THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is seeking an amendment to the expanded protected areas law to give it the power to demolish illegal structures in these ecologically critical locations. This developed as senators laid the blame at the foot of DENR officials for what they perceived as…
Pico de Loro Beach and Country Club and Pico Sands Hotel demonstrated its support for environmental protection in the recent worldwide Earth Day movement. The cleanup drive, which took place at Pico Beach was attended by employees and the team was also delighted to be joined by some members of…
Participants in the Zambayle Street Dance Competition explode in a frenzy of drumbeats and native colors, as they wended their way near the provincial Capitol on Saturday in the final outing for the Dinamulag Mango Festival. The nine-day festival, which included exhibits of local cultural icons and displays of local…
Lawmakers are being asked to consider a timely remedial legislation to update and provide "a clearer definition of the Philippine territory" under the 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty with the United States, as suggested by Senator Francis Tolentino. In a radio interview, Senator Tolentino confirmed options to propose the "inclusion of…
EXACTLY five months after a massive glitch disrupted hundreds of flights and stranded over 60,000 passengers, the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) again suffered another black eye as power was knocked out at its Terminal 3 an hour past midnight of Labor Day. In a statement, Manila International Airport Authority…