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US pays P87 M for Tubbataha damage
The Philippine government has received P87 million, or $1.97 million, from the United States for the damage caused by the grounding of the minesweeper USS Guardian in Palawan’s Tubbataha Reef two years ago. The Department ...
- February 19, 2015
DENR names 3 more protected river systems
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has named three more river systems as water quality management areas (WQMAs), bringing to 37 the total number of water bodies under policies for protection. In ...
- August 7, 2018
DENR task force to monitor, document coral bleaching
Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Ramon Paje has directed his agency’s Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau to create a task force that will monitor and document coral bleaching in the country. Paje also ordered ...
- September 11, 2010
Coral Triangle nations meet to address common threats
Six nations comprising the Coral Triangle meet this week to address unsustainable fishing, pollution, and loss of critical habitats from coastal land development to protect this biodiversity-rich region. Environment and ...
- November 30, 2017
PCG vows more vigilance, patrols at Panatag Shoal
Amid reports that some Chinese coast guard units have been harassing Filipino fishermen by confiscating the fish they caught in Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) yesterday said they would be ...
- June 10, 2018
Palace 'seriously concerned' over China bombers
Malacañang yesterday expressed “serious concern” over the landing of long-range Chinese bombers on one of the man-made islands in the South China Sea but clarified it does not see the deployment as an immediate threat to ...
- May 22, 2018
'Oceans fitter without our litter' launched
Citing figures from the United Nations Environment Program, biodiversity experts said that worldwide, one million seabirds and over 100,000 marine animals die from plastic pollution every year. The ASEAN Center for ...
- October 24, 2019
Phl joins good mgmt of protected areas study in Vietnam
Philippine biodiversity officials will participate in a study tour on good management practices of protected areas in Hanoi, Vietnam. Aside from Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Biodiversity Management ...
- June 24, 2015
DENR to work with Smithsonian for reef preservation
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) recently entered into an agreement with a group of museums and research centers based in the United States concerning the use of ARMS or Autonomous Reef Monitoring ...
- May 28, 2015
Pernia sees P1.96-B revenue loss in Boracay Shutdown
The Philippine economy might lose around P1.96 billion due to the closure of Boracay Island, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said yesterday. During a press briefing with the Development Budget ...
- April 25, 2018