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    • Defense chiefs want sea disputers resolved 

      Tuyay, Francisco (Manila Standard, March 12, 2018, on page A2)
      Southeast Asia’s top defense officials on Sunday reaffirmed the importance of maintaining and promoting peace and security in the South China Sea. The Philippines’ Armed Forces Chief Rey Leonardo Guerrero underscored the ...

    • Defense: No sighting of China ship in WPS 

      (Manila Standard, August 14, 2021, on page A4)
      There has been no sighting of any Chinese research vessel near the Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal) in the West Philippine Sea, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Friday. “Contrary to some published reports regarding ...

    • Deforestation+climate change= dead and for wildlife 

      Hood, Marlowe (Manila Standard, July 10, 2019, on page A5)
      Climate change combined with galloping tropical deforestation is cutting off wildlife from life-saving cooler climes, heightening the risk of extinction, researchers said Monday. Less than two-fifths of forests across Latin ...

    • Del Rosario disputes Palace stand on WPS row 

      (Manila Standard, September 21, 2019, on page A3)
      Former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario said the Palace statement that bringing the country's maritime disputes with China before the United Nations is a futile exercise. Del Rosario made the statement in ...

    • Del Rosario repeats SCS plea 

      Requejo, Rey E. (Manila Standard, September 23, 2020, on page A2)
      Former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario on Tuesday reiterated his call on President Rodrigo Duterte to bring up for enforcement before the United Nations the Philippines’ 2016 arbitral victory against China ...

    • Delhi slum drowning in plastic as Environment Day focuses on India 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, June 5, 2018, on page A7)
      A sea of plastic spreads through the New Delhi slum of Taimur Nagar, a symbol of the grime and waste that makes the Indian capital one of the world’s most polluted cities. The plastic bottles, bags, food wrappers and other ...

    • DENR asked to probe billionaire’s Palawan structures 

      (Manila Standard, June 15, 2020, on page B4)
      A Puerto Princesa City-based non-government organization asked the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to investigate the alleged use and occupation of untitled lands in areas under the Malampaya Sound Protected ...

    • DENR bans vessels docking in Manila Bay 

      Araja, Rio N. (Manila Standard, April 27, 2021, on page A4)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources has banned all vessels, except cargoes, within two kilometers from the shoreline of Manila Bay to prevent further water pollution. DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu said vessels ...

    • DENR Bataan cleans trash from coastal areas 

      Gunio, Butch (Manila Standard, October 20, 2020, on page A4)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Bataan has led a coastal cleanup here of water lilies and other trash. Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Officer Raul Mamac headed the removal of hyacinths ...

    • DENR Bataan, Mariveles ink beach cleanup pact 

      Gunio, Butch (Manila Standard, November 29, 2019, on page B4)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources Bataan and the municipal government of Mariveles have agreed to remove and dispose solid waste material deposits in the Aguawan River that leads to the popular Aguawan ...

    • DENR eyes rehab of Bacuit Bay in El Nido, Palawan 

      Araja, Rio N. (Manila Standard, February 27, 2013, on page A3)
      As government start the rehabilitation of Manila Bay, plans are also under way to transform the waters of Bacuit Bay in El Nido, Palawan swimmable by May, according to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. ...

    • DENR personnel ordered to help in Bay rehab 

      Araja, Rio N. (Manila Standard, January 6, 2020, on page A3)
      Secretary Roy Cimatu of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources has directed officials and employees to conduct daily cleanup activities at Manila’s Baywalk area and Baseco beach as part of the ongoing ...

    • DENR protects Coron, Sabang waters 

      Gonzales, Anna Leah (Manila Standard, June 7, 2016, on page B5)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources has declared the Sabang Bay in Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro and the Coron Bay in Palawan as water quality management areas.

    • DENR put fence along Bay seawall 

      Araja, Rio N. (Manila Standard, February 7, 2019, on page A3)
      Three days from now, the Manila Baywalk will be closed for any swimming activity, at least for the next six months. This is because the Department of Environment and Natural Resources plans to put up a perimeter fence along ...

    • DENR reviews Sarangani Bay protective seascape accords 

      Araja, Rio N. (Manila Standard, June 3, 2022, on page A3)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is reviewing five agreements on the 215,950-hectare Sarangani Bay Protected Seascape to ensure that the contracts abide by existing policies. The review is being ...

    • DENR says 8 central Luzon wetlands are being overrun 

      Dizon, Romeo (Manila Standard, February 15, 2018, on page B4)
      The eight wetland areas in Central Luzon are in danger of being overrun by human activities, prompting government authorities to call for active public support and vigilance in protecting them. Francisco Milla Jr., regional ...

    • DENR sets all-out Manila Bay rehab 

      Araja, Rio N. (Manila Standard, December 17, 2018, on page A3)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources is preparing to embark on a “highly ambitious and more complicated” endeavor in the restoration of the Manila Bay to its pristine state. Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu ...

    • DENR tests Manila Bay waters 

      (Manila Standard, January 13, 2019, on page A4)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources tested the quality of water on several portions of the Manila Bay following the directive of President Rodrigo Duterte to rehabilitate Manila’s popular coastline starting ...

    • DENR to conduct dredging activity in Marikina City 

      (Manila Standard, February 15, 2021, on page A3)
      In the wake of the devastating floods that plunged Marikina City and several other cities of Metro Manila underwater in November last year, the Task Force Build Back Better announced that it will begin dredging activities ...

    • DENR to lead 'Bora-like' rehab of Manila Bay 

      Barcelo, Vito (Manila Standard, January 12, 2019, on page A3)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources on Friday said it will lead the rehabilitation of Manila Bay starting Jan. 27 similar to the successful rehabilitation of Boracay to address mounting pollution on Manila’s ...