Authorities shut down a large-scale piggery in San Fernando town,  southeastern Cebu after it was caught in the act of directly discharging untreated livestock waste into the sea. The piggery was caught in a joint operation conducted by the central offices of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), and the National Bureau of … Continue reading A Foul Stench in the Sea →

With the country’s rich natural resources and biological diversity, economic growth is expected. The Philippines is one of the 17 megadiverse countries in the world.It is rich in land and water, two very important economic resources, which support agriculture and fisheries; richly endowed with minerals and other natural sources with huge potential for renewable energy. … Continue reading No More Riches →

Mandaue City in Cebu, is one of the most popular city in Cebu yet heavy traffic with in the highway of Mandaue City is one of its worst problem. Heavy traffic destroys our atmosphere that create global warming, Because traffic can cause air pollution due to its discharge of dark gasses. Not only the environment … Continue reading Smoky Environment →

People define overpopulation as an issue that until now affects the whole country in a negative way. For me this can have both advantage and disadvantage in our society. People see it as negative because they can feel the insufficiency in our country's budget to supply their needs. But if we take advantage of the … Continue reading Too Many Mouths to Feed →

The Philippines is one of the most severely deforested countries in the tropics and most deforestation has happened in the last 40 years. Estimates place forest cover in the Philippines in the year 1900 at 21 million hectares, covering 70 % of the total land area. By 1999, forests covered 5.5 million hectares; only 800,000 … Continue reading No More Shade of Green →

Despite strong environmental activism among Filipinos, the Philippines still suffers from a trash problem. Data shows that local government units are struggling to implement the “Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000” or RA 9003 which was signed into law in 2001. Seventeen years after the enactment of the law, 50 complaints were filed with … Continue reading Mountain of Garbage →

To foster a sense of connection to the natural world, promotes sustainable development and encourages conservation of irreplacable natural resources and vulnerable plant and vulnerable plant and animal species. I've been living in Cebu for several years now. As others have mentioned, it is very polluted in the city, and the air quality is pretty … Continue reading Stop the pollution, We need to take action →

CEBU CITY, Philippines – 50 kilograms of stingrays, or locally known as pagi, were recovered by inspectors from the Cebu City Department of Veterinary Medicine and Fisheries (DVMF) at the Pasil Fish Market on Wednesday afternoon, February 27, 2019. Doctor Alice Utlang, Cebu City Veterinarian and chief of DVMF, said the common stingrays were still … Continue reading Stingrays Confiscated in Pasil →

Yes, the biggest problem Cebu City faces today is uncollected garbage made worse by the closure by the Department of Environment (DENR) of the Cebu City Sanitary Landfill. This has never happened to Cebu in the past. More than 20 years ago, I was the chairman of the Infrastructure and Utilities Committee (IUC) of the … Continue reading Garbage problem →

SRP , one of the biggest area which is reclaimed in cebu. It is well visited by people who passes by from places like mambaling and also in talisay access roads. But what is the downside to this reclaimed area , well it could be pollution and not just one but many forms of pollution … Continue reading Srp is irredeemable →