Sen. Raffy Tulfo has filed a resolution raising the issue of conflict of interest in the duties of Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga regarding her family's alleged ownership of about 40,000 hectares of land in the towns of Coron and Busuanga...
Senators stressed on Wednesday, April 3, that having a land title in a legislated protected area such as Chocolate Hills does not grant the owner absolute control regarding what should be done with it. Sen. Cynthia Villar says the regional offices of the Department of Environment and Natural...
Sponsor-firms of offshore wind farm projects will have to prepare for a tedious process of securing two-tiered environmental compliance certificates (ECCs) from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) – and that shall comprise of an interim ECC during pre-development phase;...
Prime Integrated Waste Solutions Inc. (PWS), a subsidiary of Razon-led Prime Infrastructure Capital, has advanced into operational phase the country’s first automated materials recovery facility (MRF) sited in Cebu that will be utilized for strategic waste management as well as storage, prior to...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (PPAB) The militant Makabayan bloc in the House of Representatives is calling for an investigation on the alleged conflict of interest involving Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)...
Reclamation projects under the Pasay Eco-City Coastal Development have substantially complied with qualifications set by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). Environment Secretary Ma. Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga confirmed this in a Palace briefing on Wednesday, Nov. 29. “There...
Senator Cynthia Villar told the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Wednesday, Oct. 18 to make a firm decision on the relocation of the residents of Sitio Kapihan where the Socorro Bayanihan Service Inc. (SBSI), or the Socorro "cult" was based. Sen. Cynthia Villar....
The Department of Energy (DOE) will assume responsibility in the ‘foreshore lease agreement’ that the foreign investors will need to enter into with the Philippine government for their offshore wind (OSW) projects. Energy Undersecretary Rowena L. Guevara indicated that the DOE can serve as the...
For Sen. Risa Hontiveros, things could have turned out differently had the Department of Natural Resources (DENR) canceled the Proposed Protected Area Community-Based Resource Management Agreement (PACBRMA) of the Socorro Bayanihan Services Inc. (SBSI) or the so-called Socorro "cult" four years...
Danish investors who are staking huge capital in the country’s renewable energy (RE) sector are batting for clear and transparent rules that shall be instituted by the Philippine government on foreshore and seabed lease arrangements, primarily for offshore wind (OSW) farm installations. In an...
Criminal and administrative charges have been filed before the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) against San Fernando, Camarines Sur Mayor Fermin M. Mabulo and five barangay chairmen for their alleged involvement in illegal quarrying. The five barangay officials named in the complaint were Barangay...
A new process on top of existing requirements for mining firms securing their environment compliance certificates (ECC) may be implemented by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) while pursuing the digitalization of all mining-related information and the processing of...
