Experts to speak at green forum

The organizer of Cebu Business Month (CBM) 2011 has invited experts to discuss environmental issues during the Environmental Business Industry forum recently at Harold’s Hotel Cebu. The environmental forum is one of the highlights of the CBM 2011, organized by the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI). The experts are Edna Gapuz of the Development Academy of the Philippines who discussed waste-to-fuel projects; Maricon...

Project NOWtbuks in Schools

I was invited and volunteered to join the Project NOWtbuks (NOW is the Time to Build Up Kids for Sustainability) of my college Alma mater CIT-University Industrial Engineering Department and IE Council. Project...

GREENIN’ Philippines: beyond tree planting…creating real forests

GREENIN’ Philippines: beyond tree planting…creating real forests is what should be done in our current situation today for Global climate change is a widespread and growing concern that has led to extensive international discussions and negotiations. Many of the activities we do every day such as turning the lights on, cooking food, or heating or cooling our homes rely on energy sources like coal and oil that emit carbon...

Run 2 Plant for GREENIN Philippines

Putting its GREENIN Philippines Program’s advocacies into action, the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) will hold “Run 2 Plant for GREENIN Philippines” on June 25 in commemoration of the Philippine Environment Month and World Environment Day in June. The run and plant event is organized in collaboration with the Cebu Provincial Government, local government units, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), and...

Young Leaders attend eco-camp

Aboitiz Power (AP) continues to engage the youth sector in its environmental protection and nature conservation programs. To raise awareness among the youth, AP organized eco camps in the Makiling-Banahaw area in Laguna and in Tiwi, Albay. In April, a summer camp was organized by AP Renewables Inc. (Apri), a wholly owned subsidiary of AP, for its Makiling and Banahaw (MakBan) power plant’s host communities in Laguna. Apri harnesses...

Sin Tax on plastics producers, users

An environmentalist is asking the Cebu City Council to impose a “sin tax” or charge a fee on establishments that will use and sell non-biodegradable plastic shopping bags in the city. During a public hearing on the proposal to ban plastics in Cebu City, lawyer Gloria Ramos of the Philippine Earth Justice Center Inc. said penalizing the use of plastics is long overdue. “A tax or fee should be imposed for the use of plastic bags...