The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) assured on Wednesday, Oct 27 , hat the Philippine National Police (PNP) will enforce strictly health protocol measures at the Manila Baywalk Dolomite Beach in the aftermath of the overcrowding incident in the area. The dolomite beach was...
The Department of Finance (DOF) ordered the unconditional release of a report summarizing the results of an outside audit on large-scale metallic mines across the country. In a statement, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III ordered the “preparation and dissemination” of a report...
Two raptors and a water bird were rescued in January this year by wildlife enforcers in Baliwag, Bulacan from an alleged wildlife poacher. To the untrained eye, they are birds being kept and to be sold as regular pets. But the two crested serpent eagles and one white-breasted waterhen, possessed...
Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu is urging lawmakers to come up with and pass a measure protecting the country’s wetlands in a bid to fight threats of climate change. Cimatu made the call as he said, "there has been no single Philippine legislation that advances wetland conservation and its wise...
The national government will come after mining companies that end up "destroying the life of a river," President Duterte said in a recent public briefing. President Rodrigo Duterte (rightmost) listens to the presentation of DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu (2nd from right) during the "Talk to the People"...
The crushed dolomite dumped on the shores of the Manila Bay is apparently not only good for the mental health but also for the waters of the famed tourist attraction. Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Sec. Roy Cimatu made the assessment Thursday night, Aug. 26, as he presented...
For President Rodrigo Duterte, the illegal reclamation of esteros or canals in the country has become so bad that a "Martial Law power" would be needed to solve it. President Rodrigo Duterte drives home a point during the "Talk to the People" public briefing on Aug. 26, 2021 (Screenshot from...
President Duterte has defended the Department of Environment and Natural Resources's (DENR) efforts in rehabilitating Manila Bay, specifically its use of crushed dolomite rocks along its shore line. President Duterte speaks during his "Talk to the People" public briefing on Aug. 26, 2021....
Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu has requested the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) an additional P4.65 billion fund assistance for the agency's ongoing projects that aim to remove the sandbars in Bicol and Cagayan rivers. Cimatu, who is also the chairman of Task Force Build Back Better...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is eyeing a regulation of the online sale of chainsaws amid concerns on illegal logging activities. DENR Sec. Roy Cimatu, who already consulted with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), on Tuesday, Aug. 24, said buying and selling of...
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu has warned local government units (LGUs) not to neglect proper waste disposal in the absence of open dumpsites. (Photo from DENR) Cimatu made the call after DENR received reports that some LGUs haven't been following the...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) opted to keep the nationwide ban on open-pit mines amid the clamor of environmental groups. This was after the government agency attempted to insert a provision in the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of Executive Order 130 that...
