The dolomite beach in Manila Bay is still intact. River warriors from the Department Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and members of Manila City Hall's Department of Public Safety collect trash and water plants washed up along Manila Bay reaching up to the edge of the dolomite beach on...
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) have partnered for another project that seeks to protect Manila Bay's waters from further pollution. (From left to right) Pasay Rep. Antonio Calixto, Pasay Mayor Imelda Calixto-Rubiano,...
Cavite's garbage problem must be addressed if the pollution of Manila Bay has any achance of getting solved. DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu (Photo from DENR Facebook Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu had this to say in his recent talk with officials of the...
The Philippines has been named as one of the five winners of the 2021 Future Policy Award (FPA), which is known as the “Oscar on best policies.” DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu (Screengrab from pre-recorded speech) The victory is in connection with a groundbreaking Chemical Control Order (CCO)...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has taken a major step toward strengthening environmental law enforcement in the country. DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu answers questions from reporters during the agency’s anniversary celebration last June 10, 2021 (Screengrab from Zoom...
Trees will always be among man's most important legacies, and the Lions Clubs International Multiple District 301(LCI MD 301) Philippines has promised to plant 10,000 of them all over the country. (Photo by Casey Horner / Unsplash) This commitment was the latest manifestation of the longstanding...
Beware of individuals posing as researchers only to harvest giant clams for illicit trade. CLAMMY HANDS? -- A Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) diver carefully re-seeds a giant clam on March 11, 2021. (FILE PHOTO) This was the warning of Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary...
Despite EO 130 The mining sector will remain under scrutiny despite President Rodrigo Duterte's recent decision to lift the moratorium on new mining operations, a top government official said. As a start, Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said the government is considering imposing more...
Explaining what the Boracay Island Development Authority is all about President Rodrigo Roa Duterte , in his State of the Nation Address last Monday, touched on the environment by highlighting the success of the rehabilitation of Boracay. The President urged Congress to enact a law creating BIDA or...
