FACT CHECK: Marcos did NOT order halt to trash collection in Davao City
A Facebook post falsely claims President Marcos ordered the DENR to stop garbage collection in Davao City. DENR Region 11 denied this, calling it fake news.
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FACT CHECK: Coral reefs NOT ‘thriving’ with Samal-Davao Bridge construction
Regional offices of the Departments of Environment and Public Works claim the construction of the Samal Island-Davao City (SIDC) Connector Bridge will not damage the coral reef ecosystem in Samal. This is not true.
Bumagyo, Bumaha … Teka … Ano Bang Mapa Ang Gamit N’yo?
Paano mas magiging maayos ang paghahanda sa mga sakunang dala ng bagyo? Pakinggan natin ang pananaw ng Mines and Geosciences Bureau at ng City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office ng Balanga City, Bataan dito sa ikalawang bahagi ng Episode 15 ng What The F?! Podcast.
What will Manila Okada do with the 130,000 undropped balloons?
It was a public relations event that became a PR crisis as the threat of an environment disaster loomed.
Group warns of more environmental harm due to Cimatu order
The country may have to brace for harsher environmental degradation, increased health risks and possibly more expensive electricity as a result of less rigorous scrutiny of applications for environmental compliance certificates (ECCs), an environment group has warned.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Gina Lopez’s figures on family-initiated Ugong Rock don’t match official ones
In her bid to promote ecotourism as the alternative to mining, Environment Secretary Gina Lopez cites as a success story Ugong Rock Adventures.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Can open-pit mines trigger earthquakes?
Environment Secretary Gina Lopez says open-pit mining can cause earthquakes.
Activists demand disclosure of river pollutants
By VINCENT GO
Activists and community leaders on Thursday demanded that the Department of Environment and Natural Resources install a pollution disclosure system that will require industrial facilities to publicly declare the chemicals they use in their products and manufacturing process, and report how these are discharged, treated or transported.