Environment
Greening program benefits 195 farmers in Dinagat province
February 23, 2021, 8:06 pm
VALENCIA, Cagdianao, Dinagat Islands--At least 195 farmers have benefited from the rehabilitation and reforestation program of the Cagdianao Mining Corp. (CMC) based in this town, the company said in a statement Tuesday.Dubbed as "ECOmmunity Program,” the initiative has paid up some PHP4.4… Read More
DENR, private firm boost dev't of NGP plantations
February 22, 2021, 9:04 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Regional Office here has partnered with the Star 8 Green Technology Corporation (GTC) to boost the development and protection of established plantations in Bataan under the National Greening Program… Read More
Responsible use of open, public spaces in Clark Freeport pushed
February 19, 2021, 11:30 am
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – A multi-sectoral activity that aims to raise awareness in keeping the environment clean, especially the responsible use of public areas inside the Clark Freeport Zone was launched on Thursday. Dubbed as “Keep Clark Clean Drive,” the project is an initiative… Read More
Manila eyes to open more green spaces
February 17, 2021, 6:47 pm
MANILA – The country's capital city seeks to open more green spaces as part of efforts to care for the environment. "Ang inyong pamahalaang lungsod ay hindi po tumitigil sa kanyang layunin na mapanatiling maaliwalas o maging maaliwalas ang Lungsod ng Maynila (Your city government does not stop… Read More
DENR pushes one-year phaseout of plastic stirrers, straws
February 9, 2021, 5:17 pm
MANILA – Stakeholders in the industry of plastic coffee stirrers and softdrink straws will have a year to phase out these soon-to-be-banned non-environmentally acceptable products (NEAPs). The grace period would help them prepare for the ban and adjust accordingly, according to Environment… Read More
Sasmuan Coastal Wetland in Pampanga gets int'l recognition
February 3, 2021, 5:15 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – The Sasmuan Pampanga Coastal Wetland (SPCW) is now a Ramsar Site or Wetland of International Importance. The declaration was made on Tuesday by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) – Biodiversity Management Bureau (BMB) based in Quezon… Read More
USAID, RMN partner to promote marine conservation in Visayan Sea
February 2, 2021, 8:41 pm
MANILA – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Radio Mindanao Network (RMN) Foundation formalized a media partnership to promote marine conservation in the Philippines. The partnership will target coastal communities that rely on radio as a source of information and… Read More
Green groups laud Sara for 'urgent' action on plastic ban
February 2, 2021, 6:21 pm
DAVAO CITY – Environmental advocacy group Interfacing Development Interventions for Sustainability (IDIS) and the Sustainable Davao Movement have expressed gratitude to Mayor Sara Z. Duterte for certifying as urgent the proposed single-use plastic ban ordinance pending before the City… Read More
Cagayan River rehab kicks off with sandbar dredging
February 2, 2021, 5:35 pm
TUGUEGARAO CITY – Hoping to end flooding in Cagayan and Isabela provinces, the Build Back Better (BBB) Task Force formally launched on Tuesday the Cagayan River Rehabilitation Project through ceremonial dredging of sandbars along the Magapit Narrows and bamboo planting along the riverbank in… Read More
DENR, police partner for environmental protection in Pampanga
January 29, 2021, 6:45 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – The Police Regional Office-3 (Central Luzon) is doing its share to address global warming and climate change. The PRO-3, in partnership with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (DENR-PENRO) in… Read More
DENR to conduct public consultations on unsafe products
January 28, 2021, 4:34 pm
MANILA – The environment department will further conduct public consultations on non-environmentally acceptable products and packaging (NEAPs) which RA 9003 (Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000) sets to phase out. Another round of public consultation is scheduled on Monday (Feb. 1)… Read More
Metro Pacific group opens mangrove center in Cebu town
January 28, 2021, 4:21 pm
CORDOVA, Cebu – The Metro Pacific group and the local government of Cordova have inaugurated the Mangrove Propagation and Information Center in Barangay Day-as of this coastal town. This is the first mangrove center of its kind in the Visayas region and the third in the whole country, which is… Read More
Soccsksargen cops, partners plant 35K trees
January 27, 2021, 8:17 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – Police personnel and community stakeholders in Region 12 (Soccsksargen) planted around 35,000 tree seedlings on Tuesday in a massive tree-planting activity in different parts of the region. Brig. Gen. Michael John Dubria, director of the Police Regional Office-12, said… Read More
EMB closes 2 open dumpsites in Cebu, Bohol
January 25, 2021, 7:52 pm
CEBU CITY – Two open dumps in two separate municipalities in Cebu and Bohol have been ordered closed for environmental violations, the Environmental Management Bureau in Central Visayas (EMB-7) said on Monday. In a statement, the EMB-7 said cease and desist and closure orders were simultaneously… Read More
Cagayan Valley dioceses to plant 1.25M trees
January 16, 2021, 10:24 am
MANILA – Dioceses in the Cagayan Valley region are looking to plant more than a million trees in 500 days. The initiative, dubbed as “Missio 500”, aims to plant 500 trees per day in the Archdiocese of Tuguegarao and each in its suffragans – the dioceses of Ilagan and Bayombong, the… Read More
Basilica friar calls for action on proper face mask disposal
January 15, 2021, 2:54 pm
CEBU CITY – A friar at the Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño here on Friday said there must be a proactive action to address the emerging environmental effect of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic on the lives of the Filipinos. Fr. Aladdin Luzon, head of safety and security of the… Read More
NIA vows to finish watershed program by April 2021
December 27, 2020, 3:37 pm
CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija – The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) has vowed to complete its PHP16.46-million watershed management program that includes a massive reforestation project for Pantabangan Dam in this province by April 2021. Engineer Rosalinda Bote, department manager of the… Read More
Cebu mayors create council for marine resource protection
December 16, 2020, 5:05 pm
CEBU CITY – Second district mayors of Cebu province have created the Southeast Cebu Coastal Resource Management Council (SCCRMC) that aims to protect the coastal resources here. The mayors on Tuesday signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) to create the council. Governor Gwen Garcia welcomed the… Read More
Wildlife conservation must continue even with pandemic: Cimatu
December 15, 2020, 2:09 pm
MANILA – Environment Secretary Roy A. Cimatu said the sighting of a nesting sea turtle in Zambales province is a testimony that the preservation of wildlife in the country must continue even amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. “Even if we are faced with a difficult situation… Read More
New family of PH eagles sighted in DavOr
December 12, 2020, 9:01 am
LUPON, Davao Oriental – A family of the critically endangered Philippine eagle has recently been spotted in the forests of Lupon, Davao Oriental. Official photographer of the Provincial Information Office, Eden Jhan Licayan, who took the photos and some video footage of the rare sightings, said… Read More
