CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will enforce the closed fishing season for tawilis in Taal Lake from March 1 to April 30. The annual ban allows the fish endemic to Taal Lake to regenerate and protect its population. Banned during this period are...
President Marcos has designated Undersecretary Juan Miguel Cuna as the new acting secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), replacing outgoing Environment chief Raphael Lotilla. Lotilla, on the other hand, will be appointed as the Philippines ' ambassador to the...
COTABATO CITY – A rare Philippine Grass Owl (Tutop longimembris amauronota) was released into its natural habitat Thursday at the Libungan River Watershed Forest Reserve after being rescued by local authorities and concerned citizens. Lawyer Felix Alicer, DENR-12 regional executive director, said...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) shut down on Tuesday, Feb. 24, the operation of a landfill in Rodriguez, Rizal after a trash slide that left at least one individual dead. The DENR, through its, Environmental Management Bureau (EMB), issued a cease-and-desist...
KORONADAL CITY – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Region 12 (DENR-12), together with the Maritime Police, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, and Coast Guard, buried a dead female sperm whale on Sunday in the coastal waters of Glan, Sarangani province. The 12.3-meter...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources–Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) said it will conduct a compliance review and issue a notice of violation for any identified non-compliance following a trash slide at a sanitary landfill in Barangay San Isidro, Rodriguez, Rizal on...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Iloilo City government have partnered for a new project to combat the impact of climate change with science-based solutions. DENR Secretary Raphael Lotilla and Iloilo City Mayor Raisa Treñas signed a memorandum of...
BUTUAN CITY – Personnel of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-13 (Caraga) have released a rescued Philippine hawk-eagle (Nisaetus philippensis) at the buffer zone of the Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary. A resident of Barangay Magaud, Loreto, Agusan del Sur, Benjie Geral...
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Raphael Lotilla has ordered an investigation into the collapse of the Binaliw Sanitary Landfill in Cebu City that left 36 people dead early this month. Under Special Order No. 2026-32 issued by Lotilla, a Composite Team, which he...
More than four million metric tons of garbage were generated in the National Capital Region (NCR) in 2025, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said Tuesday, Jan. 27. DENR Assistant Secretary and concurrent Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) Director Jacqueline Caancan...
CALASIAO, Pangasinan – Police arrested an employee of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Environmental Management Bureau for alleged extortion in an entrapment operation in a gasoline station on Saturday afternoon, Jan. 24, in Barangay Ugad, Cabagan, Isabela. The suspect was...
Fishers on Monday, Jan. 19, accused the government of carrying out a “fake rehabilitation” of Manila Bay, saying large-scale reclamation and dredging projects continue to destroy marine ecosystems and livelihoods. To press their claim, members of the progressive fisherfolk group Pambansang...
