Senate probe on Dumaguete’s ‘Smart City’ reclamation project pushed

Jul 29, 2021 | Regions

A Senate inquiry is now being called on the proposed 174-hectare reclamation project off the shores of Dumaguete City.Senator Risa Hontiveros filed Tuesday Senate resolution number 807, urging the appropriate committees to investigate the Dumaguete Smart City...

Negros Oriental eyes more ‘green’ sources of energy

Feb 24, 2021 | Regions

Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degam (PIO NegOr) The Provincial Government of Negros Oriental is eyeing solar and wind energy to support future investments.Gov. Ruel Degamo said he had a meeting with Department of Energy (DOE) officials to discuss funding for...

Palace hits ‘Global Witness’ report for blaming deaths of environmental activists on Duterte

Sep 25, 2019 | Top Stories

Palace spokesman Salvador Panelo on Wednesday lashed out at a UK group for blaming the deaths of land and environmental activists on President Rodrigo Duterte, calling it a “purveyor of falsity.”Panelo also said the report by Global Witness titled,...

Bishops deplore ‘continuing destruction’ of environment

Jul 16, 2019 | Nation

By Roy Lagarde (File photo: CBCP News) Catholic bishops rang alarm bells about the future of the country’s environment in a major pastoral letter condemning “the continuing destruction of our common home.”The statement, released Tuesday by the Catholic Bishops’...