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    • DENR urges legislators to act on wetlands' protection 

      Enano, Jhesset O. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 31, 2021, on page A9)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Monday urged lawmakers to pass a legislation protecting the country’s wetlands, which play crucial roles in mitigating climate change, controlling floods and ...

    • DENR warns vs use of fire in fishing 

      Crismundo, Mike (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 16, 2015, on page 13)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has warned villagers, farmers, and fisher folks against using dire in catching fish, particularly in sensitive peatlands within the largest area of Agusan Marsh ...

    • DENR worsened bay, SC told 

      Pazzibugan, Dona Z.; Subingsubing, Krixia (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 25, 2020, on page A1-A6)
      A party-list group on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to cite the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) for contempt for violating its 2008 order to clean up and rehabilitate Manila Bay when it dumped ...

    • DENR ‘cleans up reefs’ on reef-less Manila Bay 

      Gascon, Melvin (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 20, 2018, on page A6)
      About 200 participants from the DENR, the Department of Public Works and Highways, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, and the Manila city government picked up sacksful of trash from the 500-meter stretch of the ...

    • DENR, Aurora fishermen in tug-of-war over logs 

      Orejas, Tonette (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 16, 2021, on page A8)
      Several fishermen in Aurora province have asked the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to give them the 175 big logs they found floating in the Pacific Ocean. The logs were discovered near the coastlines ...

    • DENR: last call for fish pens ‘self-demolition’ order stressed 

      Gamil, Jaymee T. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 15, 2017, on page A3)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) issued on Saturday its “last call” to owners and operators of fish pens and cages in Laguna de Bay to conduct “self-demolitions” before it starts clearing the ...

    • DENR: Manila Bay swimmable by December 

      Gascon, Melvin (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 13, 2019, on page A2)
      It may not end up like the turquoise waters of Boracay or El Nido, but the hyperpolluted Manila Bay would at least be swimmable after a major rehab by the end of the year, officials promised on Saturday. An interagency ...

    • DENR: Thriving waterbirds mean healthy Soccsksargen wetlands 

      Fernandez, Edwin (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 28, 2023, on page A7)
      Environmental authorities in the Soccsksargen region had concluded that local wetlands are in good health as indicated by the still vibrant stock of waterbirds found in various sites. On Tuesday and Wednesday, personnel ...

    • DENR: Trash traps spare Manila Bay 30 tons of waste from Central Luzon 

      Orejas, Tonette (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 18, 2020, on page A4)
      Around 30 tons of solid waste have been caught by floating trash traps installed in rivers downstream of Central Luzon since early this year, preventing these from reaching Manila Bay, according to a top Department of ...

    • DENR: Water quality in Manila Bay has improved 

      Bautista, Jane (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 10, 2023, on page A4)
      The gradual decrease in fecal coliform levels following almost four years of rehabilitation efforts has improved water quality in Manila Bay, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said on Monday. Data ...

    • Despite Boracay reopening, many workers have not returned 

      Burgos, Nestor P. Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 18, 2019, on page A1-A6)
      More than four months after Boracay Island reopened to tourists, many workers displaced by the closure have not been able to return to work. Most of those who left the island to seek work elsewhere have not returned even ...

    • Despite La Niña, fish ports' unloading volume up 

      Lagare, Jordeene B. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 25, 2022, on page B2)
      The volume of fish unloaded at regional ports rose by 4.4 percent amid the La Niña phenomenon, the Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA) said. Total fish unloading volume or the volume of fish shipped to different ...

    • DFA chief spews profanity at China over sea row 

      Santos, Tina G.; Aning, Jerome; Andrade, Jeannette I. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 4, 2021, on page A2)
      The Philippines’ top diplomat on Monday demanded in an expletive-laced message on Twitter that China’s vessels get out of the West Philippine Sea, marking the latest exchange in a war of words with Beijing over its activities ...

    • DFA chief: Nix deals with China companies tied to WPS buildup 

      Aning, Jerome; Camus, Miguel R.; Ramos, Marlon; Aurelio, Julie M. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 29, 2020, on page A1-A4)
      Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Friday said he would recommend the termination of government contracts with Chinese companies involved in China’s artificial island building on maritime features in the West Philippine ...

    • DFA protests Chinese Navy Ship's intrusion in PH waters 

      Ramos, Marlon (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 15, 2022, on page A4)
      The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday said it had summoned Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian after a people's Liberation Army-Navy (PLAN) ship illegally entered the Sulu Sea and stayed there ...

    • DFA seeks ₱29M for int'l PR Blitz on sea row ruling 

      Ramos, Marlon (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 1, 2022, on page A2-A3)
      A little publicity on the world stage may further the country’s cause in the West Philippine Sea, but it will cost an extra P29 million, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).The DFA on Friday urged the ...

    • DFA studying move on China monument 

      Salaverria, Leila B. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 26, 2018, on page A2)
      Malacañang has opted to say little for now about China’s recent activities in the South China Sea, including its erection of a monument on Kagitingan Reef and landing military planes on another reef within the Philippines’ ...

    • DFA urged: File protest vs China's 'bullying' of TV crew in Panatag 

      Yap, DJ (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 24, 2018, on page A7)
      Senators on Friday called on the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to file a diplomatic protest against China following a recent incident in which the Chinese Coast Guard blocked a Filipino TV news crew from filming in ...

    • DFA warns of 'chaos, anarchy' in sea row 

      Calleja, Niña P.; Aurelio, Julie M. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 10, 2015, on page A2)
      The Philippines has warned the international community of "chaos and anarchy" if the rule of law remained unenforced in the South China Sea. "If the rule of law is not adhered to, you will have chaos and anarchy. It will ...

    • DFA, Manila gov't push back vs Chinese 

      Aning, Jerome; Aurelio, Julie M.; Valenzuela, Nikka G. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 22, 2020, on page A3)
      From both national and local governments came some pushback on acts committed by the Chinese. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has filed a diplomatic protest in connection with an incident in May when the Chinese ...