Oscar M. Lopez, 93
It is with great sorrow that we at First Philippine Holdings Group announce the passing Saturday, 22 April 2023, of our former Chairman Emeritus Oscar M. Lopez. He was 93. OML, as he was known to us, led FPH through its expansion into power generation, industrial estates, construction, and other fields. But his conviction that […]
EDC inaugurates biggest BINHI Vegetative Material Reproduction Nursery in Bicol
First Gen-owned geothermal power leader Energy Development Corporation (EDC) launched on Friday its one-hectare Vegetative Materials Reproduction (VMR) facility located at the heart of its Bacon-Manito (Bacman) Geothermal Project in Manito, Albay. The facility is EDC BINHI’s sixth automated nursery that propagates endangered native trees recovered from various places across the country. It will provide […]
EDC launches 5th VMR in Leyte
TONGONAN, LEYTE – First Gen-owned renewable energy leader Energy Development Corporation (EDC) is unveiling its fifth BINHI Vegetative Materials Reproduction (VMR) Nursery today – a corporate social responsibility initiative that seeks to elevate the environment and propagate the most vulnerable Philippine native trees in the region. BINHI is EDC’s landmark 15-year-old greening legacy program that […]
EDC Biodiversity Team rescues an endangered Philippine Deer in Ormoc
The biodiversity team of EDC BINHI came to the rescue of an endangered male Philippine Deer (Rusa marianna) that was found suffering from several wounds and broken antlers caused by illegal hunting methods in the forests of Kananga, Leyte last November 8, 2022. Roy D. Dalaguit, a member of the Tongonan Farmers Association and a […]
Our native trees, our heritage
Members of the Baguio City Council are stepping up deliberations to protect some of the city’s century-old trees and other tree species that are deemed important due to their ecological, historical or cultural value as “heritage” trees. They include rare trees or those adjacent to water source, spring or well, and whose cutting or destruction […]
EDC celebrates environment month, vies for a greener Philippines
Lopez-led geothermal power leader Energy Development Corporation (EDC) eyes a greener Philippines, through its banner environment program BINHI, as it enjoined the month-long celebration of the Philippine Environment Month last June. Despite the pandemic hampering physical activities to commemorate this important event, EDC finds ways to celebrate the environment month and further increase awareness on […]
Lopez Groupkicks off Environment Month celebration
The Lopez Group of Companies has kicked off its series of events in celebration of Philippine Environment Month this whole month of June, with the theme “Pathways to Uniting Ecosystems and Society” that highlights the efforts of the organizations under its arm to address current environmental challenges and how they all strive to achieve a […]
EDC to rescue, propagate Palawan-endemic tree species with PCSD
Lopez-led geothermal leader Energy Development Corporation (EDC) in collaboration with its newest BINHI partner, the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development (PCSD), aims to rescue and propagate more Philipine native tree species endemic to Palawan island. With the recent signing of the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the two above-mentioned institutions, more endangered tree species endemic […]
BGCI extends partnership with EDC to assess, save 670 more trees species
Europe-based Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) has extended its partnership grant with Lopez-led geothermal leader Energy Development Corporation (EDC) for two more years to assess and conserve additional 200 Philippine endemic tree species and 470 near-endemic species. Near endemic species are those that can be found not only in the Philippines but also in two […]
EDC to save more endangered native trees through collaboration with PH Parks
Lopez-led geothermal leader Energy Development Corporation (EDC) continues to save more endangered native trees as it officially collaborates with non-government organization Philippine Parks and Biodiversity (PH Parks), its newest partner under the BINHI program. PH Parks is a non-profit and non-government organization that focuses on conserving and protecting Philippine biodiversity by empowering rangers and local […]
