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...
ILOILO CITY – A healthy female Olive Ridley marine turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) laid 109 eggs at the beach front of Movenpick Resort and Spa in Boracay Island on Wednesday, Oct. 5. THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources secures turtle eggs in Boracay Island. (DENR Western Visayas)...
More than 4,500 sacks of garbage have been collected during the cleanup of Manila Baywalk Dolomite Beach during the observance of the International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) Day 2022 last Sept. 17, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said. Manila Baywalk Dolomite Beach (Photo by...
Additional budget should be allocated to address the Covid-19 medical waste conundrum, Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin said. Facemasks (stock photo) Specifically, Garin wants more funds funneled to the infectious healthcare waste program of the Environmental Management Bureau of the...
Senior Deputy Majority Leader Sandro Marcos doesn't want to take any chances with his beloved kakailian (northern brethren) as far as potentially destructive typhoons are concerned. (Photo from Sandro Marcos's Facebook) That's why the Ilocos Norte 1st district congressman tapped the Department of...
