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New LGU officials asked to prioritize environmental laws
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is calling on newly elected officials of local government units (LGUs) to prioritize the implementation of environmental laws, particularly on solid waste management. ...
- May 20, 2019
Boracay wholly state-owned- 2008 SC ruling
The government has every right to close down Boracay Island, based on existing jurisprudence by the Supreme Court (SC) that declared the famous tourist destination as state-owned. An October 2008 decision of the SC had ...
- April 9, 2018
YEARENDER: DENR restores Boracay as world-class destination
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) – the lead agency of the Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force (BIATF) – immediately rose to the challenge, and closed down establishments found releasing waste and ...
- December 28, 2018
Pepsi Ayos Pinas! Volunteers return to Hamilo Coast
Picking up from where they left off, Pepsi’s movement for change continues as Pepsi Ayos Pinas! and its youth volunteers return to Hamilo Coast in Nasugbu, Batangas for their second beach cleanup. The cleanup is part of ...
- September 19, 2010
Alien's Boracay work permits suspended
The Department of Labor and Employment has suspended the issuance of work permits for foreigners in Boracay until the six-month closure to tourism ends. In an advisory, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello said the agency would ...
- July 4, 2018
DENR: All systems go for Manila Bay rehab
It’s all systems go for the start of the rehabilitation of the Manila Bay today, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said yesterday. The launch of the project dubbed “Battle for Manila Bay” is ...
- January 27, 2019
DENR implement strict measures in Mla Bay
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is set to implement more stringent enforcement measures against polluters of the Manila Bay. Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said the department would be stricter ...
- January 22, 2018
The Boracay rehabilitation
I wonder how Boracay’s rehabilitation is progressing after all the heavy security and the strict shutdown of the island. I hope they let journalists in so that there would be proper documentation of the rehabilitation ...
- May 22, 2018
DOT orders foreign offices to stop promoting Boracay
More than a week before the six-month closure of Boracay, the Department of Tourism (DOT) has issued a memorandum order asking its central and foreign offices to stop promoting the island. The order obtained by The STAR ...
- April 19, 2018
DENR yearend report 2019: Saving Manila Bay
Early 2019 saw the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) rallying all concerned sectors to work together and support efforts to rehabilitate the heavily polluted Manila Bay. Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu ...
- January 2, 2020