By Maria Hannah Louise Pili Thoughtful waste management practices in our homes make a big impact on our city’s bigger waste bin, often referred to as sanitary landfills. Sanitary landfills are sites for the disposal of waste materials; this is an area where waste is isolated until these decompose through biological and engineering processes that continue reading : How to throw less in landfills

By Arnie Justin A. Duran Pollution that heightens disaster risk is at the center of the story of the Marilao-Meycauayan-Obando River System (MMORS) and its nearby communities. The MMORS was once identified as one of the “dirtiest rivers in the world.” Its rehabilitation, which goes back to as early as 2008, remains a big task continue reading : River pollution in Luzon cities pose risk for disaster

By Jean Raven Aurelio There is a careful balance of environmental conservation and economic development required to make an eco-tourism model viable for San Jose City’s Mt. Williams. With the proposal to make it as the “mountain-biking capital” of the Philippines, it is important to ensure that efforts by its government and partners to make continue reading : En route to eco-tourism for Mt. Williams

by Sofia Eliana Robles Typhoon Ulysses is a powerful Category 4-equivalent typhoon that hardly hit the Heart of Central Luzon Wednesday evening, November 11, 2020. The town of Arayat in the province of Pampanga is one of the places where typhoon Ulysses had a great fall. Some residents lost their homes and livelihood, and now continue reading : Nature’s Rage: #UlyssesPH’s impact in the community

By Yasmine Nicole Rodriguez For the past decades, humankind has benefited and made things easier and more convenient with the production of single-use plastics. The usage has been more focused that it compromised the control of proper disposal, which led to negative effects in the environment and for the health. “Waste is defined as any continue reading : What a Waste: Why zero waste is a need

By Miranda Autor For 15 years, 54-year-old Jimmy San Jose had been working as a caretaker of the Bulakan Mangrove Nursery and Eco-Park in Barangay Taliptip in Bulakan town, Bulacan. But when he first heard of San Miguel Corporation (SMC)’s plans to build an international airport near the park, the news came as a surprise continue reading : Ode to the mangroves: Bulacan aerotropolis rises as mangrove park falls

By Princess Elaine Vergara, SDO Mabalacat City “Ano pong Balakat? Ano pong itsura noon? Saan po pwedeng makita iyon?” (What Balakat? How does it look like? Where can we see them?) These were the questions of some junior high school students in Mabalacat City, Pampanga about the city’s own official tree, and the exact same continue reading : Survey: Mabalaqueño learners lack awareness on Balakat trees

By Raymart Dela Cruz A plastic bag with tin cans, plastic materials, and fabrics, is headed to the landfill. But wait! For one couple, there is a lot more to do with these rubbish. Some of these pieces can be turned into art –  a can of beer highlighted with a Santa toy, dressed like continue reading : How a married couple uses various art forms to amplify social, environmental issues

By Klyde Charles Lee P. Painor Rows of colorful flowers made from recycled plastic bottles would greet Azaleah Pascual every time she walked around her home barangay in Cabanatuan City. There was not a piece of trash or plastic straw in sight. However, taking a leisurely stroll around Barangay Pagas was quite different today compared continue reading : How a calamity-prone barangay in Cabanatuan managed to combat Climate Change

By Rinzen Gonzales Flocks of tourists hail from different parts of the archipelago just to see the natural beauty of Barangay Kalawakan. But for Tessie Evangelista, the lush emerald forests surrounding the community named after the universe were once devoid of color. Gray ash and soot littered the land and air when Evangelista was growing continue reading : Kalawakan: The Unexplored Universe of Nature and its People