Philippines' Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Regina Lopez (DENR) answers questions during a Reuters interview at the DENR headquarters in Quezon city, metro Manila, Philippines February 6, ...

On January 8, a mountain of debris collapsed at a 15-hectare landfill in the village of Binaliw, Cebu City, where over 100 ...

There is really no puzzle why Gina Lopez is struggling to hold onto her job as the Philippine secretary of the environment. On her first day in the post last July she dispatched inspectors to see how ...

FILE PHOTO: Philippine Armed Forces Chief of Staff Roy Cimatu (L) speaks during a news conference at the military headquarters in Manila, Philippines July 5, 2002 REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco/File photo By ...

A report by British advocacy group Global Witness highlighted the continuing attacks against environmental defenders in the Philippines. Its latest report documented 16 killings in Asia in 2022, 11 of ...

Scientists from the Department of Science and Technology–Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (DOST-PNRI) have confirmed unusually high levels of the radioactive isotope iodine-129 in the West ...

Lopez had sought to shut down 28 of the nation's 40 mines and cancel the contracts of dozens of others. Lopez had sent shockwaves through the industry during her 10 months as environment chief, ...

According to a new report by the watchdog Global Witness, the country remains the most dangerous place in Asia to be an environmental activist. News about anti-mining protests and a massive oil spill ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines’ environment chief on Tuesday ordered 75 mining contracts canceled because the projects are located in watersheds, intensifying her crackdown against mines ...