Environment Secretary Gina Lopez has directed all protected area (PA) managers in the country to ensure that local communities are involved in the all aspects of management of conservation areas known for their natural, ecological and cultural values.
Around 12,000 residents here joined the simultaneous National Clean Up Day on September 17, a local official said.
The Army's 401st Infantry Brigade opened a two-hectare drug facility inside its camp in Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur.
Statement of the Philippine Ecumenical Peace Platform for the 5th Ecumenical Church Leaders Summit on September 22, 2016 in Davao City, Philippines
Filipino professor Vicente Rafael of the University of Washington said the war on drugs of the administration has created new openings and business opportunities for vigilantes and paid killers.