Opposition Senator Leila de Lima has criticized the Duterte government for lifting the four-year ban on open-pit mining in the country, saying such a move shows total disregard for the environment and the welfare of the people. De Lima said the government should reinstate the ban on open-pit...
Despite the prevailing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the Department of Natural Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said it surpassed its target in terms of issuing closure orders and mining permits and contracts to erring establishments this year. DENR Sec. Roy Cimatu In a statement...
The Department of Finance (DOF) has thrown its support behind the lifting of the ban on open-pit mining, saying the decision highlighted the government’s capability to strictly regulate extractive activities in the country. In a statement, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said on...
President Duterte's longtime partner, Honeylet Avanceña was spotted visiting the so-called "dolomite beach" in Manila Bay. DENR Undersecretary Benny Antiporda (left) and Honeylet Avanceña (Photo from Benny Antiporda's Facebook) (Photo from Benny Antiporda's Facebook) Avanceña was...
President Duterte has instructed the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) to tap idle government lands in the effort to relocate Filipinos who were displaced by typhoon "Odette". RELOCATION PLAN--President Rodrigo Duterte (left) relays...
The Philippines has lifted the nationwide ban on open-pit mining, reversing an order put in place in 2017 by late and former Environment Secretary Regina Paz Lopez to “protect the environment”. OPEN PIT Environment Undersecretary for Enforcement, Mining, and Muslim Affairs Jim Sampulna said...
President Duterte has assured local chief executives in Cebu that all state resources and assets will be tapped in the province's relief and rehabilitation efforts during the aftermath of typhoon "Odette". President Rodrigo Duterte speaks to local residents and officials of typhoon-stricken Cebu on...
Personnel of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) arrested two people for allegedly trying to sell pangolins through social media for P75,000 each DENR SEc. Roy Cimatu said Rowena Pindot and Joel Quimado were collared in an entrapment in Pasay City after agents from the DENR's...
The soon-to-be enacted Comprehensive Roadmap for the Electric Vehicle Industry (CREVI) is mandating the harmonization of standards for charging stations, the main infrastructure support for the emerging EV industry in the country. In his sponsorship speech on the passage of the proposed EV Act at...
Combined teams of the National Anti-Illegal Logging Task Force (NAILTF) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Pasay City police conducted an entrapment operation which led to the arrest of suspects who were selling endangered species on Thursday, Dec. 16. Col. Cesar...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has automated permit issuance for the trading of certain endangered species, such as flora and fauna, in a move to enhance global trade transparency. Such a move, according to the DENR, will prevent illegal trade and sustainably develop...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) announced on Monday, Dec. 6, the arrest of 15 illegal miners inside the Taal Volcano protected area. In a statement, the DENR said the 15 individuals were apprehended for violating Republic Act (RA) No. 11038 or the Expanded National...
