Environment
Abandoned 'hot logs' seized in Maguindanao
September 17, 2021, 10:31 am
PARANG, Maguindanao – Environment officials and the local police confiscated here on Thursday some 500 board feet of suspected illegally cut lumber. The forest products were left unattended in Sitio Bliss, Barangay Nituan, Parang, Maguindanao. “The lumber products were undocumented and… Read More
No assessment request yet on Dumaguete reclamation project: DENR
September 15, 2021, 7:45 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Community Environment and Natural Resources Office II (CENRO II) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) here on Wednesday clarified that it has not yet received any application or other forms of communication from the Dumaguete City government… Read More
PNP committed to enforce environmental laws
September 15, 2021, 4:22 pm
MANILA – The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Wednesday committed to continue protecting the country's vast and diversified environment. PNP chief, Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, made this comment after Global Witness listed the Philippines as one of the deadliest countries for land and… Read More
Bamboo to help boost climate change mitigation in PH
September 15, 2021, 1:42 pm
MANILA – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is promoting bamboo-planting as a climate change mitigation strategy. Bamboo not only thrives in the country and is among the government's priority reforestation species but this grass is also good in sequestering or absorbing… Read More
Balanga City 3rd runner up in mangrove protection tilt
September 13, 2021, 8:25 pm
BALANGA CITY, Bataan – This component city of Bataan received the third runner-up award in the 2021 national tilt for mangrove protection and management programs known as “Para El Mar” (For the Sea), Mayor Francis Garcia announced on Monday. Prieto Diaz in Sorsogon was chosen as the… Read More
PH eyes Japan's help in protecting ozone layer, climate
August 31, 2021, 5:54 pm
MANILA – The Philippines aims to secure Japan's assistance on safely disposing hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) and hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) from various industries nationwide. Such assistance will enable the country to destroy HCFCs and HFCs without releasing these substances' gases into the… Read More
Baywalk waters may soon be fit for swimming, other recreations
August 27, 2021, 7:42 pm
MANILA – The waters off the Baywalk area along Manila Bay can soon be fit for swimming and other contact recreational activities. Measures for rehabilitating Manila Bay will continue, so the concentration of fecal coliform bacteria in Baywalk's waters can dip further and eventually meet the… Read More
Inaction on climate change to further breed calamities
August 25, 2021, 12:58 pm
MANILA – Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary and Climate Change Commission (CCC) chairperson-designate Carlos Dominguez raised the urgency for public action on climate change, warning recent disasters from extreme weather events due to this scourge further offer a preview of what passiveness… Read More
Legazpi to get P9.5-M waste management grant from Japan
August 10, 2021, 2:46 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The city government has been chosen by the Japanese government as a recipient of its PHP9.5-million grant for the establishment of facilities that would further improve its waste management system. In an interview on Tuesday, Legazpi City health and safety officer, Engineer Neil… Read More
Asean launches region-wide greening project
August 6, 2021, 6:04 pm
MANILA – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) formally launched on Friday a region-wide program that would ramp up restoration efforts and plant at least 10 million native trees in a span of 10 years. Called the Asean Green Initiative (AGI), the program will bring together… Read More
DENR renews call for conservation of rare civet cat
August 6, 2021, 2:07 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Eastern Visayas has renewed its call for the conservation of civet cats following the recent rescue of an injured rare animal species in Guiuan, Eastern Samar. In a statement sent to reporters late Thursday, DENR… Read More
BFAR seeks adoption of local fishery measure in 2 regions
August 6, 2021, 1:22 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is pushing for the adoption of the newly-drafted municipal fisheries ordinance (MFO) among local government units (LGUs) to attain sustainable management of several bays in Eastern Visayas and Caraga regions. BFAR Eastern… Read More
Northern Samar eyes breeding of rescued deer
August 6, 2021, 1:20 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – Local authorities in Northern Samar are eyeing to breed the endangered Philippine deer after fishermen rescued the animal while being chased by sharks in Lapinig, Northern Samar. The Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) and the local government of Lapinig… Read More
DENR, N. Ecija village leaders tie up on environmental protection
August 2, 2021, 8:09 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – The Department of Environment and National Resources (DENR) regional office here has partnered with the Liga ng mga Barangay in Nueva Ecija to engage local communities in solid waste management and river protection. Donaver Guevarra, regional information officer… Read More
Ilocos Norte recycling hub to convert plastics into ecobricks
August 1, 2021, 6:05 pm
LAOAG CITY – Residents and officials of Ilocos Norte look forward to converting discarded plastic materials into ecobricks which are even more durable than regular hollow blocks for construction projects. An eco hub facility will soon rise for this purpose in Sitio Bato, Barangay Tonoton of… Read More
Manila Bay dolomite beach intact despite heavy rains
July 26, 2021, 8:26 pm
MANILA – Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu on Monday assured the dolomite-laced beach along Manila Bay's Baywalk area remains intact despite high tide and piles of trash at the height of the southwest monsoon or "habagat". "The dolomite sand has not… Read More
DENR-3 ramps up geohazard assessment to protect communities
July 26, 2021, 3:00 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Region 3, through its Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) regional office, has strengthened its National Geohazard Assessment and Mapping Program (NGAMP) to continuously identify areas in Central Luzon… Read More
Tarsiers rescued in Surigao Sur released back to the wild
July 25, 2021, 3:47 pm
BUTUAN CITY – Two Philippine Tarsiers (Tarsius syrichta) that were found and rescued by concerned individuals in the towns of Carrascal and Carmen in Surigao del Sur have been released back to their natural habitat by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources–Community Environment… Read More
G20 environment ministers' summit kicks off in Italy
July 23, 2021, 5:23 pm
NAPLES, Italy – A meeting of the environment and energy ministers of the Group of 20 rich nations began Thursday in Naples hosted by Italy, the rotating president of the G20. The ministers, along with representatives of relevant organizations, met at the historic Royal Palace of Naples to hold… Read More
PH needs developed nations' support to reduce gas emissions
July 22, 2021, 7:02 pm
MANILA – The Philippines will pursue developed countries' support for conditional greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction and avoidance which the country set in its first official Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) and aims to meet by 2030. NDC are measures each party to Paris Agreement… Read More
