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...
To ensure solid waste management compliance of local government units (LGUs), the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) has recently upgraded its online system by adding a feature that will record the amount of waste collected, hauled, and...
The enactment of the Republic Act (RA) 11898 or the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Act of 2022, which seeks to make companies responsible for their plastic packaging, was lauded by the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)....
Releasing frogs and fishes in swamps and stagnant water to eliminate dengue-carrying mosquitoes can disrupt the ecological balance of the surrounding environment, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Biodiversity Management Bureau (DENR-BMB) warned the public on Tuesday, Aug. 9. Cane...
Members of fisherfolk group "Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas" (PAMALAKAYA) staged a protest in front of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) office in Quezon City on Friday, August 5, challenging DENR Secretary Ma. Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga to “take a stand...
