Environment

DENR to step up environment law enforcement in Soccsksargen

DENR to step up environment law enforcement in Soccsksargen

May 20, 2019, 4:08 pm

GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 12 (Soccsksargen) has intensified its efforts to curb violations of environmental laws, in partnership with law enforcement units. Forester Dirie Macabaning, DENR-12’s enforcement division chief, said Monday they… Read More

Science camp to increase academe's marine conservation efforts

Science camp to increase academe's marine conservation efforts

May 16, 2019, 10:34 pm

MANILA – A science camp of the Biodiversity Management Bureau (BMB) of the Department of Environment and Natural resources (DER) will further promote in the academe, efforts to help conserve the country’s marine environment. Lectures and other activities during the June 6-11 camp in Batangas… Read More

DENR intensifies protection of marine species in Sarangani Bay

DENR intensifies protection of marine species in Sarangani Bay

May 16, 2019, 6:42 pm

GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Region 12 has stepped up efforts to protect and conserve marine resources in the critical Sarangani Bay following the recorded stranding and deaths of various species in the area these past months. Joy Oloquin,… Read More

Magnitude 4.2 quake hits Batangas

Magnitude 4.2 quake hits Batangas

May 9, 2019, 4:33 pm

MANILA -- A magnitude 4.2 earthquake shook Batangas on Thursday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported.  The quake of tectonic origin struck 20 km. southwest of Calatagan at about 11:39 a.m. It had a depth of 129 km.  Phivolcs said there was no reported… Read More

Report wildlife trafficking: DENR

Report wildlife trafficking: DENR

April 25, 2019, 8:01 pm

MANILA – Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu is encouraging the public to report incidents of wildlife trafficking around the country so that the department and law enforcers could resolve these crimes as soon as possible. “If you know of any illegal… Read More

Pampanga beach to open soon

Pampanga beach to open soon

April 25, 2019, 3:49 pm

MANILA – Authorities may soon open to the public another beach along Manila Bay. Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu raised such possibility, citing assessment of authorities in Pampanga province regarding quality of water in part of Manila Bay's coast… Read More

PH to loan Philippine Eagle pair to Singapore

PH to loan Philippine Eagle pair to Singapore

April 25, 2019, 3:44 pm

MANILA – Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu said the country will provide the government of Singapore a pair of Philippine Eagles (scientific name "Pithecophaga jefferyi"). Said move aims to ensure there will still be Philippine Eagles left for breeding… Read More

PH structures should be climate smart, disaster resilient

PH structures should be climate smart, disaster resilient

April 25, 2019, 10:24 am

MANILA – All structures in the country must be able to withstand natural calamities such as strong typhoons and earthquakes.  “Based on one of the priority areas of the National Climate Change Action Plan (NCCAP), an infrastructure has to be climate smart and disaster resilient in order to… Read More

3 Metros may get Holy Week respite from heat

3 Metros may get Holy Week respite from heat

April 13, 2019, 2:49 pm

MANILA -- Some cloudiness and showers are possible from Palm Sunday to Holy Wednesday in Metro Manila, Metro Cebu and Metro Davao, offering a respite from the expected heat in these major urban centers. Partly cloudy to at times cloudy skies with rain showers and/or thunderstorms may occur in… Read More

New project promotes mercury-free gold mining

New project promotes mercury-free gold mining

April 12, 2019, 5:39 pm

MANILA – A new USD11.7-million project in the Philippines and Mongolia targets to help eliminate the use of mercury in these countries’ respective artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) sectors. Launched in Quezon City on Thursday and earlier this week in Mongolia, the 2019-2024 project… Read More

More Minahang Bayan to boost small-scale mining watch

More Minahang Bayan to boost small-scale mining watch

April 12, 2019, 2:49 pm

MANILA – The environment department’s Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) targets to intensify the regulation of small-scale mining in the country. “We’re working to fast-track the approval of applications for Minahang Bayan areas nationwide,” MGB Acting Director Wilfredo Moncano said in… Read More

Longer nights in September

Longer nights in September

April 12, 2019, 9:01 am

MANILA -- Expect longer nights in September due to the autumnal equinox, when day and night are approximately equal in duration, a climatologist told the Philippine News Agency (PNA) on Thursday. Annalisa Solis, climate monitoring officer in charge at the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and… Read More

Extreme hot weather can continue till May

Extreme hot weather can continue till May

April 11, 2019, 7:12 pm

MANILA -- The extreme hot weather that parts of the country are experiencing may last until May, a climatologist told the Philippine News Agency (PNA) on Thursday.  "We're experiencing cloudiness, and the dryness in the environment is high. We expect that we will continue experiencing extreme… Read More

Manila Bay waters off Bataan now 'swimmable'

Manila Bay waters off Bataan now 'swimmable'

April 3, 2019, 3:24 pm

MANILA – Efforts to rehabilitate Manila Bay are beginning to bear fruit. According to Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu, he received reports swimming is already possible in some waters off Bataan province which is among areas along Manila Bay.… Read More

Top property developer joins Manila Bay rehab

Top property developer joins Manila Bay rehab

April 2, 2019, 5:54 pm

MANILA -- Government gained another partner for rehabilitating Manila Bay. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Tuesday signed with integrated property developer SM Prime Holdings (SMPH) Inc. the memorandum of understanding (MOU) formalizing the company’s participation… Read More

Simultaneous MM river cleanup on March 31

Simultaneous MM river cleanup on March 31

March 30, 2019, 2:16 pm

MANILA -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will spearhead a simultaneous cleanup of waterways draining into the Manila Bay on Sunday. Called the "Battle for the Rivers and Esteros", the simultaneous cleanup is among the activities to rehabilitate Manila Bay so it would… Read More

Pangasinan irrigation not in peril despite El Niño

Pangasinan irrigation not in peril despite El Niño

March 29, 2019, 4:14 pm

MANILA -- Pangasinan province may face a two-month drought and delayed onset of this year's rainy season due to the El Niño phenomenon but will likely still get enough irrigation water for the upcoming planting season. "San Roque Dam has much water and can well irrigate Pangasinan's fields until… Read More

Reclamation bid not behind Manila Bay rehab: DILG exec

Reclamation bid not behind Manila Bay rehab: DILG exec

March 28, 2019, 9:03 pm

MANILA -- An official of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has dismissed speculations that the government is rehabilitating Manila Bay to pave the way for a reclamation project. “When the President (Rodrigo R. Duterte) decided to undertake the work, it was clear (that)… Read More

Freshwater coastal erosion alters global carbon budget: study

Freshwater coastal erosion alters global carbon budget: study

March 28, 2019, 5:58 pm

CHICAGO -- Shoreline erosion can transform freshwater wetlands from carbon-storage pools to carbon sources, according to a study led by researchers at Illinois State Geological Survey (ISGS), part of the Prairie Research Institute at the University of Illinois (UI). A news release posted on UI's… Read More

Impact of El Niño may worsen more in April

Impact of El Niño may worsen more in April

March 24, 2019, 11:27 am

MANILA -- Drought-driving El Niño phenomenon may cause drier and warmer conditions nationwide this April. Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services (PAGASA) said way-below normal rainfall in 26 provinces and below-normal rainfall in 57 provinces are possible next month. It… Read More