Government calls for Earth Hour switch-off tonight
MANILA, Philippines — Government agencies are calling on the public to join the Earth Hour today by switching off non-essential lights from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
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Thai tourist hotspot Chiang Mai tops world's most polluted cities
CHIANG MAI, Thailand — Thai tourist hotspot Chiang Mai was blanketed by hazy smog Friday, as residents and visitors to the usually picturesque northern city were left wheezing in the toxic air.
WWF-PH urges Filipinos to join Earth Hour 2024
THE World Wildlife Fund (WWF-Philippines), in partnership with the city government of Manila, has called on Filipinos to join the Earth Hour 2024 switch-off event on March 23.
Oceans heat up to new peak in February
MONTHS of record-breaking temperatures and the El Niño weather phenomenon pushed the heating up of the world's oceans to a new peak in February, scientists said.
Filipinos urged to end ‘toxic’ relationship with plastic on Valentine’s Day
MANILA, Philippines — As Filipinos celebrate Valentine’s Day with their loved ones, an environmental group offers a unique suggestion: break up with single-use plastics.
EDITORYAL — DENR, dapat umaksiyon sa air pollution sa MM | Pilipino Star Ngayon
INAMIN mismo ng isang opisyal ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) na ang kanilang 138 monitoring stations sa Metro Manila ay hindi nagre-reflect ng tunay na kalagayan ng air pollution. Hindi raw umano nasusukat ng mga monitoring stations ang sea salt at volcanic ash. Ayon kay Chadbert Nikko Aquino, air quality monitoring specialist ng DENR, hindi raw kayang magbigay ng eksaktong sukat ng air pollution ang mga monitoring stations sa iba’t ibang bahagi ng kalakhang Maynila.
No exact air pollution numbers in MM – DENR
MANILA, Philippines — An official of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) admitted yesterday that the 138 monitoring stations in Metro Manila do not reflect the actual air pollution in the metropolis.
World's biggest flying lab comes to Asia on air pollution mission
CLARK, Philippines — NASA has kicked off a series of marathon flights in Asia with the world's biggest flying laboratory, in an ambitious mission to improve the models that help to forecast and fight air pollution.