Environment, Visayas

MANILA, Philippines โ€“ International ocean conservation group Oceana has denounced the ethanol spill from Universal Robina Corporationโ€™s (URC) distillery in Negros Oriental, calling it an โ€œinexcusableโ€ environmental disaster that endangers the countryโ€™s largest marine protected area and the livelihoods of thousands of coastal residents. In a statement released on Friday,Continue Reading

Climate Change, Environment

MANILA โ€” The ocean around the Philippines is quietly changing color. Itโ€™s not something most people would notice standing on the shore, but satellites orbiting hundreds of miles above Earth can see it clearly: the deep blues of the worldโ€™s tropical seas โ€” including those surrounding the Philippine archipelago โ€”Continue Reading