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DENR: Boracay reopening depends on water quality
The reopening of Boracay to tourists will depend on the coliform level in the water of the island-resort – from a most probable number (MPN) reaching millions to only 400 per 100 millimeters. Environment Secretary Roy ...
- May 23, 2018
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
Mapping of esteros directing waste water to Manila Bay ordered
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources has ordered the National Mapping Resource and Information Authority, one of the DENR’s attached agencies, to prepare maps that will help identify the esteros or canals ...
- December 21, 2018
YEARENDER: DENR restores Boracay as world-class destination
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) – the lead agency of the Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force (BIATF) – immediately rose to the challenge, and closed down establishments found releasing waste and ...
- December 28, 2018
Alien's Boracay work permits suspended
The Department of Labor and Employment has suspended the issuance of work permits for foreigners in Boracay until the six-month closure to tourism ends. In an advisory, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello said the agency would ...
- July 4, 2018
DENR yearend report 2019: Saving Manila Bay
Early 2019 saw the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) rallying all concerned sectors to work together and support efforts to rehabilitate the heavily polluted Manila Bay. Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu ...
- January 2, 2020
Mimaropa marks World Water Day with river cleanup
Over 9,000 volunteers marked World Water Day (WWD) in the Mimaropa region with simultaneous cleanup of 11 rivers, which netted around 22 tons of garbage, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said. The ...
- April 4, 2019
MOA to protect El Nido signed
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the local government of El Nido in Palawan recently signed an agreement to protect natural resources on the island. Alexander Mancio of the El Nido-Taytay ...
- April 4, 2018
DENR develops manual series on marine biodiversity
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has developed a manual series about how the general public should rescue stranded or captured marine animals. The DENR’s Biodiversity Management Bureau (BMB), in ...
- June 7, 2015
Cimatu orders probe of firm for polluting Manila Bay
Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu has ordered an investigation of a garbage hauler for allegedly dumping solid waste into Manila Bay. “It would be in the public interest to hold a full investigation to determine the liability” ...
- September 29, 2017