Search
Now showing items 681-690 of 714
Boracay’s 6-month rehab timetable reaffirmed
The rehabilitation of Boracay will proceed according to the six-month timetable, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said, amid recent reports that the resort island’s cleanup is proceeding ahead of ...
- July 19, 2018
Cagayan River dredging, planting of 200 M trees proposed
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu has proposed the immediate dredging of Cagayan River and planting of some 200 million tree seedlings on low-lying agricultural areas in Cagayan ...
- November 17, 2020
Baguio rivers remain heavily polluted–DENR
Two main rivers in the summer capital remain heavily polluted due in part to unregulated hog raising operations and sludge coming from Baguio’s public market and slaughterhouse, the Department of Environment and Natural ...
- June 29, 2019
Capiz governor vows to save Panay River
Capiz governor Antonio del Rosario promised to revitalize the Panay River, which he claimed to have become “polluted” and “not fit for human activities.” Del Rosario plans to form a Panay River Council, under which a “Task ...
- August 29, 2016
Environment patrol to guard Boracay
With the reopening of Boracay in Aklan, an environmental patrol team has been deployed to keep the resort island pristine. “They are there to make sure policies are strictly enforced,” said Jesse Vego, assistant regional ...
- November 22, 2018
Naic eyed for relocation of Manila Bay squatters
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said Naic town in Cavite could be a potential site for the relocation of informal settler families living near Manila Bay in Parañaque City. Benny Antiporda, DENR ...
- January 22, 2019
Coastal clean-up and mangrove planting
Community Environment and Natural Resources (CENRO) in Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo led the coastal clean up and mangrove planting at Sitio Punta Pulao, Brgy. Bantud Pabrica, Dumangas, Iloilo on September 25, 2019. Ninety-seven ...
- October 12, 2019
No changing Boracay's rehabilitation timetable
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is rushing to complete the rehabilitation of Boracay Island in Aklan within the six-month timetable, according to DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu. Cimatu was reacting ...
- July 9, 2018
Cebu Pacific joins 2023 International Coastal Cleanup drive
Cebu Pacific, the Philippines' leading airline, reaffirmed its commitment to environmental conservation by joining the 37th International Coastal Cleanup on 16 September. The ICC, organized by the nonprofit organization ...
- September 25, 2023
In defense of the Manila Bay Beach project
Secretary Roy Cimatu and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) are under fire for initiating a P389-million project to convert the stony breakwater between the American embassy and the Manila Yacht ...
- September 16, 2020