomes even more crucial. Gregg Yan, media...

The Coral Triangle spans the territories of six Southeast Asian and Melanesian counntries. Comprising no more than 1% of the total surface of the Earth, the land and sea ecosystems found within this area are the most diverse and colorful...

The province of Albay started preparing food packs and emergency equipment, including standby vehicles, on Wednesday, for possible evacuation of some 26,178 families from areas near the Mayon volcano due to the increasing probability of an eruption.

Director Danilo Manalang met his staff on Friday to assess its Mayon Volcano Disaster Preparedness Program. "We have to make an effort to contribute to a zero casualty in any eventualities that maybe brought by the eruption of Mt.

Nearly 1,000 people died as a result of the disasters – Tropical Storm Ketsana and Typhoons Parma and Mirinae – which affected around 9.8 million people and destroyed over 40,000 homes. These areas are likely to remain flooded for another...

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources should be investigated for approving the mining applications of three giant mining firms in the Mindoro provinces, a lawmaker said Tuesday. Mines and Geosciences Bureau, Environmental Management Bureau, and the National Commission on...

Philippines�A 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the gulf of Davao Oriental province at dawn Tuesday, but it was not strong enough to cause any harm or damage to lives and property, said Eleazar Jorjio of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology...

Environmental obstruction through deforestation, air, water and soil pollution and careless waste disposal are the issues confronting Mother Earth and these were brought to the fore in the recent devastation wrought by typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng in the Philippines. So...