Category: Environment
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MGA RESIDENTE AT KATUTUBO NAGMARTSA LABAN SA EKSPANSYON NG SOLAR FARM SA OLONGAPO
OLONGAPO CITY — Nagsagawa ng kilos-protesta ang ilang residente patungong sa Rizal Triangle Park kasama ang mga katutubong Ayta mula sa Mount Malimpuyo, Barangay Sta. Rita upang ipahayag ang kanilang pagtutol sa panukalang Phase 2 solar farm project sa lungsod ng Olongapo. Ayon sa mga nagprotesta, may pangamba umano sila sa posibleng epekto ng proyekto…
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SBMA makes it to Green Destinations 2025 Top 100 stories
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT – Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority’s (SBMA) entry, the Recyclables Collection Program, was hailed as one of the 2025 Top 100 Stories on the global recognition list from the Netherlands-based organization Green Destinations. The winning story, “Recyclables Collection Program: SBMA’s Strategy to Implement Circular Economy,” depicts how the agency implements its circular economy strategy primarily…
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Morong Shores Come Alive as Over 100 Pawikan Hatchlings Return to the Sea
BATAAN — Reaffirming their steadfast commitment to environmental stewardship and biodiversity, AboitizPower private limited partnerships GMEC and GNPD led a significant marine conservation activity on Wednesday, November 27, 2025. Through their flagship “Sagip PaWeCan” program, the companies spearheaded the release of over 100 sea turtle (pawikan) hatchlings at the Sitio Fuerte Pawikan Hatchery, followed by…
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Climate Change Consciousness Week in Subic Bay Freeport
The Ecology Center of Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) recently launched a series of activities for Climate Change Consciousness Week which also coincides with SBMA’s 33rd anniversary in Subic Bay Freeport. Below are photos of pocket events which kick-off on November 14 and culminates on the 17th Recyclable Collection Event at the Mini Golf Course…
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Higit 30 Aligator head nakumpiska sa NAIA
Higit sa tatlumpung (30) bungo ng American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) ang nakumpiska mula sa isang American citizen sa Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1, sa isinagawang operasyon ng Bureau of Customs (BOC) at mga kawani ng Wildlife Traffic Monitoring Unit (WTMU) ng DENR National Capital Region Enforcement Division. Ayon sa dayuhang pasahero, nakatakda sanang…
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Masinloc-Oyon Bay bags award in the prestigious Para El Mar
PAMPANGA– The Masinloc and Oyon Bay Protected Landscape and Seascape (MOBPLS) has recently won first place in the Outstanding Locally Managed Marine Protected Area (MPA) category at the prestigious 2025 Para El Mar Awards in IloIlo City. Covering more than 7,500 hectares across the municipalities of Masinloc and Palauig, MOBPLS, the only legislated marine protected…
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Coastal Clean-up Day
Volunteers are reflected on a puddle of water as they do their part on beach clean-up in Subic Bay Freeport on Saturday, September 20, 2025. (Ang Pahayagan photo / JUN DUMAGUING)
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AboitizPower Volunteers Collect Over 300 Kilograms of Marine Debris at Dinginin Beach for International Coastal Clean-up 2025
MARIVELES, BATAAN – Thirty-two volunteers from GNPower Mariveles Energy Center (GMEC) and GNPower Dinginin (GNPD) successfully collected 32 sacks of marine debris, weighing approximately 315 kilograms, during the second phase of the AboitizPower Coastal Clean-up project at Dinginin Beach, Barangay Alas-asin last September 16. The event was held in participation to the International Coastal Clean-up…
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Mt. Sawtooth in Tarlac declared protected landscape under RA 12237
TARLAC CITY — President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has signed into law Republic Act No. 12237, officially declaring a parcel of land in the municipalities of Mayantoc and San Jose, Tarlac as the Mt. Sawtooth Protected Landscape (MSPL) under the National Integrated Protected Areas System. This law, which designates Mt. Sawtooth as the only legislated…
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DENR, SMC Global Power ink partnership for mangrove conservation in Bataan
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and SMC Global Power Foundation, Inc. sealed a landmark partnership under Project TRANSFORM to strengthen the mangrove conservation efforts in Abucay, Bataan. The newly-signed Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) covers the adoption of a three-hectare mangrove area in Sitio Bakawan, Barangay Wawa, expanding the previously adopted five-hectare site…
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Malacañang inatasan ang DENR na tingnan ang nagaganap na dredging operation sa Zambales
ZAMBALES– Hiniling ng Malacañang sa kalihim ng Deparment of Environment and Natural Resources na tingnan ang mga nagaganap na dredging operation sa lalawigang Zambales. Ang naturang kahilingan na may petsang Agosto 18 ay ipinadala ni Deputy Executive Secretary Naella Bainto Aguinaldo ng Office of the Deputy Executive Secretary for General Administration para kay DENR Secretary…
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P4-B waste-to-energy plant big leap toward PH sustainable dev’t
MANILA – The planned PHP4-billion waste-to-energy (WTE) facility on a four-hectare site in Capas, Tarlac is a significant leap forward in the country’s sustainable development and modern waste management strategies. The agreement was secured by the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) with Indian engineering firm Uttamenergy Limited following President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s five-day state…
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Nag-iisang marine protected area sa Gitnang Luzon itinanghal na finalist sa 2025 Para el Mar Award
Ang Masinloc and Oyon Bay Protected Landscape and Seascape (MOBPLS) sa Zambales, natatanging opisyal na itinalagang marine protected area (MPA) sa Central Luzon, ay hinirang na finalist sa prestihiyosong 2025 Para el Mar Awards. Sa pamamagitan ng mga hakbangin ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) at ng Protected Area Management Board (PAMB) sa…
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Zambales schools to recycle plastic bottles for project funding
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT ZONE— Public elementary and secondary schools in Zambales will soon convert collected plastic bottles into funds to support environmental and student development programs. The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Ecology Center, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Zambales, Department of Education (DepEd) Schools Division of Zambales, and Foochi Trading and Resources Inc.…
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FOREST FOR FIREPOWER: A DANGEROUS DEAL IN SUBIC
A proposed arms facility threatens one of Luzon’s last great nature reserves. There is a stretch of land in the freeport zone of Subic Bay that sings with life — not from the noise of industry or the roar of trucks, but from the calls of hornbills, woodpeckers, kingfishers, and racket-tails, many of which are…
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