Raising the awareness of the citizens on what they can do to about climate change is a big factor in mitigating the effects of climate change. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), every year observes Climate Consciousness Week “to create awareness on global warming and...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. Luis “LRay” Villafuerte has thrown his support behind the Department of Environment and Natural Resources' (DENR) plan to legalize more Minahang Bayan (MB) areas. Photo from Mines and Geosciences Bureau The MBs are zones wherein small-scale mining (SSM)...
THE Aedes Aegypti mosquito that transmits dengue. Frogs and fishes are not “scientific solutions” to combat dengue-carrying mosquitoes, three government agencies said on Sunday, July 24. The departments of Health (DOH), Interior and Local Government (DILG), and Environment and Natural Resources...
NUEVA VIZCAYA – Two loggers were arrested while one was able to escape after authorities caught them in the act of illegally cutting Gmelina trees in a mountainous area in Barangay Nagcuartelan, Aritao in this province on Tuesday afternoon. Major Nova Lyn Aggasid, Information officer of Nueva...
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) officer-in-charge (OIC) Jim Sampulna vowed on Monday, Feb. 28, to continue the agency's priority programs which focus on the strengthened implementation of the county's solid waste management plans. (Courtesy of DENR) "I will continue to pursue...
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu has resigned from his post citing "health reasons," Malacañang announced Friday, Feb. 18. 66893 "Malacañang confirms the resignation of Roy Cimatu as secretary of the DENR due to health reasons," Cabinet secretary and...
To provide healthy wetlands for migratory birds, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has urged the public to maintain a clean environment as it concluded the Asian Waterbird Census 2022 recently. Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu...
The Philippines has signed the Preah Sihanouk Ministerial Declaration in support of regional cooperation on coastal resilience to climate change programs and of PEMSEA 2030 which will address marine plastic pollution and foster the Blue Economy. PHOTO DENR Sec. Roy A. Cimatu signs Preah Sihanouk...
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...
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...
For the second time this year, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has re-issued a closure order against a sanitary landfill facility in Urdaneta City in Pangasinan. This is for violation of Republic Act (RA) 9275 or the Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004, and RA 9003 or the...
The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) is eyeing increased production in gold and silver amid plans to fast-track the declaration of more Minahang Bayan areas across different parts of the country. In a statement, MGB, an attached agency to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources...
