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Cleanest river
The “Tapuakan” river here was adjudged as the Cleanest, Safest and Greenest Inland Body of Water, recently, in the Provincial Search for Cleanest, Safest and Greenest (CSG) municipality in the year 2014. Tapuakan river was ...
- February 1, 2015
Illegal fishing fight stepped up
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has formed the Regional Law Enforcement Coordinating CommitteeSubcommittee on Fishing and Marine Environment Protection (RLECC-SFMEP) in Eastern Visayas to strengthen ...
- July 14, 2018
Asian Terminal supports Manila Bay rehabilitation efforts
Listed Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI), operator of international gateway port Manila South Harbor, expressed readiness to support multi-sectoral efforts, led by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), to ...
- February 13, 2019
DENR widens inspections of coastal establishments
DENR Regional Director Gilbert Gonzales said the task force will compel resort and commercial establishment owners to comply with the clean water act and solid waste management act. Gonzales said the task force was formed ...
- March 13, 2018
Dismantling of Laguna Lake fish pens now in full force
The dismantling of fishpens in Laguna Lake, the largest lake in the Philippines and the second largest inland freshwater lake in Southeast Asia, continues and is now in full force. The Department of Environment and Natural ...
- January 28, 2017
DENR wants to declare Boracay island as critical habitat
If President Rodrigo Duterte wants to declare Boracay Island as a land reform area, Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu has another thing in mind. For him, Boracay Island is better off as a critical habitat area for endemic ...
- April 15, 2018
'Severe' pollution afflicts Pasig River
There is now "severe pollution" in the Pasig River following the oil spill that occurred near the Old Panaderos area in Sta. Ana, Manila, last Sunday, the Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC) declared yesterday. ...
- June 26, 2013
Cayetano: Benham research more beneficial for Philippines
Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano on Wednesday said it is more beneficial for the Philippines to allow China to conduct marine scientific research at Benham Rise, as long as Filipino scientists are also involved ...
- January 25, 2018
Manila Bay rehab comes next
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is preparing to rehabilitate Manila Bay using the same ambitious strategy that restored Boracay Island to its pristine condition. Manila Bay is known for its ...
- December 17, 2018
Territorial disputes with China taboo topic at APEC meetings
Issues of territorial disputes with China were taboo during the recently concluded Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meetings (APEC) in Iloilo City. Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Undersecretary ...
- October 8, 2015