MANILA, Philippines — One in every four Filipinos burned garbage despite a two-decade-old law prohibiting the open burning of solid waste, according to a survey conducted by Social Weather Stations.

China has accused the Philippines of polluting the environment after it released footage it said showed troops burning rubbish at a disputed reef in the South China Sea. The video, published on ...

BURNING of trash is both dangerous and illegal. It can worsen the air quality and cause destructive fires in neighborhoods. Laws that include the ban of open burning include Republic Act (RA) 9003, or ...

A large circular container holds recently burned plastic waste. The Philippine Navy released a statement on Tuesday, ... which includes garbage burning that has persisted for 26 years, ...

Froilan Grate, executive director, Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) Philippines. Meanwhile, Froilan Grate, executive director of anti-waste burning group Global Alliance for ...

The DENR has pushed cement plants to burn plastic municipal wastes as alternative fuel to help address the country’s solid waste problem. But critics are raising health concerns. They’re also urging ...

China has accused the Philippines of polluting the environment after it released footage it said showed troops burning rubbish at a disputed reef in the South China Sea. The video, published on ...