The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will prioritize the improvement of Manila Bay's water quality before reopening the Dolomite beach. In a statement Saturday, Nov. 6, DENR Usec. Jonas Leones reiterated that the agency will focus on cleaning the waters so the public can not...
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu is backing the proposal of a bill which seeks to conserve the critically endangered Tamaraw (Bubalus mindorensis) in the country. The expression of support of Cimatu came following calls for the passage of House Bill 8299...
The Dolomite beach at the Manila Bay will be closed again to the public after its brief reopening, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) announced Wednesday, Nov. 3. This means that its five-day temporary closure, which started on Oct. 29 in observance of the All Saints' Day...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is mulling the completion of the dredging of a "mega island" along the Cagayan River by early next year. According to DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu, about 8.43 percent of the target 970,962 cubic meters of a sandbar in Barangay Dummum in the...
The wastewater treatment plant of Clark Water Corporation (CWC), a subsidiary of Manila Water Company, Inc., is facing closure after the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) threatened to not renew the company's Temporary Discharge Permit (TDP). In a statement, Clark Development...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has called on all local government units (LGUs) in the country to rehabilitate their open dumpsites that have been ordered closed by the agency in a bid to prevent negative impacts and risks to the environment. DENR Sec. Roy Cimatu said on...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said on Thursday, Oct. 28, that it will not file charges against the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) over the breach of health protocols issue at the Manila Baywalk Dolomite Beach. In an interview in ANC, DILG...
Personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) have conducted a joint operation with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) against illegal fishing activities off the waters of Cavite City. During the operation on Oct. 25, at least 21 fish cages locally called "safras" and...
The Duterte Administration is poised to reverse its earlier ruling on keeping the ban on open-pit method of mining supposedly done to appease environmental groups. On Wednesday, Oct. 27, Business Bulletin secured a draft Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Administrative Order...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) may close again to the public the Dolomite beach in the Manila Bay amid a huge influx of people going to the area. If DENR Sec. Roy Cimatu had all the power, he would close the Dolomite beach until its water samples finally yield safe fecal...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) was elated by the correction on visiting rules at the controversial "Dolomite Beach" in Manila, saying the stricter rules will ensure that the relaxing activities in the area would not become super spreader events amid the continuous threat from the coronavirus...
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Sec. Roy Cimatu ordered on Wednesday, Oct. 27, the immediate relief of the ground commander of the Manila Bay Task Force over the recent Dolomite beach overcrowding which led to the violation of health measures against COVID-19. Relieved from...
