Environment
Unify disaster mitigation, climate change adaptation, LGUs urged
July 11, 2019, 8:53 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The head of the Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Division of Negros Oriental said on Thursday local government units (LGUs) must harmonize climate change adaptation (CCA) and disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM). Adrian Sedillo, the province's DRRM Officer,… Read More
P20-M US grant boosts PH fight vs. plastic pollution
July 11, 2019, 7:39 pm
MANILA – The US government is helping the country battle marine debris. On Thursday, the US government awarded local environment advocate, Mother Earth Foundation, and public interest network EcoWaste Coalition grants totaling some PHP20 million to support anti-marine debris projects the… Read More
More water hyacinth invasion looms over Laguna Lake
July 11, 2019, 6:39 pm
MANILA – The country’s largest inland body of water, the Laguna de Bay, is at risk of further proliferation of free-floating water hyacinth, an invasive alien species (IAS), an official of an attached agency of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said on Wednesday.… Read More
ENIPAS law IRR rollout to begin this month
July 9, 2019, 8:10 pm
MANILA – The environment department’s Biodiversity Management Bureau (BMB) is preparing to enforce the implementing the rules and regulations (IRR) of RA 11038 (Expanded National Integrated Protected Areas System or ENIPAS Act of 2018). “We’ll roll out the IRR provisions to the… Read More
DENR seeks to institutionalize IPs involvement in conservation
July 9, 2019, 12:37 pm
MANILA – The Department of Environment and natural Resources (DENR), as well as other concerned agencies and stakeholders, will look into how to institutionalize the involvement of Philippine indigenous peoples (IPs) in conservation efforts nationwide. IPs are knowledgeable about territories… Read More
Cagayan town to launch reforestation project in underground river
July 8, 2019, 6:48 pm
TUGUEGARAO CITY -- The scenic Duba underground river and cave in Barangay San Miguel, Baggao town in Cagayan will be the launching venue of an ambitious reforestation project of the municipal government in September this year. Baggao Mayor Joan Dunuan said the venue is a fitting site for the… Read More
Young artists advocate seagrass protection via exhibit
July 6, 2019, 12:20 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – Two young budding artists here are collaborating with environmental groups in the push for the protection of seagrass through an art exhibit dubbed Life-Giving Seagrass Educational Art Project. The artworks of Dumaguete-based artists Cil Flores and Angelo delos Santos are on… Read More
Group mulls legal action vs. incinerators
July 5, 2019, 7:50 pm
MANILA – An environmental alliance said on Friday it plans to sue the country’s local chief executives who will build and operate waste incinerators. Republic Act 8749 (Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999) prohibits waste-burning so local officials must not insist on building and operating… Read More
Groups reiterate creation of separate agency for fisheries
July 4, 2019, 7:25 pm
MANILA -- Environmentalists, scientists, and civil society groups reiterated on Wednesday the need for the creation of a separate government agency to give more attention to and support for the sustainable development of the country's fisheries and aquatic resources. "As the Philippines transition… Read More
Another monsoon break tempers ailing Angat Dam's inflow
July 2, 2019, 6:01 pm
MANILA – Metro Manila’s main water source, the Angat Dam, may still gain some water this week despite the continued scantiness of rain in the course of another monsoon break. Previous rains flowing over the Angat watershed and draining into the dam, as well as precipitation from… Read More
EO aims to accelerate farmers’ rainwater harvesting
June 27, 2019, 6:40 pm
MANILA – A planned executive order (EO) seeks to help improve availability of water for growing crops and livestock nationwide. “We’re drafting that EO to accelerate use of rainwater harvesting in agricultural areas of the country,” Bureau of Soils and Water Management (BSWM) Soil… Read More
Divers, tourists urged to become marine protectors in Camiguin
June 26, 2019, 12:44 pm
MAMBAJAO, Camiguin – To preserve the flourishing marine flora and fauna here, the provincial government of this island is urging divers and tourists to help them in preventing the destruction of its coral reefs. Outgoing Governor Maria Luisa Romualdo said visitors to the province, especially sea… Read More
'Dodong' unlikely to boost Angat Dam's water prospects
June 25, 2019, 7:22 pm
MANILA -- Reserves in Metro Manila's main water source Angat Dam will likely remain below the critical level this week even if the low-pressure area (LPA) east of Luzon, where the dam is located, already developed into tropical depression (TD) "Dodong" that will enhance the rain-bearing southwest… Read More
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
