by ALKFI | May 13, 2020 | Environmental Stewardship
It all started on May 4 when the Municipality of Tublay, Benguet asked for the assistance of Bantay Kalikasan (BK) to connect them to buyers and move their vegetable and flower products to Manila. The agricultural industry took a bad hit due to the COVID-19 crisis....
by ALKFI | May 12, 2020 | Environmental Stewardship
Imagine being in a 330,300-hectare nature park – home to 215 bird species, 38 mammal species, 51 reptile and amphibian species, and over 1,000 species of plants – overlooking thick tropical forests and inhaling the freshest of air at the height of the summer...
by ALKFI | Apr 23, 2020 | Environmental Stewardship
One million. That was the expected income this summer of Sabang Daguitan Surf Camp, an ecotourism site in Leyte. “Kasi ‘pag summer, it’s peak season talaga,” explained Ailyn Caballero, Site Specialist of Bantay Kalikasan. “Kasi kung i-compare mo...
by ALKFI | Apr 16, 2020 | Environmental Stewardship
The COVID-19 pandemic negatively affected global industries, hitting tourism and agriculture the hardest. Cognizant to their partner communities’ plight, ABS-CBN Foundation – Bantay Kalikasan (BK) extends assistance to different people’s organizations. BK...
by ALKFI | Apr 10, 2020 | Environmental Stewardship
“Kasama po kami sa Enhanced Community Quarantine. Wala po kaming turista. As in wala ngayon. Marami sanang tao ngayong Holy Week.” said Noli Mercader, President of Gubatnons for Adventurism Inc. (GFAI), the organization that manages Lola Sayong Eco Surf Camp located...
by ALKFI | Mar 23, 2020 | Environmental Stewardship
PHOTO: Members of the Rural Workers Association of San Rafael raise their first ever harvest. BULUSAN, SORSOGON – The Rural Workers Association of San Rafael (RWASR) has a simple message for fellow Filipinos: “Walang unos na di kayang lampasan basta...
