PH must lead renewable energy shift to combat climate change, groups say Five years after the destruction of Typhoon Yolanda (internationally known as Haiyan), Filipino civil society organizations, specifically advocates for climate justice and energy…
WWF: Secretary Petilla’s initiatives drawing more renewable energy…
Philippine News - The Philippines might just become Southeast Asia’s renewable energy capital with Department of Energy Secretary Carlos Jericho Petilla paving the way for aggressive renewable energy investments in the country. In a statement…
Mayorga News – Unilever launches Surf Labahan in…
MAYORGA NEWS – Surf Philippines has turned-over a sustainable and environment-friendly laundry facility in Barangay Union Coastal, Mayorga, Leyte that recycles water for reuse in washing clothes. The number one laundry brand in the Philippines…
Palo News – Pope Francis’ visit to Haiyan…
PALO NEWS – Pope Francis left Leyte at 1pm this afternoon, cutting short a visit to the disaster stricken area that was originally planned to cover activities up to 5pm. An hour earlier, the Pope…
Maasin News – Visayas to have rains for…
MAASIN NEWS – Visayas is expected to experience moderate to heavy rains in the next three days as Tropical Depression Seniang slowly makes landfall over Surigao del Sur this morning. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and…
Eastern Visayas News – Typhoon Hagupit spares Leyte…
EASTERN VISAYAS NEWS – The Eastern Visayas have emerged relatively unscathed after typhoon Hagupit/Ruby made landfall in Samar last night. The once Super-Tyhoon had receded to a category 3 storm as it tracked north-west across…
Mahaplag News – 150 meter flood control project…
MAHAPLAG NEWS – The provincial government of Leyte is constructing a 150 meter flood protection structure along the Poblacion, south east of this municipality. The project aims to keep the river from further scouring this…
Guiuan News – Residents: construction of P1.4M Yolanda…
GUIUAN NEWS, EASTERN SAMAR – Residents of this municipality facing the Pacific Ocean are wondering whether the more than one million pesos recently allocated by their municipal officials for a monument memorializing the onslaught of…
Ormoc News – Yolanda-hit villages declared as first…
ORMOC NEWS – 'Save The Children' Press Release 27th September 2014: Seven Yolanda-hit barangays across 3 municipalities around Ormoc have been declared as first in the entire Leyte province to eradicate defecation in public -…