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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
Intense rainfall spawns sea of garbage
The stretch of Roxas Boulevard looked like a sea of trash yesterday after Manila Bay overflowed due to heavy rains. Loads of trash, mostly plastic and styrofoam, from the sea were scattered along Roxas Boulevard, both lanes ...
- August 12, 2018
Gov't braces for legal challenges to Boracay closure
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is ready to face possible legal complaints from business establishments in Boracay following the government’s decision to close the island resort for about six ...
- April 7, 2018
World Environment Day: Let’s stop plastic pollution
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has urged the public to be more responsible in managing garbage since waste, particularly plastic, can be devastating for marine biodiversity. Plastics are ...
- June 6, 2018
TIEZA steps up Boracay rehab
The Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) has mobilized the construction of a temporary discharge pipeline to fast-track rehabilitation activities in Boracay at the onset of the rainy season in June. ...
- May 27, 2018
East Asian states issue declaration for sustainable marine resources
Eleven countries bordering the seas of East Asia have issued a joint declaration affirming their commitment toward the conservation and sustainable development of coastal and marine resources in the region. The Iloilo ...
- December 6, 2018
Phl wraps up Coral Triangle chairmanship
The Philippines is ending its two-year chairmanship of the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI-CFF), an environment official said. “Moving forward, we must shift our focus on actions ...
- December 20, 2018
DENR seeks private firms' help in Manila Bay cleanup
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has asked more private firms to include in their corporate social responsibility programs the cleanup of Manila Bay. Saying the DENR cannot rehabilitate Manila Bay ...
- March 2, 2020
P50-M ranger station to be set up in Tubbataha
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) plans to build a new ranger station for the Tubbataha Protected Area. To be built beside the old barracks, the new ranger station estimated to cost P50 million will feature a research ...
- August 6, 2013