The new administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was urged by the Masungi Georeserve Foundation to immediately act on their request to prohibit quarrying operations in the area. Photo courtesy of the Masungi Georeserve Facebook page In a statement Friday, July 1, the Masungi Georeserve...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has teamed up with the governments of South Korea and Germany to pursue development projects on marine litter management and peatlands conservation respectively, the agency announced on Friday, July 1. DENR The partnerships were formalized...
VOLUNTEERS for the Arbor Day bike, hike, and plant activity cross a river on the Maasin Watershed in Iloilo. (DENR-Region 6) ILOILO CITY – Iloilo marked Arbor Day Saturday, June 25, by hosting the bike, hike, and plant activity of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in...
After four years of flexing muscles to improve the Boracay Island, the rehabilitation and management of the world-famous beach has finally completed, the he Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said on Wednesday, June 22. Acting DENR Sec. Jim Sampulna said the completion of the...
QUIRINO -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region 2 claimed that there were no traces of illegal activities in Sierra Madre. Photo from the DENR Regional Executive Director Gwendolyn Bambalan of the DENR issued the statement after conducting an investigation to determine...
A COUPLE walks on the white beach of Boracay Island with the iconic Willy’s Rock in the background. (Tara Yap) ILOILO CITY – The provincial government of Aklan and the local government of Malay are now responsible for continuing the rehabilitation of world-famous Boracay Island. The national...
A group of indigenous people (IP) once again prodded President Duterte to cancel the large-scale quarrying agreements found within the Upper Marikina River Basin Protected Landscape and the Masungi Geopark Project before he steps down from office on June 30. (File photo courtesy of Masungi...
CAGAYAN -- Regional Director Gwendolyn Bambalan of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources Region 2 has ordered an investigation of a landslide in the Sierra Madre Isabela part. Photo courtesy of Ervin Suguitan via Liezle Inigo The order came as photos of the alleged landslide posted on...
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...
