After enduring years of intense scrutiny under the Duterte administration, the mining sector is now at the receiving end of a series of surprisingly positive policy decisions and considerations. The government is now considering lifting the ban on open-pit mining method more than two...
Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) said watershed is the “lifeline” of the country’s water supply system, but the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) admitted there isn’t enough government budget to even set up a watershed management information system....
The establishment of the initial community pantry in Maginhawa St., Quezon City has inspired hundreds of individuals to imitate the initiative. A community pantry is a community-led stall enabling the public to give or receive goods for free. In celebration of Earth Day this 2021, the...
Owners of the sunken MV Racal IV will take full responsibility for the oil spill in Misamis Oriental, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) assured on Monday, April 26. DENR Secretary Roy A. Cimatu said the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) in Region 10 (Northern Mindanao)...
Did you miss out on the Department of Environment and Natural Resources' (DENR) "community pan-tree" last week? If so, don't fret. The DENR-National Capital Region (DENR-NCR) office announced on Monday, April 26 that their special pantry will be back for at least two days this week. (Mark Balmores/...
The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) is working to secure a budget for the hiring of more people as it anticipates an influx of several new mining applications following the signing of Executive Order 130, which lifted the ban on new mineral projects....
International funder Global Environment Facility (GEF) has initiated a $27.5 million project in the Philippines that aims to establish a cold chain system that could both support food security and pharmaceutical safety, particularly in relation to COVID-19 vaccination. ...
For Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Undersecretary Benny Antiporda, the biggest contributor to the country’s waste management problem isn't plastic; rather, it's the people who claim that they are allies of the environment, but actually aren't. "Our main problem here in the...
An estimated P160,000 worth of undocumented bearded dragon iguanas were confiscated at a checkpoint along Quirino Avenue, Manila last week, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) bared on Sunday, April 25. A minor reportedly attempted to deliver 16 juvenile bearded dragons...
Australian Ambassador to the Philippines Steven J. Robinson A.O. has joined Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri and other national and local officials in releasing a rescued and rehabilitated Philippine Eagle back to its forest home in Bukidnon province. Tagoyaman Fernando is among the seven Philippine...
Plant enthusiasts get vegetable seedlings at DENR-NCR in North Avenue, Quezon City. (Photo courtesy of DENR-NCR) People are now also lining up at the Department of Natural Resources and Environment National Capital Region (DENR-NCR) office not to get food but instead pick free seedlings of...
Despite EO 130 The mining sector will remain under scrutiny despite President Rodrigo Duterte's recent decision to lift the moratorium on new mining operations, a top government official said. As a start, Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said the government is considering imposing more...
