Rhick Lars Vladimer Albay - Profile and Journalist Details

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Biography

Rhick Lars Vladimer Albay is a writer and journalist based in Iloilo City, Philippines. He contributes to Eco-Business, ANCX, and the International Business Times. His work has received recognition from the Globe Media Excellence Awards, the University of the Philippines Bantala Media Excellence Awards, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, the Philippine Information Agency, Megaworld Corporation, AnakTV, and the Embassy of Chile, among others. He is a fellow of the Earth Journalism Network’s Biodiversity Media Initiative and the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism's Uncovering LGUs fellowship, as well as the Thomson Reuters Foundation’s Reporting on Social Inclusion Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic program.

Content

Total articles 35

• Replacing traditional tricycles with e-trikes in tropical Boracay - a transition that needs to be just: GerWeiss Motors chief

  By Rhick Lars Vladimer Albay Verified| Eco-Business Verified Along with jeepneys, motorised tricycles are a quintessential part of Filipino life. They ply both rural and urban roads in the archipelago, and are reminiscent of the auto-rickshaws or tuk-tuks in other Southeast Asian countries. Hence, when chief executive of Gerweiss Motors Sean Gabriel Villoria wanted to champion electric tricycles – or e-trikes – in the island provinces of the Philippines, he knew he’d meet with some opposition.

  By Rhick Lars Vladimer Albay Verified · Eco-Business

  May. 24, 2023

• WHO says Covid-19 global health emergency is over, but its impact lingers on for Asia

  By Rhick Lars Vladimer Albay Verified, Gabriel Lee| Eco-Business Verified Covid-19 is no longer a global health emergency, announced the World Health Organisation (WHO) early this month. The statement comes more than three years after it first declared the coronavirus outbreak a public health emergency of international concern in January 2020, before subsequently raising it to a global pandemic in March 2020. “For more than a year, the pandemic has been on a downward trend,” said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyseus, Director-General of the WHO, in a statement.

  By Rhick Lars Vladimer Albay Verified, Gabriel Lee · Eco-Business

  May. 18, 2023

• Saving deers and warty pigs: A conservation organisation's brave last stand for the West Visayan 'big five' species

  By Rhick Lars Vladimer Albay Verified| Eco-Business Verified More recently, it is known for being instrumental in advocating for the welfare of the a collection of keystone species endemic to the West Visayan faunal region which includes the islands of Negros, Panay, Masbate, Guimeiras, Ticao, and Cebu. These include the Rufous-headed Hornbill, the Negros Bleeding Heart Dove, the Visayan Warty Pig, the Visayan Spotted Deer, and the Visayan Tarictic Hornbill — all critically endangered species.

  By Rhick Lars Vladimer Albay Verified · Eco-Business

  Apr. 26, 2023

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Company Info

Eco-Business

Eco-Business is the largest media and business intelligence organization in the Asia Pacific, established in 2009 and headquartered in Singapore. The company is dedicated to promoting sustainable development and enhancing Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) performance across the region. It operates in several countries, including China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines, with correspondents in major cities worldwide. The organization provides a variety of services, including high-quality news coverage on sustainability-related business and policy developments, advisory and training services to improve ESG performance, and platforms for thought leadership that foster collaboration among businesses, governments, and NGOs. Eco-Business also connects organizations with sustainable innovations through its business matching and marketing services. In addition, it launched EB Impact, a non-profit initiative focused on advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in the Asia Pacific. Eco-Business is certified as a B Corporation, highlighting its commitment to social and environmental responsibility.