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Legal Rights and Natural Resources Center says the national government is required to conduct local consultation and secure prior consent for every environmentally critical project

First of two parts Panglao, Bohol—Public-private partnership would push the growth of green buildings in the Philippines. In his opening address, Christopher de la Cruz, CEO of the Philippine Green Building Council (PHILGBC) said the collaboration between the two sectors is a sign that the stakeholders are quite aware of the importance of sustainable development

Major legislative updates swept across the packaging world right at the advent of 2023, and with the middle of the year here, governments, businesses, schemes and consultancies have their eyes set on the years to follow.

EPR in 2023 and Beyond

• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO An ordinance declaring the entire barangay of Punta Taytay as a coastal tourism zone, was recently passed by the Bacolod

Sagittarius Mines Inc. the proponent of the multi-billion Tampakan copper-gold project in South Cotabato, is eyeing to operate the mine in 2026 as it transi-tions to development stage.

They will continue to fight the open pit mining operation of the Tampakan Project and the people of South Cotabato can do more to prevent the destruction of the environment for the future of South Cotabatenos.

Court of Appeals rules to uphold decision to uphold South Cotabato's open-pit mining ban – but only for small-scale mining

France's nuclear safety regulator, the Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire, at the request of the government, has issued an opinion on the safety options file for EDF's EPR1200 pressurised water reactor design. It said its opinion on the safety options for the design - intended for export - is broadly similar to that it gave in July 2019 on those of the EPR2 reactor, from which it is derived.

2023 and Packaging: What Has Ecoveritas Seen So Far