Fisher's group Pamalakaya is urging four local government units (LGUs) in the province of Cavite to stand with their constituents who are bound to lose source of livelihood against the order of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to dismantle illegal fishing structures in...
Four illegal loggers have been apprehended in Tabuk, Kalinga after they were caught in possession of acacia logs and a chainsaw.​ In a belated report, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said the arrested individuals—identified as Vincent Dalanao, Archie...
Authorities dismantled illegally established fish cages off the coastal waters in Cavite City recently, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) revealed Friday, September 17. Authorities removed and dismantle illegally established fish cages off Cavite City on Thursday, Sept.16, 2021. (Photo courtesy of...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will be conducting on Saturday a "clean-up bubble" to mark the International Coastal Cleanup Day. "Clean-up bubble" is an activity wherein participants from the DENR office will be grouped into 10 to clean up the vicinities of Manila Bay,...
Majority of vehicles being used today highly contribute to climate change, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) said Thursday, Sep. 16, as it also warned of its harmful effects. UNIDO Philippines national project coordinator Bellrose Buraga bared in a virtual briefing that...
An official from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) clarified Wednesday, Sep. 15, that an additional budget requested by the department before lawmakers will be used for efforts to clean up the tributaries connected to Manila Bay. Amid criticisms that millions of money are...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has disclosed that the Metropolitan Waterworks Sewerage System is pushing through with the implementation of the highly controversial New Centennial Water Source Kaliwa Dam Project (NCWS KDP) without completing its application for necessary permits from concerned...
Who says the dolomite beach at the Manila Bay is eroding? For Environment Undersecretary Jonas Leones, the dolomite sand are still there and the only reason why they appear missing is that the seawater is rising up. Leones practically rejected the observations made by Oceana and the University of...
House Deputy Speaker Lito Atienza on Monday, Sept. 13 threatened to block the approval of the budget of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) after he was unable to ask questions during the Lower House’s briefings on the proposed P5.024-trillion national budget for 2022....
Two raptors and a water bird were rescued in January this year by wildlife enforcers in Baliwag, Bulacan from an alleged wildlife poacher. To the untrained eye, they are birds being kept and to be sold as regular pets. But the two crested serpent eagles and one white-breasted waterhen, possessed...
The Philippines does not necessarily need neither foreign nor domestic investments to protect nature. For environmentalist and House Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda, Filipinos can conserve the environment even with nature-based solutions and renewable energy. "We don't even need foreign investments...
Small-scale fisherfolk will benefit from the rehabilitation and dismantling of illegal fishing structures in the Manila Bay, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Usec. Benny Antiporda said Wednesday, Sept. 8. Antiporda made the assurance as several fisherfolk and fishers' group...
