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President Rodrigo Duterte must use his emergency power to bring the government’s spending for Covid 19 response back on track, according to a Quezon City councilor. District 5 councilor Karl Castelo said exercising the emergency power of the President can legitimize the use of unspent Covid-related budget faster than resorting to legislation. Covid budget untouched […]
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu plans to put up a compliant sanitary landfill (SLF) in the province of Cavite to help manage its garbage problem that is affecting the ongoing Manila Bay rehabilitation project. Cimatu, who is chair of the Manila Bay Task Force, and some DENR officials met with […]
The biggest and most modern abattoir in the Bicol Region located at San Roque, Legazpi City is now rising to become the region’s first abattoir to embrace biogas technology, thanks to the collaborative project “Piloting of Biogas Technology for Thermo-Electro-Mechanical Applications for the Legazpi City Abattoir of DOST-V” of the Provincial S&T Center – Albay […]
The Philippines was recognized for its policy to ban lead in paints at the Future Policy Award 2021— dubbed as the “Oscar on Best Policies.”Germany-based World Future Council (WFC) announced that Administrative Order (DAO) No. 2013-24 or the Chemical Control Order for Lead and Lead Compounds of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) […]
All Filipinos may soon be able to avail of an annual medical checkup for free under a bill recently approved on third and final reading by the House of Representatives. The bill, of which Camarines Sur LRay Villafuerte is among the principal authors, provides that the annual medical checkup be given free of charge in […]
Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles lauded Pres. Rodrigo Duterte for declaring as a national priority the implementation of measures to control the growing problem of teenage pregnancy. “We thank the President for recognizing this brewing crisis affecting our youth and directing all of government to address it. Magiging magandang pamana ang pagkakaroon ng polisiya […]
The Philippine mining industry contributed ₱102.3 billion to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2020 despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report released by Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).In the report, the DENR-MGB estimated the metallic mineral production value of gold, […]
“While we celebrate what we have achieved thus far, we renew our commitment to this advocacy and we acknowledge that there is still much work to be done,” said Peter Dator, President of Vapers PH, in his closing remarks for the 4th annual Asia Harm Reduction Forum held last June 28. This year’s virtual gathering of […]
An initial 144 seedlings of endemic tree species have been planted at the Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Center (NAPWC) in Quezon City as part of the efforts of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Biodiversity Management Bureau (DENR-BMB) to manage green spaces in urban areas amid the pandemic. “By planting trees especially in urban […]
Instead of arming anti-crime groups, Quezon City Councilor Karl Castelo is urging the government to rollout free or affordable education and decent employment programs. Castelo, councilor of the city’s fifth district said employment and learning are proven effective against poverty which is the root cause of many crimes in the country. He said poor Filipinos […]