Degraded forest cover in major parts of the country will once again grow as a major telecommunications firm has committed to support the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in its Forests for Life: 5M Trees by 2028 initiative. DENR photo The DENR said the program aims to restore...
What arrived on April 22 was no hero who descended from the sky, nor was it a god that could expose all companies guilty of greenwashing (unfortunately). It was hope—a sliver of it, produced by people who demanded change and renewed their commitment to our only home. Earth Day 2025 has urged...
BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Environment Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) in Western Visayas (Region 6) has issued an interim cease and desist order (CDO) on the molasses discharge in the perimeter canal of Binalbagan-Isabela Sugar Co. (Biscom) Inc. in...
Five regions in the country have been identified where the build-up of environmental cases will be enhanced, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said. In a statement, the DOJ said the five regions were identified during a high-level meeting held between the agency and the Department of Environment and...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has opposed the transfer of the Ancestral Domains Office (ADO) of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). In a statement, the CHR said the proposed transfer of ADO with a new name...
The massive dredging operations in Cagayan River have stopped since 2023, Malacañang said. It added that there is also no dredging operation in the river at present. PCO Undersecretary Claire Castro (Betheena Unite) "[B]ase po sa DENR regional executive director sa Cagayan Region, itong dredging...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources said the waste-to-energy (WtE) project here is a comprehensive solution to waste management. DENR Secretary Maria Antonia Loyzaga (center), with MPIC Chief Finance Officer June Cheryl Cabal-Revilla, Iloilo City Mayor Jerry...
First Philippine Holdings Chairman Federico R. Lopez (third from left) joins other top business leaders in signing with Environment Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo Loyzaga (fifth from left) a memorandum of understanding in support of government’s program to plant 10 million trees over the next three...
Community women in 35 key forest countries lack protection but work day and night to protect the world’s treasures. Laws respecting their land and forest rights are still "alarmingly weak" decades after governments worldwide vowed to advance gender equality, a report out March 2025 found....
When it comes to symbols that truly capture the essence of the Philippines and its people, few are as iconic as the Philippine eagle. This majestic bird appears everywhere—from brand logos and jeepney graffiti to the ₱1,000 bill in our wallets. Sadly, the same cannot be said for the wild. The...
The Sandiganbayan has affirmed the graft conviction of the former regional secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in the then Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DENR-ARMM). Affirmed was the conviction of Sultan Usman T. Sarangani who was found guilty in 16 counts of...
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano has called on the Senate to look into the Department of Environment and Natural Resources' (DENR) supposed cancellation of a housing agreement within the Masungi Georeserve in Rizal. Masungi Georeserve (MB file photo) Cayetano, in filing Senate Resolution No. 1323,...
