The Philippines needs more policies and programs to protect women and children as they are the ones most vulnerable during post-disaster situation, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Antonia “Toni” Yulo-Loyzaga said. In the recent High-Level Panel on Accelerating...
Listed firm Shell Pilipinas Corporation (SPC) has inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on the advancement of nature-based solutions (NBS) that will aid the company in meeting its mid-century net zero decarbonization goal. Shell...
ALABEL, Sarangani – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources has authorized the provincial government of Sarangani to hold the Sarangani Bay festival at the white beach resorts in Glan, Sarangani from May 25 to 27 provided that event organizers will ensure the observance of the...
Various water conservation programs are now being developed by the National El Niño Team to mitigate the effects of the looming dry spell in the country, Malacañang said. In a statement on Wednesday, May 24, Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Cheloy Garafil said the water...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has tapped faculty members from state universities and colleges (SUCs) and higher education institutions (HEIs) around the country to join its pool of experts tasked with reviewing proposed development projects' environmental impact...
While the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has taken note of the “significant ecological and social costs” of reclamation, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. ordered the formation of an experts’ forum to craft policy recommendations to rationalize the...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has signed an executive order creating the Water Resources Management Office (WRMO) to integrate and harmonize government efforts that will manage Philippine water resources and ensure water supply. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (Photo from the...
The oil spill that hit the waters of Oriental MIndoro and other nearby areas has so far caused around P7 billion in environmental damage, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) bared on Thursday, April 27. “P7 billion is the potential damage [to the environment by the Oriental...
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has recommended keeping the fishing ban imposed in Oriental Mindoro areas affected by the oil spill caused by the sinking of Motor Tanker (MT) Princess Empress. In BFAR's Oil Spill Bulletin No. 3 released Wednesday, April 27, the bureau cited...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-6 has stopped the alleged illegal construction of a concrete house located within a protected forestland in Cadiz City, Negros Occidental. A STOPPAGE order was issued by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources...
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – A rare and endangered flower called Rafflesia (Rafflesia banahawensis), one of the largest flowers in the world, has started to bloom after months of anticipation in Mounts Banahaw-San Cristobal Protected Landscape (MBSCPL) in Barangay Kinabuhayan, Dolores, Quezon. PHOTO by...
BUTUAN CITY – The Police Regional Office (PRO)-13 and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Caraga seized 563 pieces of undocumented Lauan lumber measuring 7,864 board feet worth P235,920 in Surigao del Sur on Friday, March 31. The PRO-13 reported that these were loaded in a...
