CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Region 4-A has renewed its commitment to strictly implement environmental laws on protected areas in the Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon area during the 9th Protected Area Management Board (PAMB) Summit with...
Camarines Sur-based congressmen are pushing for the swift passage of a consolidated bill seeking the guarantee of a fairer share of revenues from mining to the national government. (LRay Villafuerte's Facebook) The measure, which was recently approved by the House Committee on Ways and Means and...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has rescued a distressed green sea turtle at Sta. Ana Bay in Nueva Valencia, Guimaras. A GREEN sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) found in Nueva Valencia is the biggest rescued so far in Guimaras. (DENR-PENRO Guimaras) The...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is well within the timeline of drafting of the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of Republic Act No. 11898, or the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Act, and on the efforts to protect the country’s wildlife. DENR...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) gave a rundown of the problems being faced by its Manila Bay rehabilitation project during the 2023 budget hearings at the House of Representatives. The main problems mentioned were informal settlements, invasive water plants, and solid...
Priority projects of the current administration on environment and technology were discussed during the Cabinet meeting presided over by President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Tuesday, Aug. 30, Malacañang said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang)...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go is seeking the enactment into law of a bill that would mandate insurance coverage of environmentally critcally projects (ECPs) in the country. Go said it is the duty of the government to ensure the quality of life of its people throught the protectioin of the...
Fisher's group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) urged Department of Environmental and Natural Resources (DENR) Sec.Maria Antonia “Toni” Yulo-Loyzaga to deny an Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) for the 650-hectare Navotas Coastal Bay Reclamation...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will establish two major information systems to improve data sharing and accounting of the country's natural resources. (Photo courtesy of Masungi Georeserve Facebook) DENR Undersecretary for Policy, Planning, and International Affairs...
ILOILO CITY – Palm Concepcion Power Corp. (PCPC), the operator of a 135-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant in Iloilo, is expanding its reforestation project. PCPC Group Executive Officer Jacinto Ng Jr., Iloilo Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr., PCPC Chairman Cirilo ‘Vic’ Noel, Mayor Milliard...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has welcomed a law designating Sicogon Island in Carles, Iloilo as a wildlife sanctuary. “Many tourists both local and international have been visiting Sicogon Island since the 1970s. This is welcome for the needed...
ILOILO CITY — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has launched a mascot called the "Pinas: Basura Buster" (PBB) to strengthen the waste management campaign in Western Visayas. THE Pinas: Basura Buster of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Iloilo...
