The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is keen on cleaning up Laguna de Bay (Laguna Lake) next following the agency’s works on Boracay Island and Manila Bay. In particular, the DENR bared in a statement Monday, June 14 that it wants to rid Laguna de Bay of its water hyacinth...
The Department of Natural Resources announced on Saturday, June 12, that it has joined forces with conglomerate San Miguel Corporation (SMC) to conduct a major clean-up drive in Pasig River -- a timely venture that seeks to rehabilitate one of the largest river systems connected to Manila Bay. The...
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Undersecretary Benny Antiporda has acknowledged the delays in the banning of items on the non-environmentally acceptable products (NEAP) list, but insisted that authorities were "doing their best". DENR Undersecretary Benny Antiporda...
A pod of killer whales was seen gallivanting off the coast of Libertad in Antique that created a rush of excitement among divers who witnessed the rare sighting. A post by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Western Visayas stated that there where at least six orcas...
The Philippine government's recent mining policies appear to have weakened the protective and accountability elements of regulating mining in the Philippines . This is according to Alyansa Tigil Mina (ATM), which expressed dismay over new mining policies being pushed by the Department of...
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy A. Cimatu has hailed the contribution of Indigenous Peoples (IPs) in the efforts to conserve the critically endangered Philippine eagle. (Photo from DENR) "The Philippine eagle's presence in the forests is intrinsically connected...
Billions of investments in nature are needed to help countries avoid another pandemic while also generating revenues, according to biodiversity financing strategist BIOFIN Philippines. In a statement, the Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN), a project of the Department of Environment and...
The mining industry is still enjoying a continuous string of goods news as the Philippine government gives in to a years-long clamor by mining companies to allow the automatic renewal of the exploration period in the country. This means that a mining company exploring minerals in an area no longer...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) was urged to reject the P12-billion seabed quarrying project in Manila Bay being proposed by a company called Silverquest Mining Resources Inc. (SMRI). The call was made by the national fishers’ group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is batting for the creation of policies that favor the use of “low carbon, energy efficient” cold chain systems in a bid to totally get rid of hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC) use. How ozone-depleting substances affect the atmosphere....
DAVAO CITY - After a video of a trekker drinking liquor at the peak of to Mt. Apo went viral on social media, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) XI Regional Office warned trekkers who will violate the policies set by the Protected Area Management Board (PAMB) that they will...
The National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC) is keen on helping all local government units (LGUs) in the country gain access to much-needed sanitary landfills (SLFs). DENR Undersecretary Benny Antiporda (Photo from Antiporda's office) "As a solution for LGUs that cannot put up their own...
