Around 200,000 teens aged 15 to 19 and 2,000 children aged 10 to 14 get pregnant every year. This was reported recently by Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) Executive Director Dr. Juan Antonio Perez III, MD, MPH during the policy agenda workshop on population, health and environment last October 21, 2019 at the Sequoia…
The Department of Interior and Local Government revealed that about 332 municipalities and 7,263 barangays in the Philippines are considered “waterless.” This means that less than 50% of the population in these areas has no access to water. Many of these waterless communities are found in Leyte, as shown by a 2015 community profiling…
Employees of Taiyo Yuden Philippines Inc. recently helped plant 10,000 mangroves in Barangay Tapilon, Daanbantayan, Cebu, in partnership with Philippine Business for Social Progress.
Employees of Taiyo Yuden Philippines, Inc. recently planted 10,000 mangroves in Barangay Tapilon, Daanbantayan, Cebu, in partnership with PBSP.
It is common for many commuters in Metro Manila to wipe a layer of soot from their faces after their daily commute to and from their schools or offices. Skin irritation and acne breakouts are just some of the annoying inconveniences roadside pollution can cause, but just imagine what could happen if many of us…
PBSP member-companies Dow Chem and BASF Philippines provide water systems to communities in need The closest that Barangay Pase in San Dionisio, Iloilo has to decent water supply are two faucets shared by about 1,159 residents. These farmers, fishermen and their families have to travel far from their residence to the center of the barangay…
By piecing together a complex ecological puzzle, biologist Willie Smits believes he has found a way to re-grow clearcut rainforest in Borneo, saving local orangutans — and creating a thrilling blueprint for restoring fragile ecosystems. NOTE: The core content of this talk has been challenged on a number of grounds. For details, and Willie Smits’…
