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Laguna fishers, farmers prod DENR to proceed with lake rehab project
Saying that their very lives depend on it, scores of Laguna fishermen, farmers and residents asked Environment Secretary Ramon J. P. Paje to allow the dredging of the 94,900-hectare lake to proceed immediately. The picketers, ...
- September 23, 2010
Duterte’s admin addresses Manila Bay pollution
As early as the ’60s, Manila Bay could still be called unspoiled, fit for swimming and other leisurely activities. Today, it is more appropriate to call it a cesspool, resembling an open septic tank, where all the human, ...
- January 22, 2019
Gov’t, LGUs take tougher stance against Tañon Strait illegal fishers
Concerned government agencies and local government units (LGUs) will conduct more sea patrols and file cases against illegal and commercial fishers in Tañon Strait, the country’s largest marine protected area between Cebu ...
- January 26, 2017
Data awaited for Boracay state of calamity
The Department of Tourism (DOT), Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) earlier recommended for a six-month closure to rehabilitate Boracay Island ...
- March 29, 2018
Endangered turtle's tracks
A mother Olive Ridley turtle, known also as Pacific Ridley turtle, leaves her tracks in the sand after laying a clutch of over 100 eggs (inset) within the compound of the 1,500-megawatt, natural gas-fired plant of First ...
- February 22, 2010
Biliran mangrove garden blends environment protection, livelihood
Barangay Looc, Cabucgayan, Biliran – This town’s mangrove gardening project is the perfect blend of environmental protection, ecotourism, livelihood and poverty alleviation. The project in sitio Naga, Rawis Villa Corro ...
- May 16, 2017
Dialogue on Mararison Island rehab
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will gather stakeholders from the town of Culasi to discuss the proposed temporary closure of the Mararison Island for a clean-up activity, Governor Rhodora Cadiao ...
- October 7, 2018
MWSS says full sewerage coverage by 2026 'unrealistic'
The Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System Regulatory Office has branded as “unrealistic” the goal of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to expand Metro Manila’s sewerage coverage up to 100 percent ...
- March 4, 2019
DENR to plant more mangroves, Pili in Bicol
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Bicol revealed yesterday that almost 46 percent of its targeted reforestation are in Region 5, under the National Greening Program (NGP), has been completed. ...
- April 22, 2014
Rehabilitating Coral Reefs in Davao Region Through SCREMProgram
The Philippines coral reefs ecosystem provides diverse and valuable functions and services such as coastal protection, fisheries production and tourism among others. Through the years, there were many initiatives and efforts ...
- October 26, 2015