The Environmental Pollution Studies Laboratory of IESM-CS-UP Diliman has reported a 180% decrease in Manila’s pollution levels just over a week after the Luzon wide lockdown. Similar drops in pollution levels are being recorder globally as the COVID 19 pandemic shuts down the urban centers of the world. Though some environmental activists see a silver […]
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The Covid 19 pandemic is hitting the country’s urban poor the hardest. Now that the necessary measure of enhanced community quarantine is in place, it is extremely difficult for many Filipino daily wage earners and micro entrepreneurs to make ends meet. Fortunately, the country’s big businesses are stepping up in plugging the gaps brought about […]
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We are warning all candidates not to use our precious trees as placeholders for their campaign materials.
Read moreRESPONSIBLE mining exists in the Philippines, said a non-governmental organization (NGO) advocating for the environment. The Philippine Business for Environmental Stewardship (PBEST) issued the statement in response to the earlier pronouncement of Environment Secretary Regina Lopez that “where there is mining, there is poverty.” PBEST, as an environmental NGO, advocates for the compliance of the […]
Read moreMANILA, Philippines – Environment and mining groups have voiced support for president-elect Rodrigo Duterte’s call for mining companies to “shape up.” For a country with a rich biodiversity and island ecosystems profile like the Philippines, there is no place for illegal miners and destructive mining practices, said Ysan Castillo, secretary general of Philippine Business for […]
Read morePBEST’s stand in response to DENR’s push for “Garbage-Free” Elections: The Philippine Business for Environmental Stewardship (PBEST) supports the call of the DENR for a “garbage-free” elections. Sadly, it appears that those eyeing to be leaders of our country are getting more irresponsible elections after elections as the issue is not anymore confined to improper […]
Read moreThe “green vote” campaign by civic groups manifests the loud call for the next administration to approach the issues of environment and economics as one comprehensive agenda, said Prof. Dindo Manhit, president of private think tank ADR Institute on Strategic and International Studies (ADRI). Renowned Geologist and ADRI trustee Dr. CP David also believes that […]
Read moreThree of the country’s biggest mines that voluntarily submitted their operations to third-party scrutiny by an environmental non-governmental organization posted near-perfect scores in a special “green” scorecard, Philippine Business for Environmental Stewardship (PBEST) said. The Padcal mine of Philex in Benguet; the mine of Taganito Mining Corp., a Nickel Asia Corp. subsidiary in Surigao del […]
Read moreLast July 27, 2015, President Benigno S. Aquino III delivered his sixth and final State of the Nation Address (SONA) before he ends his six-year term next year. The President’s longest SONA drew mixed reactions from the different sectors of society – business, government officials, fellow politicians, political analysts, netizens, and ordinary people, among others. […]
Read moreDID YOU KNOW, that Environmental Degradation is the least of Pinoys’ worries? This was revealed in the results of the Pulse Asia March 2015 Nationwide Survey on Urgent National Concerns and the Performance Ratings of the National Administration on Selected Issues. Moreover, the survey disclosed that Filipinos continue to be most concerned about economic-related issues. […]
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