Archive - Earth Files

It is around the holidays that the country generates the biggest volume of garbage, including plastic, says Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Roy Cimatu, so consumers are reminded to reuse and recycle and choose materials that do not harm the environment.

Ten years to the day, the memories of that disaster are still vivid in many people’s minds.

The protests, part of the Global Climate Strike, reverberated around the world with 5,800 activities in 163 countries from Sept 20-27.

Twenty-seven-year-old fashion entrepreneur Prince Jimdel Ventura has not bought “new” clothes for five years. He hopes that his company “Wear Forward” will help others do the same, especially in light of the global call to address the problem of climate change.

Science and environment writer Tristan Mañalac’s feature article on fruit bats was cited in SciShortform, an online publication that highlights standout science writing.

"President Rodrigo Duterte’s government has ramped up its campaign of ‘red-tagging’ rights activists, including land and environmental defenders, as communist sympathizers, terrorists or supporters of a group of armed insurgents called the New People’s Army (NPA),” said Global Witness

Typhoon Ompong (international name Mangkhut) barrelled through the highlands on Sept 15, 2018 and buried alive a community of small-scale miners who sought refuge in a bunkhouse and makeshift church in Ucab, Itogon town, not knowing it would be their grave.

Bats play a crucial role in the survival of a healthy ecosystem through seed dispersal, pollination, biological pest control, medicine, and many more.

Youth group Sigaw ng Kabataan Coalition will plant more trees after planting thousands for PH environment month.

The interesting lives of fruit bats in the Monfort Bat Sanctuary told.

This e-book looks into three “cold” environmental cases in the Philippines on updates since the disasters.

The recent statement of President Duterte belittling the importance of climate change talks underscores the lack of understanding of the issue that is an urgent global concern.

The Philippine Eagle (scientific name: Pithecophaga jefferyi ) symbolizes the grit and strength of the Filipino people amidst adversity.

Arpee Lazaro and Beck Cortez of Radyo Pilipinas Dos talk about climate change and smart practices to mitigate its effects

Pinoy agriculture and education sectors find ways to mitigate climate change's effects.

Sinasabi sa atin na may kinalaman ang Climate Change sa pang araw-araw nating buhay. Paano?

ORMOC CITY – In an emergency, drop everything and run for your life.

At the homestretch of the 2019 election campaign, environment groups are dismayed that the issue of environment protection has not been given much attention by the candidates.

SILANG, Cavite, Philippines — Under the sweltering sun, Julian Aguilar inspects his crop, which, like him, have been reeling from the intense heat.

What better way to learn about how Climate Change affects people’s daily lives than a visit to a farm and talk with farmers?

Revisiting the day of the flash flood, there is a sense that all the elements that could make a disaster happen happened that day.

Residents share their experience of the flood 28 years ago.

Do Filipinos know enough about climate change and its effects?

BOAC, MARINDUQUE— In a land known to many as poisoned by a toxic mine spillage, there’s a field of green that thrives, harvesting nature’s unadulterated bounty.