Environment
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
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
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’
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
