Environment

Students dared to take active stand on environmental issues

Students dared to take active stand on environmental issues

June 24, 2019, 7:38 pm

DUMAGUETE CITY – Environmental advocates challenged more than 700 students from the different schools here on Monday to take a pro-active stand on issues related to the environment as their future is largely at stake with the impacts of global warming and climate change. During the GeoSkwela… Read More

DENR-NCR eyes greening alliance with public schools

DENR-NCR eyes greening alliance with public schools

June 24, 2019, 5:32 pm

MANILA -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-National Capital Region (DENR-NCR) plans to partner with public primary, secondary and tertiary schools on growing plants in their respective campuses around this megalopolis where green space for healthy urban living is already below… Read More

DENR leads inspection of sanitary landfill in Bulacan

DENR leads inspection of sanitary landfill in Bulacan

June 21, 2019, 7:18 pm

CITY OF MALOLOS, Bulacan — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Friday led the inspection of an engineered sanitary landfill in Norzagaray town, this province following reports of alleged violation of environmental laws. Tirso Parian Jr., DENR assistant regional director… Read More

Watershed deforestation blamed for water crisis in Metro Manila

Watershed deforestation blamed for water crisis in Metro Manila

June 20, 2019, 3:15 pm

NORZAGARAY, Bulacan — The Sagip Sierra Madre Environmentalist Society Inc., an environmentalist group based in this province, has cited deforestation of watersheds as the major culprit of water supply shortage in Metro Manila. “Ang dahilan ng pagkaubos ng tubig sa dam na siya nating tubig ay… Read More

Developing ‘green’ economy through PPP

Developing ‘green’ economy through PPP

June 18, 2019, 3:43 pm

MANILA -- The country’s transition towards a green economy is getting a much-needed boost with the significant financial resources from the private sector in “green” projects. At the recent 2019 Asia-Pacific High-Level Forum on Green Economy in Bangkok, Thailand, Undersecretary Ferdinand… Read More

NegOr groups seek proactive stance on environmental issues

NegOr groups seek proactive stance on environmental issues

June 17, 2019, 4:36 pm

DUMAGUETE CITY -- Environmental groups in Dumaguete City and the province of Negros Oriental are clamoring for a more proactive and firm stand among communities, with regard to reclamation projects and other issues related to the environment. This, as environmental groups War on Waste (WOW),… Read More

Thousands of trees planted in Nueva Ecija watershed

Thousands of trees planted in Nueva Ecija watershed

June 15, 2019, 4:43 pm

GEN. TINIO, Nueva Ecija -- Some 3,000 narra and mahogany seedlings were planted Friday in the watershed of a newly-built dam, in the vicinity of the Sierra Madre mountain range in this province. The massive tree-planting activity was spearheaded by the National Irrigation Administration - Upper… Read More

DENR eyes 'deploying' PH Eagles to US

DENR eyes 'deploying' PH Eagles to US

June 14, 2019, 7:33 pm

MANILA – The environment department may soon expand to the US its bid to conserve the Philippine Eagle (scientific name Pithecophaga jefferyi), the endemic but critically endangered national bird.   Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu raised the… Read More

Waste import ban can spur new income streams

Waste import ban can spur new income streams

June 10, 2019, 5:35 pm

MANILA – Livelihood and investment opportunities are possible nationwide from the planned environment department’s ban on Philippine importation of recyclable waste. Such ban will create demand for local recyclables that will replace import cements and power plants use as fossil fuel… Read More

PRRC finds news article on waterways rehab projects ‘misleading’

PRRC finds news article on waterways rehab projects ‘misleading’

June 4, 2019, 3:42 pm

MANILA -- The Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC) on Tuesday corrected what it called a misleading article posted by online news site Rappler on June 2 regarding the use of funds for the rehabilitation of waterways in Metro Manila. PRRC Executive Director Jose Antonio E. Goitia said the… Read More

UN chief urges action vs. dirty air, climate change

UN chief urges action vs. dirty air, climate change

June 4, 2019, 12:34 pm

MANILA -- United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is calling on countries worldwide to come up with initiatives that will help address air pollution and climate change-driving greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. "My message to governments is clear: tax pollution, end fossil fuel… Read More

DENR readies order banning waste importation

DENR readies order banning waste importation

June 3, 2019, 6:05 pm

MANILA – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is tightening its grip on garbage -- including recyclables -- shipped into the Philippines. "We'll prepare a department order banning all garbage coming from any other country," DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu announced Monday,… Read More

PRRD calls for accountability on effects of climate change

PRRD calls for accountability on effects of climate change

June 1, 2019, 5:55 pm

MANILA -- President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Friday called for accountability on the global effects of climate change. "The Philippines joined the global consensus to fight climate change. We hope that this consensus would hold and real action be undertaken, especially by those most responsible for… Read More

Rains fail to raise Angat Dam's water level

Rains fail to raise Angat Dam's water level

May 31, 2019, 4:57 pm

CITY OF MALOLOS, Bulacan -- Despite the mild to strong rains being experienced in the late afternoon and early evening in Bulacan in the past days, the water elevation at Angat Dam continues to drop. Data from the Provincial Public Affairs Office (PPAO) of Bulacan showed that the water elevation… Read More

DENR mulls local production of engineered fuel

DENR mulls local production of engineered fuel

May 24, 2019, 10:11 am

MANILA -- Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) isn’t discounting the possibility of eventually ending Philippine importation of waste-based processed engineered fuel (PEF), an alternative to fossil fuel used in cement production.  DENR is looking into possible production of… Read More

Biodiversity loss to bring more sickness

Biodiversity loss to bring more sickness

May 23, 2019, 6:58 pm

MANILA -- Two experts expect people's health to further deteriorate if the environment continues to take a beating.  "We're part of the environment which affects the human body -- if the environment is destroyed, rest assured you'll be sick in the future," Dr. Francis Vicente Ras warned on… Read More

Boracay Island holds little-known treasures

Boracay Island holds little-known treasures

May 23, 2019, 6:18 pm

MANILA -- There's more to Philippine tourist destination Boracay Island than its world-famous powdery white sand beaches and tranquil turquoise water. Boracay is also a haven of native trees -- a fact unknown to most visitors there, noted geothermal pioneer and the environment department's… Read More

ACB urges further action for healthy agro-biodiversity

ACB urges further action for healthy agro-biodiversity

May 21, 2019, 8:03 pm

MANILA -- The ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) is promoting healthy agricultural biodiversity (agro-biodiversity), noting this resource is essential for people's well-being and achieving food security. "Our health depends on the food we eat while our continuing supply of food relies on… Read More

DENR eyes local officials' environmental accountability

DENR eyes local officials' environmental accountability

May 21, 2019, 6:20 pm

MANILA – The environment department will file cases against local government officials who will be leaving their posts this year but have been remiss in implementing environmental laws during their incumbency. Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Undersecretary Benny Antiporda… Read More

DENR, Singapore partner formally seal PHL Eagle conservation deal

DENR, Singapore partner formally seal PHL Eagle conservation deal

May 20, 2019, 9:57 pm

SINGAPORE-BOUND. Sambisig, a 17-year-old captive-bred female Philippine eagle, is one of the raptors that will be sent to Singapore under the Wildlife Loan Agreement (WLA) between the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Wildlife Reserves Singapore (WRS). DENR Secretary… Read More