Category: Environment

Trash to Transformation: How the SM Green Movement is building a circular, waste-free future

PROPER waste segregation can make a meaningful environmental impact when the correct bins are used. At SM Supermalls, the Recyclable–Disposable–Compostable (RDC) system empowers customers to take part in a nationwide Green Movement. This initiative aims to promote circularity, divert waste from landfills, reduce methane emissions, and prevent soil and water contamination. “Through SM’s RDC bins,… Read More Trash to Transformation: How the SM Green Movement is building a circular, waste-free future

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AboitizPower bags Silver Anvil for mangrove adoption program

By Henry Empeño | February 10, 2026 MARIVELES, Bataan — Aboitiz Power Corporation (AboitizPower) won a Silver Anvil Award for its flagship Mangrove Adoption and Protection Program undertaken in partnership with the Bataan government through the firm’s limited partnership platforms GNPower Mariveles Energy Center (GMEC) and GNPower Dinginin Ltd. Co. (GNPD). AboitizPower received the recognition… Read More AboitizPower bags Silver Anvil for mangrove adoption program

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Solar energy strengthening PH power grid

ELECTRICITY is something most of us take for granted up until it goes out. For households, businesses, and industries, power interruptions are more than just an inconvenience; they can spoil goods, halt production, and disrupt social services. In Central Luzon, particularly in Zambales province, this reality has hit especially hard during extreme weather events. The… Read More Solar energy strengthening PH power grid

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DENR, partners push forward reforestation efforts in Bataan

By Rick P. Quiambao | December 31, 2025 BALANGA CITY (PIA) — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), in partnership with government, private sector, and community stakeholders, is advancing reforestation efforts in Bataan through the five-year “Puno ng Buhay–Limay Reforestation Project.” Spearheaded by the DENR, the reforestation effort is actively supported and advanced by the… Read More DENR, partners push forward reforestation efforts in Bataan

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Harvesting energy from the sun: Why solar power matters for our communities

THE Philippines is at a turning point in its energy journey. Across the country, households are feeling the pressure of rising electricity demand with more appliances, more electronic transactions and more digital life. At the same time, communities are also living with the realities of climate change: stronger typhoons, longer heat waves, and greater strain… Read More Harvesting energy from the sun: Why solar power matters for our communities

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Olongapo solar farm expansion thumbed down by barangay

By E.H. Edejer | December 13, 2025 OLONGAPO CITY, Philippines — A proposal to build Phase 2 of the Olongapo Solar Power Project by AP Renewable Energy Corp. (APREC) has received strong opposition from Barangay Sta. Rita, where the 179.25-megawatt (MW) solar farm is planned to be built. In a resolution passed by the Sangguniang Barangay… Read More Olongapo solar farm expansion thumbed down by barangay

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Olongapo officials reject Phase 2 of Aboitiz solar farm

By HENRY EMPEÑO | December 8, 2025 OLONGAPO CITY — Government officials and community leaders have expressed strong opposition to the proposal of Aboitiz-led AP Renewable Energy Corp. (APREC) to build and operate a second solar facility in this city, pointing out the potential harm to the environment and danger to surrounding communities. APREC, a… Read More Olongapo officials reject Phase 2 of Aboitiz solar farm

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Over 50,000 volunteers join SM Cares coastal cleanup drives

SM Supermalls continues to advance its commitment to environmental sustainability with the successful rollout of its 2025 coastal cleanup initiatives, culminating in the youth-centered National Day for Youth Climate in Action: “Bayanihan with a Vibe” event held at SM By the Bay on November 23. This year-long campaign mobilized more than 50,000 youth and community… Read More Over 50,000 volunteers join SM Cares coastal cleanup drives

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SMC resumes flood-mitigating river cleanups in Bulacan

SAN Miguel Corporation (SMC) is back cleaning rivers in Bulacan province, after completing a massive effort from October 2022 to September 2024, that removed over 4.15 million metric tons of flood-causing silt and waste from 74 kilometers of rivers, at no cost to government and with no commercial benefit to the company. This time, SMC… Read More SMC resumes flood-mitigating river cleanups in Bulacan

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