The World Bank has cited some inroads in the long-delayed Metro Manila flood control project, which is being partly funded by a loan it approved eight years ago. "The progress is moderately satisfactory with 38 pumping station construction sites and solid waste reduction activities," the...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has opposed the transfer of the Ancestral Domains Office (ADO) of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). In a statement, the CHR said the proposed transfer of ADO with a new name...
MAKE IT GREEN At the MOU signing with the private sector, led by DENR Sec. Toni Yulo-Loyzaga While the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) event started off with a declaration to plant ‘5 Million Trees by 2028’ in six designated areas spread across the country; before...
The Sandiganbayan has affirmed the graft conviction of the former regional secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in the then Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DENR-ARMM). Affirmed was the conviction of Sultan Usman T. Sarangani who was found guilty in 16 counts of...
Senator Nancy Binay has expressed "grave concern" over the Department of Environment and Natural Resources' (DENR) recent announcement regarding the cancellation of its 2002 contract with Blue Star Construction Development Corporation. Senator Nancy Binay The DENR has also ordered the Masungi...
Maginhawa St. Eco Store sells a curated selection of sustainable items. To curb the escalating waste crisis, all of us must start consuming way less than we do now. It's better to “prevent than cure” the problem—there’s no “cure” for the climate impacts supercharged by today’s...
Present during the ribbon cutting ceremony for the launch of the Air Quality Monitoring Station donated by SMPHI for EMB-NCR’s Adopt-a-CAMS Program were (from left): Engr. Phil Kreisky V. Tobias, Maria Cecille Pangilinan, and Arvin B. Araojo Jr. from SMPHI; Gemma G. Cariño, chief of the Finance...
SM Group and Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) officials, along with mall tenants and students, join forces for a waste-free future and promote responsible waste management. SM Prime Holdings, Inc. (SM Prime), the largest mall developer and operator in the Philippines, is...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ (DENR) Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) is preparing a draft Executive Order (EO) to submit to Malacañang that aims to address outdated provisions in existing laws that hinder the development of mining operations in the country. On the...
The Department of Energy (DOE) and the Department of Natural Resources (DENR) have partnered to speed up the exploration, utilization, and development of offshore wind projects. In a statement, the DOE said the two agencies entered into a memorandum of agreement (MOA) that allows access...
More than 23,000 volunteers from various organizations and communities across the country recently attended this year’s International Coastal Clean-Up (ICC), an annual event organized by SM in collaboration with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Local Government...
The plenary hall of the House of Representatives (Dexter Barro II/MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives on Thursday, Sept. 19, deferred the plenary deliberation on the proposed P27.1-billion budget of the Department of Environment and Natural...
