DENR Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga (Screenshot from YouTube live) The halted reclamation projects in Manila Bay weren't in line with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources' (DENR) rehabilitation of the bay. Thus, bared DENR...
Manila Bay reclamation (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The clean-up and rehabilitation of Manila Bay pursuant to a Supreme Court (SC) order has been allotted another P1.4 billion under the proposed 2024 national budget, Quezon City 4th district Rep. Marvin...
All 22 of the Duterte administration-approved reclamation projects in Manila Bay are suspended, Environment Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga said on Thursday, Aug. 10. Manila Bay reclamation (Contributed photo) The official said that upon clarification with President Ferdinand “Bongbong”...
A scientific team that will conduct a community impact assessment on the reclamation projects in Manila Bay will be organized this month. Environment Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga said there will be physical scientists, oceanographers, geologists, climate scientists, and social scientists on...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said during a situation briefing in Malolos City, Bulacan last Monday, Aug. 7, that all reclamation projects have been suspended and are “under review.” He lamented how the sea has disappeared from Roxas Boulevard as he took note of several problems...
Ten local government units (LGUs) will be considered for the 60-million euro grant for local circular economy, solid waste management, and climate change mitigation measures. DENR Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga (Photo courtesy of PCO) Environment Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga said the...
Reclamation projects at Manila Bay should consider the possibility of a major earthquake, described as the “Big One,” the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said on Wednesday, Aug. 2. DENR Secretary Antonia Yulo Loyzaga (Photo from the Presidential Communications Office)...
Repurposing of plastic waste is the initiative the government wants to prioritize, stressing that many of the country's plastic wastes can actually be transformed for economic value. DENR Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga Environment Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga said that one of the...
DAVAO CITY – Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Z. Duterte here hopes the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will support the construction of a waste-to-energy (WTE) incineration facility here. During his State-of-the-City Address (SOCA) at the Sangguniang Panlungsod on Friday, July...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and SM Prime Holdings, Inc. (SM Prime), one of the leading real estate developers in Southeast Asia, recently called on local public officials to avoid the extraction of groundwater and, instead, invest in rainwater collection for...
Foreign investors in the renewable energy (RE) sector, especially those who applied for 100-percent foreign ownership n offshore wind (OSW) service contracts, are facing snag due to the foreshore land lease policy of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). This investment dilemma...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is calling all relevant industry stakeholders to submit inputs to the planned enforcement of a Philippine National Standards (PNS), requiring a 20 percent ethanol blend to gasoline products. A notice issued by Atty. Rino Abad, director of the DOE-Oil Industry...
