Environment
UK to boost ties with PH on climate, biodiversity conservation
June 9, 2021, 5:48 pm
MANILA – The United Kingdom will continue working with the Philippines to tackle climate change and promote biodiversity conservation, British Ambassador to Manila Daniel Pruce said Wednesday. Pruce made the statement during a virtual roundtable discussion ahead of the 26th United Nations… Read More
New policy sets mining exploration period's automatic renew
June 8, 2021, 6:27 pm
MANILA – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is targeting to facilitate the continuity of mining exploration projects in the country. A still-unnumbered and soon-to-be-published DENR Administrative Order (DAO) will provide guidelines for automatic renewal of the… Read More
P227-K hot logs seized in Butuan
June 8, 2021, 1:49 pm
BUTUAN CITY – Police operatives and personnel of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) intercepted 6,500 board ft. of illegally gathered lawaan lumber products here Monday night. The confiscated logs have a total market value of PHP227,000. In a statement Tuesday, Butuan… Read More
Over 122K hectares of denuded forestlands restored in C. Luzon
June 7, 2021, 5:49 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – More than 122,000 hectares of denuded forestlands and watersheds have been rehabilitated in Central Luzon through the Enhanced National Greening Program (E-NGP) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) regional office here since 2011. Paquito… Read More
6 fall in Surigao Sur crackdown vs. hot logs
June 7, 2021, 4:48 pm
BUTUAN CITY – Six persons were arrested in separate anti-illegal logging operations by the Surigao del Sur Police Provincial Office (SDSPPO) on Sunday. SDSPPO director, Col. James T. Goforth, in an interview with the Philippine News Agency on Monday, said a total of 1,446 board feet (bd. ft.) of… Read More
Report distressed Philippine Eagles to PNP, PA
June 4, 2021, 4:42 pm
MANILA – The public can seek assistance from the Philippine National Police (PNP) and Philippine Army (PA) in rescuing Philippine Eagles (Pithecophaga jefferyi) and in apprehending individuals who violate laws that protect this endangered bird. Department of Environment and Natural Resources… Read More
PRRD orders temporary suspension of quarry ops in NegOr
June 2, 2021, 7:28 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the temporary suspension of sand and gravel quarry operations in Negros Oriental. A Facebook post by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Central Visayas on Wednesday said the operators were asked to submit their… Read More
UN chief calls for global partnership for green growth
May 31, 2021, 2:56 pm
UNITED NATIONS – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday called for a global partnership to tackle climate change and strive toward inclusive green growth. He made this appeal in a video message at the Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030 Summit hosted by South Korea.… Read More
Filipinos urged to protect oceans for food security
May 30, 2021, 1:19 pm
MANILA – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) reiterated its call to Filipinos to protect the ocean, citing its significant role in ensuring food security during a learning event in the culmination of the celebration of the Month of the Ocean on May 24. DENR Secretary Roy… Read More
CDO among contenders in 'One Planet City Challenge'
May 27, 2021, 6:38 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – This city and four other urbanized areas in Mindanao have qualified for this year’s One Planet City Challenge (OPCC), an environmental initiative organized by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).In an announcement Thursday, WWF said the other selected cities are Davao,… Read More
QC 'trash for cash' to help residents earn, save environment
May 26, 2021, 6:28 pm
MANILA – Quezon City residents on Wednesday welcomed the city's point system program on waste management, saying this will aid efforts to save the environment while helping them cushion the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. “Magandang proyekto ito dahil nakatulong ka na sa mga… Read More
Trash traps collect 124 tons of waste along rivers in C. Luzon
May 24, 2021, 7:03 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – More than 124 tons of solid wastes have been collected since last year from 125 floating trash traps installed in critical water bodies of Bataan, Bulacan and Pampanga by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) regional office here in an effort… Read More
Climate change fuels need for community gene banks: expert
May 17, 2021, 6:57 pm
MANILA – An expert is recommending the establishment of community gene banks in remote farming areas nationwide. Aside from helping preserve crop diversity for future farming, University of the Philippines-Los Banos professor Teresita Borromeo said the banks will enable farmers in those areas to… Read More
DOF welcomes UK support on PH’s single-use plastics ban
May 12, 2021, 1:13 pm
MANILA – Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has welcomed the support offered by the United Kingdom (UK) to the Climate Change Commission’s (CCC) advocacy on banning single-use plastics, along with the UK’s continuing strong partnership with the Philippines on accelerating both… Read More
Further warming promotes emergence of infectious diseases
May 8, 2021, 3:43 pm
MANILA – Two experts have raised the urgency for mitigating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, warning that more infectious diseases would emerge if global warming intensifies. "The latest climate science already warned us that (a) higher degree of global warming would lead to (the) emergence of… Read More
Group pushes for establishment of recycling hubs in Dumaguete
May 6, 2021, 9:38 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – An environmental advocacy group here is asking barangay officials to speed up the establishment of recycling hubs called materials recovery facilities (MRFs) in answer to the city’s growing problem on trash disposal.In an interview on Thursday, Gary Rosales, president of the… Read More
CCC, DILG promote climate-responsive budgeting among LGUs
May 4, 2021, 7:16 pm
MANILA – A webinar this week will further help mainstream the climate change adaptation and mitigation in annual investment programs (AIPs) of local government units (LGUs) nationwide. Climate Change Commission (CCC) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) have partnered… Read More
DOT 'scubasureros' hold Samal reef cleanup
April 30, 2021, 6:52 pm
ISLAND GARDEN CITY OF SAMAL, Davao del Norte - To kick off the month of the Ocean in May, the Department of Tourism in Region 11 (DOT-11) partnered with various government agencies and scuba diving communities for a synchronized cleanup in Brgy. Sta. Cruz Talikud here Friday.DOT-11 Director Tanya… Read More
MGB eyes having more user-friendly geologic maps
April 29, 2021, 6:40 pm
MANILA – The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) aims to make its geologic maps even easier to use. The maps are available to the public in "JPEG" format but some MGB clients are requesting to have these documents also in shapefile format which is a geospatial vector data format for geographic… Read More
Bukidnon villagers seek closure of foul odor-emitting plant
April 27, 2021, 8:56 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Village officials in a Bukidnon town have brought their complaint against a processing company that emits foul odor for the third time in six years to the city government here. Armed with a petition signed by hundreds of residents, the barangay council of Mambatangan,… Read More
