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Sarangani town launches dive tourism program
Scuba divers will have more options in exploring the undiscovered marine world of southern Mindanao with the recent launch of the dive tourism program of Glan, Sarangani. Held during the town’s annual Mahin Festival, the ...
- May 4, 2021
Moving Cagayan folk away from river eyed
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is looking at the possible relocation of residents living along the banks of Cagayan River, after Typhoon “Ulysses” (international name: Vamco) caused widespread ...
- November 27, 2020
DENR tipped to reject Palawan marine park
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 ...
- May 15, 2018
DENR probes mining firms in 'Manila beach' project
Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu on Friday suspended two mining companies in Cebu that provided the crushed dolomite for the controversial Manila Bay “beach nourishment project” of the environment department after they ...
- September 26, 2020
Sovereign states can share their sovereign rights
Former Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario and former Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales released a statement saying that no public officer, even the President, can share what international law provides is the exclusive ...
- July 27, 2019
DENR ‘cleans up reefs’ on reef-less Manila Bay
About 200 participants from the DENR, the Department of Public Works and Highways, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, and the Manila city government picked up sacksful of trash from the 500-meter stretch of the ...
- May 20, 2018
Coast Guard sues firm for negligence over oil spill in Iloilo
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has filed a criminal complaint against the operator of a damaged power barge that spilled thousands of liters of bunker fuel into the waters of Iloilo and Guimaras Island. In a complaint ...
- July 13, 2020
DENR: Trash traps spare Manila Bay 30 tons of waste from Central Luzon
Around 30 tons of solid waste have been caught by floating trash traps installed in rivers downstream of Central Luzon since early this year, preventing these from reaching Manila Bay, according to a top Department of ...
- August 18, 2020
New wildlife traders rise in Facebook hubs
In the Philippines, transactions involving endangered and threatened species do not even have to lurk in the underbelly of the internet: On Facebook, where 65 million Filipinos are active users, the illegal trade in wildlife ...
- August 20, 2019
DENR to issue violation to vessel over waste water
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will serve a notice of violation against the owner of the MV Sarangani, a vessel that was tagged as the source of waste water in Manila Bay. Jonas Leones, ...
- May 1, 2021