FIXTURE

No more plastic straws and stirrers in PH soon—at least that’s DENR’s dream

20 years after the passage of RA 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000, DENR’s next step is to gradually phase out non-environmentally acceptable products listed in the law

For P250, you get a mask and get to save 259 trees from being cut down in Pampanga

After losing its temporary environmental protection order, the Save the Trees Coalition is planning to file a petition next, but it needs your help

Can’t register to vote due to work? Comelec’s thinking weekends might work

With the Commission on Elections (Comelec) recording only 1.3 million out of its target of…

Will Metro Manila ease into MGCQ this year? NEDA says it’s possible

Despite confirmed cases of the new COVID-19 variant, NEDA is confident that Metro Manila can be placed under more lenient quarantine measures

Working in Makati? The city will vaccinate you for free

Employees of registered Makati businesses can get their jabs for free, says Mayor Abby Binay

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Benguet mines still operating after DENR closure order, says PCIJ

According to a report by the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism, these mines are still operating and wreaking environmental havoc

Catholic bishops offer church facilities as vaccination sites

CBCP’s top officials have also expressed willingness to be vaccinated in public

PH ranks 79 out of 98 countries in COVID-19 response

The only other Southeast Asian country that scored lower was Indonesia at 85th place

Revenge spending might be the one thing ruining your budget this pandemic

No, not spending money for months isn’t an excuse to break your budget and buy everything in your cart

‘Same number, hu dis?’: How to keep your mobile number even if you switch networks

Under the Mobile Number Portability Act, prepaid and postpaid subscribers can switch networks and keep the same number. Oh, and telcos can’t lock-in mobile devices anymore