Senator Christopher “Bong” Go is seeking the enactment into law of a bill that would mandate insurance coverage of environmentally critcally projects (ECPs) in the country. Go said it is the duty of the government to ensure the quality of life of its people throught the protectioin of the...
Cagayan de Oro 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez refuses to give up on his twin pro-environment measures, which have always hit a snag once they are elevated to the Senate. Cagayan de Oro 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (Facebook) “We will not tire of filing and refiling these bills because...
What was once a subject of a Reddit thread has been confirmed by mammal researchers recently: the famed Mottle-winged Flying Fox (Desmalopex leucopterus) indeed exists in the Masungi landscape, the Masungi Georeserve said Sunday, August 21. Luzon-endemic Mottle-winged Flying Fox (Photo by Masungi...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will establish two major information systems to improve data sharing and accounting of the country's natural resources. (Photo courtesy of Masungi Georeserve Facebook) DENR Undersecretary for Policy, Planning, and International Affairs...
EDITORS DESK Environment writers have been calling out the attention of authorities and our country’s leaders to look into the plastic pollution crisis that is now happening. This is an inevitable outcome of a long pandemic that relied on plastics, especially single-use plastics, to protect us...
BAGUIO CITY – The City Environment and Parks Management Office (CEPMO) reported that environment lovers have committed to planting some 4,385 saplings/tree seedlings in city parks and available venues up to the end of September in Baguio City. CEPMO head Atty. Rhenan Diwas said planting...
In a day, how many times does an average consumer use a product that comes from a sachet or a plastic wrapper? Food, beverage, cookies, cooking ingredients, shampoo, liquid soap come in sachets. Numerous personal items are packaged in plastic –razor, hair brush, cosmetics, hygiene care products,...
THE Aedes Aegypti mosquito that transmits dengue. Frogs and fishes are not “scientific solutions” to combat dengue-carrying mosquitoes, three government agencies said on Sunday, July 24. The departments of Health (DOH), Interior and Local Government (DILG), and Environment and Natural Resources...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) awarded Villar Sipag, the foundation built by the family of Senator Cynthia A. Villar, for its dedication, continuous support and esteemed contributions towards a cleaner, healthier and greener environment. The awarding ceremonies was held...
Senator Cynthia A. Villar has expressed hope that the Circular Explorer would preserve Philippine natural resources and save the environment from further degradation. The Circular Explorer is a solar-powered recycling catamaran to promote sustainable practices and commitment to a circular economy...
Days before he steps down from the presidency, President Duterte has named new officers-in-charge (OICs) to oversee the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) for the remaining seven days of his administration. 90014 In a statement,...
At the bottom of the Central Sulu Sea, a national treasure lies—the Tubbataha Reefs. The reefs comprise the Tubbataha Natural Park, the Philippines’ largest no-take Marine Protected Area (MPA) that shelters 40 percent of the world’s fish species and 75 percent of the world’s coral genera....
