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DENR will not relax STP requirement in Boracay Island
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) stands firm on its decision requiring establishments in Boracay to put up sewerage treatment plants (STPs), either individually or in cluster, to ensure that all ...
- August 29, 2018
'Sea of Life' conservation project launched
Vibrant, abundant and teeming with life, this is how most divers and marine conservationists would describe Philippine's oceans and marine life. The country's coral reef area is so biodiverse that it is considered as the ...
- August 14, 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
Mimaropa marks World Water Day with river cleanup
Over 9,000 volunteers marked World Water Day (WWD) in the Mimaropa region with simultaneous cleanup of 11 rivers, which netted around 22 tons of garbage, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said. The ...
- April 4, 2019
Thailand tries to tackle mass of ocean trash
Thai authorities are trying to clean up a massive, one-kilometer long tangle of trash, officials said Friday, calling it the largest garbage heap to float through the kingdom's waters. The mass of debris was estimated to ...
- February 16, 2017
Manila Bay cleaner in 6 months- DENR
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Monday said the waters of Manila Bay would be cleaner in six months. The bay’s rehabilitation began in December last year. Benny Antiporda, DENR undersecretary ...
- January 15, 2019
Living without destructive plastic (Continued from July 8, 2021)
Birds are dying by the thousands from eating plastic items. Penguins, albatrosses and many sea gulls have died as a result of eating floating or submerged plastics. Thousands of dolphins, sharks, whales and turtles are ...
- July 9, 2021
Stakeholders to decide Boracay’s early reopening
Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu on Tuesday said the early reopening of Boracay would depend on collaboration among the owners of the establishments affected by the road widening in the island and the crackdown on illegal ...
- July 11, 2018
DENR-Bataan to take lead in Manila Bay clean-up
Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Bataan said it would take the lead in accelerating information and education campaign on the rehabilitation and clean-up of the Manila Bay. “The DENR Bataan is the chair of ...
- February 25, 2015
Palace eyes total dismantling of fish cages in Laguna Lake
Malacañang has called on the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) to look into the possible dismantling of all fish pens and fish cages in Laguna de Bay to give it a chance to recover from congestion. Presidential ...
- September 25, 2018