ILOILO CITY – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has awarded special land patents for a sanitary landfill in Buenavista town, Guimaras province. DENR-Guimaras PENRO officer Edgardo Rostata (center) awards special land patents to Mayor Samuel Gumarin of Buenavista, Guimaras...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has integrated the guarding of forests in its emergency employment program in a bid to boost the enforcement of environmental laws, particularly the government's campaign against illegal logging. DENR Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma said they signed a...
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Community Environment and Natural Resources Office-Tayabas is preparing to establish Dagatan Lake in Tayabas City, Quezon as a critical habitat. LAKE Dagatan Dagatan Lake is a two-hectare lake in the secluded area of...
A group of progressive fisherfolk has urged the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to revoke the 21 environmental compliance certificates (ECCs) it issued for the reclamation projects in Manila Bay. Fishers’ group Pamalakaya trooped to the DENR Central Office on Friday, Aug....
A House leader has asked the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to look into "current mining technologies" that miners could use to avoid compromising the environment as well as the populace amid their activities. Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Facebook)...
Senator Nancy Binay expressed belief that the government needs to allocate the right funding to agencies in charge of implementing mining laws in order to fully open the country’s mining industry and increase its potential, During the Senate finance subcommittee B hearing on the proposed...
Only seven of the 21 Environmental Compliance Certificates (ECCs) issued for the Manila Bay reclamation project were named. This after Senator Cynthia A. Villar blew her top when the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) admitted that it issued 21 ECCs from 2019 to 2021. The...
The environmental damage caused by China to Philippine marine life due to its reclamation activities in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) reached P35-billion. This was revealed by Senator Loren Legarda during today’s public hearing by the Senate finance sub-committee B chaired by Senator Cynthia A....
Senator Cynthia A. Villar blew her top when the Department of Environment and Natural Resources testified today before her Senate finance sub-committee ‘B’ budget hearing that it had issued 21 Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECCs) for the reclamation of hundreds of hectares in the Manlla...
Joins members of the public and private sectors in a multi-stakeholder conference SM Prime Holdings’ Hans T. Sy converged with the national government and key business leaders at the opening day of the first multi-stakeholder forum. This was organized by the Department of Environment and Natural...
WALA LANG ECO WARRIORS President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. (seated, middle) at the 2022 DENR Multistakeholder Forum at Diamond Hotel in Manila. With the President are (standing from left) Vista Land CEO Paolo Villar, Ayala Corporation's Marianna Zobel de Ayala, FPIC’s Federico Lopez, SM...
The government should not force the Manila Bay to look like a white sand beach by dumping Dolomite sands and spending millions of pesos, environmentalist Senator Loren Legarda said. Instead, the budget allocated for dolomite should be used by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources...
