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DENR trash traps to reduce solid waste in Manila Bay
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is utilizing floating trash traps made of recycled materials to prevent solid wastes from reaching into the waters of Manila Bay. About 50 trash traps made of used ...
- August 18, 2020
Ban Manila Bay reclamation projects, Marcos asked
Farmers and fisherfolk marked World Food Day on Monday by urging President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to address hunger by rejecting all reclamation activities on Manila Bay and to stave off inflation. Peasant groups like ...
- October 18, 2022
Marine sanctuary safe after ship grounding
Volunteer divers and marine conservationists heaved a sigh of relief after noting minimal damage at Batalang Bato marine sanctuary in Tingloy town, Batangas province, where a cargo ship ran aground the shallow reef last ...
- December 1, 2020
DENR to Congress: Rush law to protect forest rangers
A top environment official has asked Congress to hasten the passage of a law creating an enforcement bureau under the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) that would arm forest rangers and ensure their ...
- June 17, 2020
Dredging Cagayan River to stop floods - DENR chief
Dredging the lower part of the Cagayan River will save the province of Cagayan from severe floods, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu said, adding that this has already been approved ...
- November 17, 2020
Public asked to protect mangrove ecosystem
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) asked the public to protect mangrove forests in Central Luzon to help save Manila Bay and sustain the region's coastal resources. DENR Regional Executive Director ...
- May 19, 2021
DENR probes Manila Bay fish kill: Natural causes, cyanide, or sabotage?
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is investigating the reported fish kill in Manila Bay. This, after assorted fish species were spotted floating near the Baseco Compound, some 5.1 kilometers away ...
- September 18, 2020
Cagayan flooding seen to ease with river rehab: Project part of gov’t postdisaster program for typhoon-hit areas
The rehabilitation of Cagayan River, the country’s longest waterway spanning 500 kilometers, started on Tuesday to prevent severe flooding in Cagayan Valley during the rainy months and when typhoons batter northern Luzon. ...
- February 3, 2021
Sipalay celebrates two decades of environment conservation
Sipalay City commemorates its yearly environment week that has already run for two decades. The City Environment and Natural Resources Office (Cenro) held a series of ridge to reef conservation activities in the last week ...
- July 10, 2020
SMC makes progress on Pasig River cleanup
San Miguel Corp (SMC) is making headway in its P2-billion Pasig River cleanup initiative aimed at helping mitigate flooding throughout Metro Manila and the flood-prone provinces around Laguna Lake. The project is part of ...
- October 15, 2021