TACLOBAN CITY – As the country celebrates Philippine Environment Month this June, over 2,000 volunteers in Eastern Visayas (Region 8) planted around 6,220 seedlings of various trees in a mass tree-planting activity in different planting sites throughout the region last Wednesday, June 8. Six...
NUEVA VIZCAYA – Two loggers were arrested while one was able to escape after authorities caught them in the act of illegally cutting Gmelina trees in a mountainous area in Barangay Nagcuartelan, Aritao in this province on Tuesday afternoon. Major Nova Lyn Aggasid, Information officer of Nueva...
A COUPLE walks on the white sand beach of Boracay with the iconic Willy’s Rock in the background. (Tara Yap/File/Manila Bulletin) ILOILO CITY – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Region 6 (Western Visayas) considers the rehabilitation of world-famous Boracay Island as a...
Pampanga 3rd district Rep. Aurelio “Dong” Gonzales Jr. has highlighted the importance of the new law that effectively declared Mt. Arayat in Arayat town as a protected landscape or area. Mt. Arayat (Photo from Wikipedia) Gonzales was referring to Republic Act (RA) No.11684, which the former...
Photo courtesy of DENR Caraga FB BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Northeastern Mindanao (The Caraga Region) started its environmental cleanup on Friday by dismantling thousands of tarpaulins installed by candidates on trees. The DENR’s regional,...
The local government of Pasig and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources - National Capital Region (DENR-NCR) signed on Monday, April 18, a memorandum of agreement (MOA) on the implementation of a Climate Resilient and Localized Urban Greening Plan (CRLUGP). (Photo courtesy of the...
In a little over two months, the controversial Manila dolomite beach should be fit for recreational activities, such as swimming. That's the ambitious plan of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources' (DENR), which has timed the deadline with the end of the administration of President...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has ordered on Saturday, April 2, the review of the existing forest fire prevention measures to prevent further incidents of man-made forest fires nationwide, especially with the increasing temperature as the dry (referred to as summer)...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) announced on Saturday, April 2, that it has partnered with the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) and three major firms in the industry sector to intensify the rehabilitation of the Upper Marikina River Basin Protected Landscape...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - The Department of Environment and Natural Resources region 9 (DENR-9) released 123 Olive Ridley turtle hatchlings back to the sea during a ceremony at President Manuel A. Roxas Municipality, Zamboanga del Norte last Thursday, March 31. Olive Ridley turtle hatchlings make their way...
President Duterte said that he had fired several officials at the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) because of their alleged involvement in corruption, particularly in reclamation projects in Manila. President Duterte (Malacañang photo) Duterte made the statement during a...
To raise awareness of sexual harassment and guarantee a safe space for its employees, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has conducted an orientation on the Safe Spaces Act of 2019 or Republic Act (RA) 11313 for its executives nationwide. In a statement, DENR Acting...
