Manila Bay clean-up: Pasay City earned a 91.39% “Highly Compliant” rating in the 2025 Manila Bay Clean-up, Rehabilitation and Preservation Program, with the DILG-NCR citing stronger waste management and coastal protection efforts. Waste and circular economy: PETValue and Republic Cement sealed a Zero Waste to Landfill partnership in General Trias, Cavite—PET bottles become food-grade recycled resin, while leftover plastic parts are recovered and co-processed as alternative fuel. Wildlife update: The Philippine Eagle Foundation reported that Sawaga-Dalwangan died during rehab after seizures; an initial necropsy found heart, liver and stomach abnormalities, with lab work ongoing. Climate-smart farming: Japan’s Creattura is exploring a long-term Isabela rice plan using alternate wetting and drying to cut water use and methane, with possible carbon credits. Weather and hazards: PAGASA warned habagat-linked rains and thunderstorms over parts of Luzon, with flash-flood and landslide risks in hazard-prone areas; heat index advisories also flagged “Danger” levels in parts of Cavite and Quezon. Fisheries and governance: BFAR and the British Embassy will co-host SAFET 2026 in Cebu to push sustainable fisheries and emerging tech; meanwhile, Iloilo and Negros Occidental moved to strengthen municipal waters protection for small fishers. Local environment enforcement: DENR-7 ordered a halt to tree-cutting at Oslob Plaza, Cebu after permit-condition violations. Indigenous land rights: Bayog, Zamboanga del Sur’s Subanen community is nearing CADT turnover after NCIP en banc approval, with remaining documents like the ADSDPP still to be finalized.