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    • Demolition of fish pens a worry for Muntinlupa 

      Tayao-Juego, Annelle (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 12, 2016, on page A20)
      The Muntinlupa City government expects around 1,300 residents to lose their sources of income due to the impending demolition of illegal fish pens on Laguna de Bay, which was ordered by President Duterte in his recent State ...

    • Demolition of fish pens in Laguna Lake starts 

      Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 10, 2016, on page A8)
      Two fish pens, occupying about 100 hectares in the Laguna Lake, were demolished early Tuesday as part of the government’s effort to ease the overly congested water body covering parts of Laguna and Rizal provinces and Metro ...

    • Demolition of illegal fish pens starts in Dagupan 

      Cardinoza, Gabriel; Sotelo, Yolanda (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 12, 2010, on page A8)
      The city government last week began dismantling illegal fishing structures in its river systems to demonstrate that it was serious in enforcing its fishery ordinance. "It's now or never," said Mayor Benjamin Lim, who led ...

    • DENR 'white sand' haul alarms Cebu officials 

      Israel, Dale G.; Semilla, Nestle; Valenzuela, Nikka G.; Aurelio, Julie M.; Agoncillo, Jodee A. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 5, 2020, on page A2)
      Officials of Cebu province are looking into the reported extraction of dolomite rocks that were pulverized into “white sand” to cover and beautify a small part of the Manila Bay shoreline under a much-criticized P349-million ...

    • DENR cancels ECC of reclamation project in Coron 

      Miranda, Romar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 23, 2022, on page A12)
      There is now very little chance that the halted 51-hectare reclamation project in the tourist town of Coron in Palawan province can still resume after the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) of the Department of Environment ...

    • DENR eyes full rehab of Boracay in 5 months 

      Enano, Jhesset O. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 1, 2021, on page A5)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is expecting to finish the full rehabilitation of Boracay Island in May, Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said on Wednesday. Cimatu said the Boracay Inter-Agency ...

    • DENR official: ‘Impossible’ for Manila Bay ‘white sand’ to cause fish kill 

      Valenzuela, Nikka G.; Agoncillo, Jodee A. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 18, 2020, on page A4-A5)
      An official of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Thursday said it was “impossible” for the artificial white sand or crushed dolomite dumped on the shoreline of Manila Bay to have caused the ...

    • DENR OKs dredging of Cagayan River: Sandbars in 19 priority sites to be removed to ease water flow as gov’t seeks long-term solution to flooding in Cagayan Valley 

      Enano, Jhesset O. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 8, 2020, on page A10)
      Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu has given the green light to dredge several sandbars along Cagayan River in a bid to widen the country’s longest river after the widespread flooding caused by Typhoon “Ulysses” (international ...

    • DENR opens protected areas for special private use 

      Gascon, Melvin (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 5, 2018, on page A3)
      Individuals, groups, and companies can again apply for special use agreement of protected areas (Sapa), now that the suspension of its issuance has been lifted, Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu announced on Friday. But ...

    • DENR probes mining firms in 'Manila beach' project 

      Semilla, Nestle; Israel, Dale; Valenzuela, Nikka G. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 26, 2020, on page A1-A2)
      Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu on Friday suspended two mining companies in Cebu that provided the crushed dolomite for the controversial Manila Bay “beach nourishment project” of the environment department after they ...

    • DENR sees new Boracay after 6-month closure, cleanup 

      Gascon, Melvin (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 29, 2018, on page A13)
      Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu on Saturday vowed to deliver a “new Boracay” once the government completed its rehabilitation of the island which began on April 26. But, Cimatu said, the government needed the support of ...

    • DENR starts dismantling illegal fish cages in Taal Lake 

      Mallari, Delfin Jr (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 5, 2022, on page A7)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in the Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) region has started the demolition of illegal fish cages in Taal Lake. The demolition, which started on ...

    • DENR stops beach excavation in Northern Samar 

      Enano, Jhesset O. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 10, 2020, on page A11)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has stopped the excavation of a sand embankment along a beach area in Bonbon town in Northern Samar province, following objections from local residents who feared ...

    • DENR tipped to reject Palawan marine park 

      Gascon, Melvin (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 15, 2018, on page A8)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will likely reject proposals to build an underwater park in Palawan, in the wake of the government’s intensified campaign to safeguard the country’s marine ...

    • DENR to Congress: Rush law to protect forest rangers 

      Andrade, Jeannette I.; Miranda, Romar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 17, 2020, on page A8)
      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 ...

    • DENR to issue violation to vessel over waste water 

      Valenzuela, Nikka G. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 1, 2021, on page A4)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will serve a notice of violation against the owner of the MV Sarangani, a vessel that was tagged as the source of waste water in Manila Bay. Jonas Leones, ...

    • DENR to look into Marikina River reclamation project 

      Adonis, Meg; Corrales, Nestor; Enano, Jhesset O. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 23, 2020, on page A3-A9)
      An artificial embankment being installed by a private company owned by a lawmaker and former mayor near Marikina River might have contributed to the massive flooding in nearby areas at the height of Typhoon Ulysses ...

    • DENR to reform existing policies to prevent oil spills 

      Bautista, Jane (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 8, 2023, on page A3)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is looking to reform existing policies to prevent oil spills as it recently held discussions with local shipowners to form a technical working group. “We need to ...

    • DENR to restore Boracay wetland recovered from Island settlers 

      Enano, Jhesset O. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 31, 2020, on page A6)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said restoration work would soon begin in one of the nine wetlands on Boracay Island after it was recovered from illegal occupants. In a statement on Tuesday, the ...

    • DENR to water firms: Pay P2-B fine, help clean up Bay 

      Enano, Jhesset; Santos, Tina (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 8, 2019, on page A1-A4)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Wednesday urged the two water distributors in Metro Manila to comply with the Philippine Clean Water Act instead of fighting a Supreme Court order fining them ...