FILE PHOTO: Philippine Armed Forces Chief of Staff Roy Cimatu (L) speaks during a news conference at the military headquarters in Manila, Philippines July 5, 2002 REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco/File photo By ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Sea turtles still scramble from the waters of Batangas Bay, paddling up the sand to bury their eggs. Coral reefs that some marine biologists call the Amazon of the ocean lie ...

There is really no puzzle why Gina Lopez is struggling to hold onto her job as the Philippine secretary of the environment. On her first day in the post last July she dispatched inspectors to see how ...

New environment secretary vows to enforce rule of law. Gina Lopez, the new Philippines environment secretary, enters her office with a mandate from President Rodrigo Duterte to enforce mining ...

According to a new report by the watchdog Global Witness, the country remains the most dangerous place in Asia to be an environmental activist. News about anti-mining protests and a massive oil spill ...

Lopez had sought to shut down 28 of the nation's 40 mines and cancel the contracts of dozens of others. Lopez had sent shockwaves through the industry during her 10 months as environment chief, ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines’ environment chief on Tuesday ordered 75 mining contracts canceled because the projects are located in watersheds, intensifying her crackdown against mines ...

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 Wednesday, Philippine environment minister Gina Lopez announced that she would reject a proposal from American television network Nickelodeon to build an underwater theme park in the Palawan ...