Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Raphael Lotilla has vowed to mobilize the agency to strengthen the country’s defense of its maritime rights in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) through credible science and grassroots action. In a news release on Tuesday, the DENR said that Lotilla, in an exclusive symposium for DENR officials, underscored the agency’s crucial role in producing scientific data, environmental reports, and legal strategies that would help uphold the country’s 2016 arbitral victory.

DENR to back WPS clims with strong science, community awareness. (2025, July 9). SunStar Pampanga, p. 9.