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Senate President Tito Sotto III formally endorsed 10 of his preferred senatorial candidates, which include former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Bong Go and all seven reelectionist senators. Sotto made formal his personal endorsements on all seven reelectionist candidates — Senators Grace Poe, Sonny Angara, Nancy Binay, Cynthia Villar, Bam Aquino, JV Ejercito, and […]
Luntiang Pilipinas Party-list on Monday formally launched a campaign in Calamba, Laguna to plant 10 million trees in the Philippines as part of a nationwide regreening effort that would help improve the country’s environment. “Our objective is not just to win a seat in Congress so we can fight for the cause of the environment; […]
Luntiang Pilipinas Party-list on Wednesday urged Filipinos to mark Earth Month by committing to work for the “ecological rebirth” of the country in light of the environmental degradation suffered by the countey over the past decades. “Earth Month is as good a time as any to take a hard look at the harm we have […]
Students of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) marked their last day of classes by commemorating Earth Day with a tree planting activity on Sunday with members of the Luntiang Pilipinas Party-list. Founded by Senator Loren Legarda in 1998, the “green” movement has already planted 2 million trees in 33 provinces, 28 cities, and […]
With the Philippines joining the world in commemorating Earth Hour on Saturday, party-list group Luntiang Pilipinas urged Filipinos to adopt an Earth Hour “mentality” 24/7. “We have an Earth Hour, an Earth Day, and an Earth Month—and numerous activities to mark these events that call attention to environmental issues,” said Luntiang Pilipinas first nominee Michael […]
“If you produce the garbage, you deal with it––you do not dump in on your neighbor’s front yard.” This, according to Luntiang Pilipinas Party-list first nominee Michael Ubac, is the logic behind calls to prohibit the importation of plastic waste and for the government to ratify amendments to the Basel Convention, an international treaty that […]
With the campaign period for local candidates starting in two weeks, Luntiang Pilipinas Party-list first nominee Michael Ubac on Thursday urged all candidates vying for public office to follow laws that prohibit the posting of campaign materials on trees, saying that the soon-to-be crowded designated areas for election materials may prompt supporters of candidates to […]
Senate President Tito Sotto III has thrown his support behind the campaign of a group that seeks to be the first green party in the House of Representatives. Luntiang Pilipinas Party-list first nominee Michael Ubac on Thursday confirmed that Sotto, Chairperson of the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC), had endorsed his group, a movement founded by […]
Protecting the country’s seas and its marine wildlife and biodiversity will require the kind of political will displayed in the rehabilitation of Boracay. This is according to Luntiang Pilipinas Party-list first nominee Michael Ubac, who on Monday said that “a no holds barred, Boracay-like approach is needed to protect Philippine marine wildlife and biodiversity.” “We […]
With the Department of Transportation (DOTr) breaking ground on the Metro Manila Subway on Wednesday, Luntiang Pilipinas Party-list (Luntian) first nominee Michael Ubac said the country should invest more in efficient mass transport systems to substantially reduce the Philippines’ carbon emissions, especially in Metro Manila. “We have to step up efforts to discourage the use […]