Philippine Environment Secretary Regina Lopez speaks in front of a chart on mining issues during a press briefing in Manila, Philippines February 9, 2017. REUTERS/Erik De Castro By Manolo Serapio ...

The Philippines' environment minister said he was hopeful that a ban on open-pit mining would be lifted before the end of the year after a government panel recommended its removal on Tuesday.

Philippine lawmakers ended a 10-month crusade by Environment Secretary Regina Lopez on Wednesday, forcing out the eco-warrior whose mining crackdown was backed by the president but led to demands ...

"Forests for Life" is the compelling tagline of the national reforestation initiative launched by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. through the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).

The MOU calls for Israel and the Philippines to share best practices around environmental protection. Foreign Minister Eli Cohen talks during a news conference with Cyprus Foreign Minister ...

MANILA (Reuters) -Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr will retain his trade, finance, budget and economic planning ministers but will replace the foreign minister in an overhaul of his ...

A newly installed Catholic bishop in the Philippines has vowed to center his ministry on the environment and urged Catholics in his diocese to care for the Earth as outlined by Pope Francis in an ...

On Monday, China's Ministry of Natural Resources said in a report that Philippine warships have been "illegally beached" around Second Thomas Shoal near what it calls Nansha Islands for a long ...

TEMPO.CO, Manila - The Philippines on Monday, June 26, said it had signed four loan agreements with the World Bank totaling $1.14 billion, including $750 million of budgetary support for policy ...