A town in Cebu has put up the country's first sanctuary for sharks and rays. Daanbantayan Mayor Augusto Corro designated the Monad Shoal and Gato Island as a shark and ray sanctuary, according to environmentalist group ...

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 ...

Sen. Risa Hontiveros yesterday challenged President Duterte to drive out Chinese occupants in Panatag or Scarborough Shoal before apprehending the tambays in the streets. “That’s the problem with President Duterte – he’s ...

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) recently entered into an agreement with a group of museums and research centers based in the United States concerning the use of ARMS or Autonomous Reef Monitoring ...

Philippine biodiversity officials will participate in a study tour on good management practices of protected areas in Hanoi, Vietnam. Aside from Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Biodiversity Management ...

The Pasig River has been selected by the International River Foundation (IRF) as a finalist in the 2017 Thiess International Riverprize that recognizes and rewards organizations in countries with best river restoration and ...

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources is now using a scientific tool that will effectively assess biodiversity in Batangas, Cavite, Palawan and Cebu, Director Mundita Lim of the DENR Biodiversity MAnagement ...

President Duterte wants to conduct a review of the land titles given to select individuals in Boracay a few months after he ordered the closure of the island. Laura David, a physical oceanographer and professor at the ...

The Philippine government has received P87 million, or $1.97 million, from the United States for the damage caused by the grounding of the minesweeper USS Guardian in Palawan’s Tubbataha Reef two years ago. The Department ...

Six nations comprising the Coral Triangle meet this week to address unsustainable fishing, pollution, and loss of critical habitats from coastal land development to protect this biodiversity-rich region. Environment and ...