KORONADAL CITY – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Region 12 (DENR-12), together with the Maritime Police, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, and Coast Guard, buried a dead female sperm whale on Sunday in the coastal waters of Glan, Sarangani province. The 12.3-meter...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources–Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) said it will conduct a compliance review and issue a notice of violation for any identified non-compliance following a trash slide at a sanitary landfill in Barangay San Isidro, Rodriguez, Rizal on...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Iloilo City government have partnered for a new project to combat the impact of climate change with science-based solutions. DENR Secretary Raphael Lotilla and Iloilo City Mayor Raisa Treñas signed a memorandum of...
BUTUAN CITY – Personnel of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-13 (Caraga) have released a rescued Philippine hawk-eagle (Nisaetus philippensis) at the buffer zone of the Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary. A resident of Barangay Magaud, Loreto, Agusan del Sur, Benjie Geral...
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Raphael Lotilla has ordered an investigation into the collapse of the Binaliw Sanitary Landfill in Cebu City that left 36 people dead early this month. Under Special Order No. 2026-32 issued by Lotilla, a Composite Team, which he...
More than four million metric tons of garbage were generated in the National Capital Region (NCR) in 2025, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said Tuesday, Jan. 27. DENR Assistant Secretary and concurrent Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) Director Jacqueline Caancan...
CALASIAO, Pangasinan – Police arrested an employee of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Environmental Management Bureau for alleged extortion in an entrapment operation in a gasoline station on Saturday afternoon, Jan. 24, in Barangay Ugad, Cabagan, Isabela. The suspect was...
Fishers on Monday, Jan. 19, accused the government of carrying out a “fake rehabilitation” of Manila Bay, saying large-scale reclamation and dredging projects continue to destroy marine ecosystems and livelihoods. To press their claim, members of the progressive fisherfolk group Pambansang...
Senator Erwin Tulfo has joined calls to hold the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) accountable over the lack of strict oversight in the landfill collapse in Barangay Binaliw, Cebu City. Based on records from the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the death toll has reached 36,...
Contrary to claims by the Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA), the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Wednesday, Jan. 14, said reclamation projects do not mitigate flooding and may even worsen it by obstructing the natural flow of floodwaters to Manila Bay. Raquel...
As Christmas greetings made the rounds, so did quieter whispers of an unsettling rumor: that a major mining company shareholder is allegedly being groomed to take the helm of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). This raises a troubling scenario: Is current Environment...
ILOILO CITY – An environmental group lauded the decision of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) to halt ongoing construction of mountain road projects in Antique province connecting neighboring towns in Iloilo and Capiz provinces. “We...
