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DENR vows to enforce environmental laws, regulations aggressively
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has vowed to be more aggressive in enforcing environmental laws and regulations in 2019 to sustain the momentum generated by the rehabilitation of Boracay Island ...
- January 6, 2019
Fishers group: Thriving reefs one reason to save Manila Bay
A local fisherfolk group cited the recent discovery of thriving coral reefs as another reason to protect Manila Bay from massive reclamation projects. “It is crystal clear that Manila Bay is alive and well; it is still the ...
- May 3, 2019
DENR lauds Boracay folks’ support of rehab initiatives
Boracay residents and stakeholders showed overwhelming support and cooperation as the six-month rehabilitation of the famed beach destination got underway last week, according to the Department of Environment and Natural ...
- April 30, 2018
Moratorium on reclamation pressed
Progressive leaders and members of fisherfolk, urban poor, environment, and church groups called for a moratorium on reclamation projects that could threaten coastal and marine landscapes around the country. They issued ...
- March 28, 2019
House leader wants total ban on further reclamations of Manila Bay
Deputy Speaker and Pangasinan Rep. Rose Marie “Baby” Arenas wants to prohibit and declare a total ban on further reclamations of Manila Bay. She branded as “alarming” the ongoing rush to execute the reclamation projects, ...
- February 20, 2019
Vital role of stakeholders cited in speedy Boracay rehabilitation
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has cited the important role of stakeholders in the successful rehabilitation and early reopening of Boracay Island to tourism activities. Environment and Natural ...
- July 12, 2018
₱5.8-B farm, fishery products sold through DA’s ‘Kadiwa’
About P5.8 billion worth of farm and fishery products were sold through the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) Kadiwa ni Ani at Kita marketing platforms, which had so far benefited around 1.3 million households nationwide. ...
- June 7, 2020
BFAR told to regulate fishpens, not ban total harvest of tawilis
A local fisherfolk group urged the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to regulate fishpen structures instead of imposing fishing ban on Sardinella tawilis following reports that the only freshwater sardine ...
- January 28, 2019
Cagayan River dredging, planting of 200 M trees proposed
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu has proposed the immediate dredging of Cagayan River and planting of some 200 million tree seedlings on low-lying agricultural areas in Cagayan ...
- November 17, 2020
Integrate biodiversity conservation in sectoral environment
“Biodiversity conservation is a shared responsibility. What happens in one area affects other parts of the world. We cannot say that what we throw in Manila Bay stays in the Philippines. Hence, biodiversity crisis requires ...
- October 25, 2018