Category: Environment

Water Resilience at Scale: SM’s Conservation Efforts in a Changing Climate

SM Prime Holdings, Inc. (SM Prime) has advanced resource stewardship through water circularity initiatives, implementing water conservation measures across its nationwide network of SM Supermalls since the late 1990s. Embedded in its operations, SM Malls uses innovative water management systems that save water and reduce wastage – drawing less from the national water grid and… Read More Water Resilience at Scale: SM’s Conservation Efforts in a Changing Climate

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DENR boosts Bantay Dagat protection efforts in Zambales marine protected area

MASINLOC, Zambales — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), in partnership with the local government unit of Masinloc, recently trained 96 Bantay Dagat members to strengthen protection and enforcement efforts within the Masinloc and Oyon Bay Protected Landscape and Seascape (MOBPLS). The paralegal learning event aimed to enhance Bantay Dagats’ knowledge of environmental… Read More DENR boosts Bantay Dagat protection efforts in Zambales marine protected area

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DENR halts firm’s mining exploration in Zambales

By E.H. EDEJER | May 5, 2026 SUBIC, Zambales — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has stopped the operations of a mining company here for violating DENR Administrative Order (DAO) No. 2025-17, which imposed transparency requirements for mining activities. Noel B. Lacadin, director of the DENR Mines and Geosciences Bureau in Central… Read More DENR halts firm’s mining exploration in Zambales

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BCDA partners with Esyasoft for clean-energy transition

THE Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) has formalized a partnership with Esyasoft Technologies Asia to help accelerate the country’s energy transition through cleaner, more reliable, and future-ready power systems that will strengthen energy security and support sustainable infrastructure development. The collaboration will advance environmentally and socially responsible initiatives, while helping deliver quality infrastructure aligned… Read More BCDA partners with Esyasoft for clean-energy transition

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Sun-Powered Spaces: How SM is transforming malls into energy hubs

TO reduce congestion to the power grid and improve power availability to the communities it serves, SM Prime Holdings Inc. (SM Prime) has implemented the use of rooftop solar power systems across its properties and nationwide network of SM Supermalls. Since its pioneering installation of solar panels over SM North EDSA in 2014, clean solar… Read More Sun-Powered Spaces: How SM is transforming malls into energy hubs

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Sta. Cruz, Candelaria locals get DENR mobile permitting assist

STA. CRUZ, Zambales — More than 200 residents in two northern towns of Zambales gained easier access to Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) services and community support programs when the agency brought a mobile permitting drive and environmental assistance project here in line with the Earth Day celebration. CENRO Masinloc Officer Donaver Guevarra… Read More Sta. Cruz, Candelaria locals get DENR mobile permitting assist

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Community groups, DENR undertake rehab of Masinloc mangrove areas

By HENRY EMPEÑO | April 26, 2026 MASINLOC, Zambales — Volunteers from various stakeholder groups here joined Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) personnel in rehabilitating degraded mangrove areas within the Masinloc and Oyon Bay Protected Landscape and Seascape (MOBPLS), the first and only marine protected area in Central Luzon. Donaver Guevarra, chief of… Read More Community groups, DENR undertake rehab of Masinloc mangrove areas

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SBMA closes the loop on electronic waste

By E.H. EDEJER | April 25, 2026 SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) has launched a program to recover and recycle electronic and electrical wastes in the Subic Bay Freeport, aiming to close the loop on the fastest-growing waste stream and further promote a sustainable circular economy. On Wednesday, April 22,… Read More SBMA closes the loop on electronic waste

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It takes a village: AboitizPower, LGU, fisherfolk build resilient coastal communities in Bataan

MARIVELES, Bataan — The public-private sectors and the people understand how energy can be harnessed as a powerful force for good. While the power plants of Mariveles anchor the province’s industrial landscape, their influence extends far beyond the plants’ gates. Along the coasts of Morong and Orani, fishing communities feel the connection between energy and… Read More It takes a village: AboitizPower, LGU, fisherfolk build resilient coastal communities in Bataan

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SCJ Volunteers Manila leads multi-sector tree planting drive for climate resilience

IN a unified effort to support environmental protection, disaster resilience, and future community livelihood, Shincheonji Volunteers (SCJ Volunteers) Manila led the multi-sector “Go Green, Grow Together” tree planting drive along the riverside in Barandal, Barangay Sta. Ana, San Mateo, Rizal, mobilizing 85 volunteers from government, civic, and community partners in celebration of Earth Month. A… Read More SCJ Volunteers Manila leads multi-sector tree planting drive for climate resilience

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