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PRRD orders DENR to shun applications for reclamation activities
President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday said he has directed acting Environment Secretary Jim Sampulna to halt the acceptance of applications for reclamation activities. Duterte gave the directive, as he acknowledged that ...
- April 2, 2022
PH, China agree to hold dialogue to ease tension at South China Sea
The Philippines and China have agreed to address differences on the South China Sea through open and cordial dialogue as well as forge on possible cooperation in the areas of fisheries, marine research and protection. The ...
- May 23, 2021
Duterte won't allow Manila Bay reclamation
President Duterte said he will never allow any massive reclamation projects in Manila Bay, saying it will put the nation's capital at peril. In a speech in Cavity City Saturday evening, Duterte said he will only allow a ...
- February 17, 2020
Boracay, Manila Bay clean-up among environment legacies
The start of the Duterte administration on July 1, 2016 proved to be a morale booster as far as pro-environment groups were concerned, particularly with the appointment of the late staunch environmentalist Gina Lopez at ...
- June 29, 2022
Bicol River dredging up
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will start tomorrow the dredging of sandbars on a narrow section of the 94-kilometer Bicol River, DENR Secretary and Task Force Build Back Better (TF BBB) Chairman ...
- March 22, 2021
President zooms in on bay pollution problem
Shortly after he was handed the job of cleaning up Manila Bay, Secretary Roy Cimatu of Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said it would take at least ten years to do it. He had just accomplished the ...
- January 21, 2020
Aklan LGUs take over Boracay rehab
The provincial government of Aklan and the local government of Malay are now responsible for continuing the rehabilitation of worldfamous Boracay Island. The national government’s Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force (BIATF), ...
- June 18, 2022
Sinkhole, landslide, flooding in Masbate after 6.5-magnitude quake
A sinkhole was spotted near the shore of Barangay Casabangan, Pio V. Corpuz town in Masbate province, purportedly created after a 6.6 magnitude quake struck the province on Tuesday morning. Office of the Civil Defense (OCD) ...
- August 20, 2020
Manila Bay cleanup must continue beyond 2 years
The rehabilitation of the Manila Bay remains its top priority in the next two years, Secretary Roy Cimatu of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources said Tuesday as he looked to the new year about to begin. The ...
- January 5, 2020