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    • DENR slams vandalization of corals in Batangas 

      Marcelo, Elizabeth (The Philippine Star, October 18, 2018, on page B6)
      Tourists as well as diving operators should strictly observe the standard practices on responsible diving and snorkelling following reports of vandalization of corals in Batangas, Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said. "We ...

    • DENR starts dismantling illegal fish cages in Taal Lake 

      Mallari, Delfin Jr (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 5, 2022, on page A7)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in the Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) region has started the demolition of illegal fish cages in Taal Lake. The demolition, which started on ...

    • DENR starts reviving mangrove trees along a portion of Manila Bay 

      (BusinessWorld, January 4, 2021, on page S1/8)
      The environment department has started planting nilad trees at the Baseco lagoon to revive the mangrove species along Manila Bay, the agency announced last week. “Nowadays, we can hardly find nilad growing in this place. ...

    • DENR statement on West PHL Sea coral destruction 

      (DailyGuardian, September 26, 2023, on page 5)
      The Philippines has worked for over 20 years on the protection of the marine environment within and beyond its territorial waters. As it celebrated the signing of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the ...

    • DENR steps up bamboo planting on select riverbanks 

      Mayuga, Jonathan L. (BusinessMirror, February 18, 2021, on page A4)
      The government’s reforestation effort along selected rivers in the Philippines with various bamboo species is now in full swing, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has reported. Environment Secretary ...

    • DENR stops beach excavation in Northern Samar 

      Enano, Jhesset O. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 10, 2020, on page A11)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has stopped the excavation of a sand embankment along a beach area in Bonbon town in Northern Samar province, following objections from local residents who feared ...

    • DENR suspends Boracay environmental permits 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times, July 20, 2018, on page A2)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has suspended the environmental compliance certificates (ECC) of all business establishments on Boracay Island to allow a review of their compliance with environmental ...

    • DENR takes steps to preserve Manila Bay 

      De Vera Ruiz, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, March 18, 2018, on page 6)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Ecosystems Research and Development (DENR-ERDB) will conduct the 15-month vulnerability study of the Manila Bay along with the Ramsar Convention-recognized wetland – the ...

    • DENR tapped as lead agency to protect marine ecosystems of Philippine Rise 

      Kabiling, Genalyn D. (Manila Bulletin, May 19, 2018, on page 4)
      President Duterte has ordered the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to take administrative jurisdiction and control of Philippine Rise Marine Resource Reserve (PRMRR) to ensure the protection of the ...

    • DENR taps deputies to enforce environment laws 

      Newman, Minerva B. C.; Omega, Brandon (Manila Bulletin, April 22, 2019, on page 11)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Central Visayas will deputize people in the communities to help enforce environmental laws especially those pertaining to clean and sustainable water and solid ...

    • DENR taps two firms to dredge Cagayan River 

      Mayuga, Jonathan L. (BusinessMirror, December 11, 2020, on page A5)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is tapping two companies to undertake the massive rehabilitation of the Cagayan River, the country’s largest river. In a news statement, the DENR announced that ...

    • DENR targets El Nido’s Bacuit Bay for cleanup by May 

      Ignacio, Reicelene Joy N. (BusinessWorld, February 27, 2019, on page S1/3)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said that it hopes to make the waters of Bacuit Bay in El Nido, Palawan safe for swimming by May. "We are cofident we can present to the public an improved Bacuit ...

    • DENR targets full dredging of Cagayan River sandbar next year 

      Añago, Bianca Angelica D. (BusinessWorld, November 2, 2021, on page S1/10)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said it is aiming to complete the dredging of the 134.7-hectare sandbar of the Cagayan River by the first quarter of 2022. In a news release on Monday, DENR Secretary ...

    • DENR task force to monitor, document coral bleaching 

      Villanueva, Rhodina (The Philippine Star, September 11, 2010, on page A-19)
      Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Ramon Paje has directed his agency’s Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau to create a task force that will monitor and document coral bleaching in the country. Paje also ordered ...

    • DENR tests Manila Bay waters 

      (Manila Standard, January 13, 2019, on page A4)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources tested the quality of water on several portions of the Manila Bay following the directive of President Rodrigo Duterte to rehabilitate Manila’s popular coastline starting ...

    • DENR tipped to reject Palawan marine park 

      Gascon, Melvin (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 15, 2018, on page A8)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will likely reject proposals to build an underwater park in Palawan, in the wake of the government’s intensified campaign to safeguard the country’s marine ...

    • DENR to address water hyacinths proliferation in Pasig River, Laguna de Bay 

      Yang, Angelica Y. (BusinessWorld, March 18, 2021, on page S1/8)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is forming a team with fisherfolk to control the spread of invasive water hyacinths in Pasig River and Laguna de Bay, which cause major obstruction to water flow ...

    • DENR to ban single-use plastic in Boracay 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, June 14, 2018, on page 6)
      The government could soon ban the single use of plastic items in Boracay Island. Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Roy Cimatu is “seriously considering” this to address the growing garbage problem in the island. ...

    • DENR to begin dredging of Bicol River on March 23 

      Yang, Angelica Y. (BusinessWorld, March 22, 2021, on page S1/6)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said that it will begin dredging on Tuesday a section of the 94-kilometer Bicol River to restore the river’s natural flow rate and minimize flood risk. In a statement ...

    • DENR to begin dredging of Marikina River to recover reclaimed portions 

      Mayuga, Jonathan L. (BusinessMirror, February 15, 2021, on page A3)
      Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Roy A. Cimatu announced the first steps in recovering portions of the Marikina River that, he said, were “illegally reclaimed.” Cimatu said members of a Task Force “Build Back ...