THE Philippine capital has been included in the 30 Cities Program of The Ocean Cleanup (TOC)—a global initiative aimed at drastically reducing plastic waste flowing from rivers into the world’s ...

Maynilad Water Services Inc. is seeking regulatory approval for what may be the Philippines’ first public offering of blue bonds as the country enforces new rules for projects aimed at tackling water ...

PLASTIC has been ceaselessly suffocating the planet rather than showing signs of downturn. What began as a convenience for its versatility has evolved into a global crisis, threatening human health, ...

In early June, the Secretariat of Minamata Convention on Mercury traveled to the Philippines for a week-long knowledge exchange on mercury-free practices. Following the planetGOLD Global Forum to ...

Is there a water crisis happening in Manila? It depends on who you ask and from where you're getting your information. The answers, though, say a lot about the current state of Philippine media. How ...

DARAITAN, Philippines — Nestled in the Sierra Madre more than two hours outside Manila, this village is lush and green — brought to life by the Agos River, which cuts through the unforgiving terrain ...

MANILA, Aug 7 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - In the three years since a private company took charge of the water supply in his home city in the Philippines, Rommel Pido says the flow from his taps has ...

Gwendolyn Pang, secretary-general of the Philippine Red Cross, said that an unspecified number of residents were trapped on their roofs by floodwaters in the coastal town of Liloan in Cebu, and added ...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down rules regulating the discharge of water pollution, narrowing the landmark Clean Water Act in an unusual case that pitted one of the nation’s greenest cities — ...

THE Philippine capital has been named one of the key cities in the 30 Cities Program of The Ocean Cleanup (TOC), a global initiative aimed at drastically reducing plastic waste flowing from rivers ...