Limiting the production of plastic and not mechanical or chemical recycling is the true solution to the swelling problem of plastic waste pollution in the environment, including the world’s oceans. (Photo from EcoWaste Coalition) This could be gleaned as the main takeaway from the new report...
Senator Leila de Lima is seeking a legislative inquiry on the reported disposal of human waste in the West Philippines Sea. Senator Leila de Lima (REUTERS) De Lima disclosed on Saturday, July 17, that she filed Senate Resolution (SR) No. 778 which calls on the Senate to determine the extent of the...
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy A. Cimatu said the massive clean-up of rivers and management of solid waste will remain at the top of his agenda for the remainder of his term. DENR Secretary Roy A. Cimatu "We will continue our programs such as the Battle for...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will put up its second treatment storage disposal (TSD) facility for electronic wastes, which is located in Dampalit, Malabon City. (Photo from DENR Facebook page) This is part of the Philippine government's commitment to the Stockholm...
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said China will get an earful from the Philippine government if it would be proven that Chinese vessels were indeed dumping waste, including human waste, in the West Philippine Sea. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) Roque made the statement after...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) bared Thursday, July 15 that it is investigating the local government units (LGUs) that have so far failed to submit their 10-year solid waste management (SWM) plans. (Photo by Antoine Giret/ Unsplash) The agency said in a statement that...
True to its commitment, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) brought its mobile material recovery facility (MMRF) to Barangays San Isidro and Pio del Pilar in Makati City on Wednesday, July 14 as part of its one-two punch against the solid waste problem in the metropolis. MMDA...
Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said on Wednesday, July 14, that they are verifying information that Chinese vessels dumped human waste in the disputed waters in Spratly Islands, but stressed that the Philippines is not a dumpsite. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / FILE PHOTO / MANILA...
Malacañang was not surprised after China rejected anew the historic July 12, 2016 ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, saying the ruling was already part of international law. Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque and Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian...
Environmental groups are set to challenge before the Supreme Court (SC) a 2019 order from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) that sets the rules on the establishment and operation of waste-to-energy (WTE) facilities for the treatment of municipal solid waste (MSW) in the...
Opposition Senators Francis Pangilinan and Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, July 13, reiterated their call to China to leave the West Philippine Sea (SWS) after it was reported that some of the country's ships have been dumping human waste and sewage in the area. Senator Francis 'Kiko' Pangilinan...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is now in the process of confirming whether or not Chinese vessels are dumping raw sewage--particularly human waste--within the country’s territory in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). (Photo from AFP) This was bared by DENR Undersecretary...
