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Biodiversity monitoring teams found Philippine trogons – called by local birders as 'Ibong Adarna' because of their colorful plumage – as well as Philippine pgymy and Mindanao tree squirrels in the Mount Apo Natural Park

Officials in Cotabato province fear an increased risk for wildfires if trekking and camping activities are allowed to resume at Mt. Apo

'In the face of nature, you cannot help but appreciate the beauty of a blanket of stars and changing landscapes, and acknowledge that, as a human being, you are a tiny part of that ecosystem'

DESPITE the “exhaustive inspections” conducted by the Davao intelligence units earlier this month, the Police Regional Office-Davao Region (PRO-Davao) believes Pastor Apollo Quiboloy is still in Davao City, particularly in the 50-hectare properties where outsiders are prohibited from entering.

THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is seeking an amendment to the expanded protected areas law to give it the power to demolish illegal structures in these ecologically critical locations. This developed as senators laid the blame at the foot of DENR officials for what they perceived as…

An irate Senator Cynthia Villar, who chairs the environment committee, faults environment officials for issuing environmental compliance certificates to questionable establishments

THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said that it is not their intention to close down the resorts near the buffer zones of Mount Apo.

THE Senate Committees on Environment and Natural Resources and Climate Change and Local Government commenced on Wednesday an investigation “in aid of legislation” into the defacement and exploitation of Chocolate Hills Natural Monument in Bohol and other Protected Areas in the country. Senator Cynthia Villar, chair of the environment committee,…

Pending and future environmental compliance certificate applications within protected areas will now be escalated to the Environmental Management Bureau at the DENR's Central Office

Domestic tourist arrivals, particularly on a day tour in Davao del Sur, reached 1.5 million, of which Digos City had the largest contribution because of the Mt. Apo loop in 2023.