The flooding that has battered Metro Manila and nearby provinces in recent days should prompt the government to look beyond the immediate causes of the disaster. Heavy rains from the enhanced southwest monsoon, compounded by other weather disturbances, undoubtedly overwhelmed communities. Garbage...
DAVAO CITY – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Soccsksargen Region recently reported that five of the seven rare and wild orchids that were found in the forests of Magpet in Cotabato Province are endemic to the country. Four of these orchids have been classified...
DAVAO CITY – The Protected Area Management Office (PAMO) of the Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary has imposed a total ban on the use and disposal of wet wipes and single-use plastic materials within the protected area. . In a statement, PAMO said the Protected Area Management Board has...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) in Manukan, Zamboanga del Norte has successfully released a rescued and rehabilitated Olive Ridley sea turtle back into its natural habitat on Sunday. In a statement on Monday, the Department of Environment and...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) successfully rescued a 15-year-old female saltwater crocodile after a concerned citizen reported its presence in Barangay San Agustin, Magalang, Pampanga recently. It was rescued by personnel from the DENR-Pampanga Provincial Office with...
DAVAO CITY – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Davao said a rare Mindanao bleeding heart pigeon (Gallicolumba crinigera) was sighted at the foothills of the Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary in Davao Oriental on July 29 during a Biodiversity Assessment and...
As climate change continues to intensify disasters across the Philippines, one message emerged during the USBONG: Transdisciplinary Forum on Nature-based Solutions (NbS) on June 30: some of the country 's climate adaptation strategies have been rooted in nature. Held at Novotel Manila Araneta...
The mist seen in a now-viral video during a demonstration in front of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Central Office in Quezon City came from the agency’s regular weekly disinfectant defogging activity and not from “pesticide gas” directed at protesters, the DENR...
Content creator Boss Toyo has apologized after drawing criticism over social media posts that many netizens viewed as casting doubt on veteran journalist Kara David 's "I-Witness" documentary about an illegal dumpsite in an Aeta ancestral domain in Subic, Zambales. The controversy began after...
Malacañang has assured the public that the proposed Philippines-United States Pax Silica Economic Security Zone will comply with strict environmental and water resource safeguards, amid concerns over its potential impact on host communities. Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary...
Marikina City Mayor Maan Teodoro has urged the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to ensure the protection of the city’s remaining mature trees and green spaces as the Marcos Highway-St. Mary Avenue Bridge Project (Bridge...
What does it take to wake up the Philippine government? If the visual horror of a pristine forest turned into a mountain of trash isn’t enough, you would think the combined social media firestorm of multi-awarded actress Nadine Lustre and multimedia superstar Anne Curtis would do the trick....
