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Manila: Senator Loren Legarda on Thursday marked World Environment Day by advocating for the stronger enforcement of the Philippines’ environmental laws and emphasizing the need to integrate ecological sustainability into all development planning levels. According to Philippines News Agency, Legarda highlighted the country’s comprehensive set of environmental laws, which include the Clean Air Act, Ecological Solid Waste Management Act, Climate Change Act, Renewable Energy Act, and Extended Producer Responsibility Act. She stressed the necessity for faithful implementation, genuine political will, and active participation from all stakeholders. Legarda urged a shift from mere “motherhood statements” to placing environmental protection at the

Caraga: Over 4.2 million fingerlings of fish species, including tilapia, milkfish, carp, and hito, have been distributed by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in the Caraga Region (BFAR-13) to 47 fisherfolk organizations across the region. Data provided by BFAR-13 to the Philippine News Agency indicated that these fingerlings were distributed to the groups between January and May of this year. According to Philippines News Agency, the distributions were conducted under the Fisheries Development Program of BFAR, specifically through its Aquaculture Fisheries sub-program. The initiative has directly benefited approximately 574 fisherfolk members from the beneficiary associations. Of the total

Manila: The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) regulatory services are now made more accessible as its digital systems called Harmonized Electronic License and Permit System (HELPS) and Minors Travelling Abroad (MTA) have been integrated into the eGov PH (e-Government Philippines) Application. The move is in line with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s vision to harness the power of technology to make government services closer to the reach of Filipinos. According to Philippines News Agency, Director Megan Therese Manahan of the Standards Bureau, which oversees the HELPS, expressed satisfaction with the integration, highlighting its significance for social welfare and

Mabalacat City: The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Thursday confiscated an illegal shipment of the suspected recreational hallucinogen commonly known as ‘ecstasy’ from France. According to Philippines News Agency, the NBI’s Pampanga District Office (PAMDO), in collaboration with the Inter-Agency Task Force Against Illegal Drugs, carried out a drug interdiction operation at the UPS Warehouse in Clark Freeport Zone, Mabalacat City, Pampanga. The operation took place after a medium-sized brown box, declared to contain animal food, was flagged for inspection by the Task Force at Clark International Airport. The inspection resulted in the seizure of four vacuum-sealed transparent plastic

Makati City: The country needs more infrastructure for segregation, recovery, and recycling to properly address the growing plastic waste problem, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said Thursday. ‘We need more support, public funds, and private sector’s resources and technical capacity to cover whole waste management services at the local government (LGU) level,’ DENR Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo Loyzaga said during the Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) Day 2025 celebration in Makati City. According to Philippines News Agency, Yulo-Loyzaga issued a strong call for united and urgent action against plastic pollution, citing the Philippines’ critical role in the