An estimated P160,000 worth of undocumented bearded dragon iguanas were confiscated at a checkpoint along Quirino Avenue, Manila last week, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) bared on Sunday, April 25. A minor reportedly attempted to deliver 16 juvenile bearded dragons...
Australian Ambassador to the Philippines Steven J. Robinson A.O. has joined Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri and other national and local officials in releasing a rescued and rehabilitated Philippine Eagle back to its forest home in Bukidnon province. Tagoyaman Fernando is among the seven Philippine...
Plant enthusiasts get vegetable seedlings at DENR-NCR in North Avenue, Quezon City. (Photo courtesy of DENR-NCR) People are now also lining up at the Department of Natural Resources and Environment National Capital Region (DENR-NCR) office not to get food but instead pick free seedlings of...
Despite EO 130 The mining sector will remain under scrutiny despite President Rodrigo Duterte's recent decision to lift the moratorium on new mining operations, a top government official said. As a start, Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said the government is considering imposing more...
On condition for a reduced tariff rate proposal, the Clark Development Corporation (CDC) has finally agreed to give Clark Water Corporation (CWC) the notice to proceed with its compliance action plan (CAP). This, after the CWC, a subsidiary of Manila Water Company, Inc., agreed to CDC’s...
The mining sector lauded President Rodrigo Duterte’s latest move to issue Executive Order (EO) 130, lifting the moratorium on new mining projects under EO 79 of the Aquino Administration. Photo credit: https://www.facebook.com/ChamberOfMinesofthePhilippines In a statement, Chamber of Mines of the...
The Office of the President (OP) was urged to cancel the ‘stay order’ issued on mining companies with pending suspension and closure orders. This as such move will not do anything for the Philippine economy. “We demand that the Office of the President immediately cancels this ‘Stay...
The Philippine government has allowed the mining companies that were suspended and ordered closed by former Environment Secretary and late Regina Paz Lopez in 2017 to continue operating. Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) Director Wilfredo Moncano said on Tuesday that the government has decided to...
The Manila Bay Anti-Pollution Task Force (MBAPTF) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is set to make examples out of four business establishments that pollute the Manila Bay on Monday, March 22. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) This was announced Tuesday,...
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Usec. Benny D. Antiporda believes that the nearness of the May 2022 elections will work in favor of the agency in the race to shut down all open dumpsites by the end of the month. (Pexels) In a virtual press conference, Antiporda reckoned that...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Environmental Management Bureau in Region 10 (DENR-EMB 10) has lauded FDC Misamis Power Corporation (FDC Misamis) for the man-made forest it built in the province To be specific, DENR cited the forest management and reforestation programs of FDC...
It is becoming a disaster-waiting-to-happen -- the tons and tons of face masks (and other medical related items like gloves and PPEs) piling up all over the world each day as the pandemic continues. The number is so shocking as a study revealed that at least 100 billion face masks (and 65 billion...
