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The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is supporting the government’s plan of sourcing additional water supply from the Laguna Lake to address the perennial water woes of Metro Manila, Secretary Roy Cimatu said. During the agency’s presentation of its proposed P25 billion budget for 2020, Cimatu told the House Committee on Appropriations that […]
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Friday assured lawmakers that the Manila Bay Rehabilitation Program is in full swing, with a probability that the once polluted body of water will be declared safe for swimming activities by the end of the year. The probability of Manila Bay being fit for swimming was […]
President Rodrigo Duterte has transferred the chairmanship of the Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC) to the Department of Natural Resources (DENR). Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, by authority of the President, signed Executive Order 90. EO 90 transfers the chairmanship of the PRRC from the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary to the DENR Secretary. […]
The top official of the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFOMS) said the Duterte administration remains committed to ensuring the safety of journalists in the country. Undersecretary Jose Joel Sy Egco, executive director of the PTFOMS which is under the Office of the President, said the task force’s top mandate is to protect the […]
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is open to volunteers for simultaneous coastal cleanup activities in the National Capital Region (NCR) during the annual International Coastal Cleanup Day (ICCD). Institutions and groups interested in joining the September 21 simultaneous cleanup, using their own resources, may already inform the DENR’s NCR office about their […]
Government will clear the banks of Manila Bay’s tributaries and “esteros” to facilitate the collection of garbage and to improve water quality. Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu said there is a need to remove structures encroaching on the easement so trash collectors can easily access and gather garbage in and […]
A high-ranking official of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) urged local government unit (LGU) leaders to come up with their own 10-year solid waste management plan. DENR Undersecretary Benny Antiporda, in-charge of solid waste management and LGU concerns, thanked the Cebu mayors in municipalities and cities that already have an approved 10-year […]
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) gained another ally in the battle to save Manila Bay and its tributaries from further environmental degradation. DENR and the Aboitiz group signed at the DENR central office in Quezon City a memorandum of agreement (MOA) covering the parties’ three-year partnership on rehabilitating the San Juan River […]
The local chief executives of the 21 towns and two cities of Ilocos Norte have vowed to have their respective sanitary landfills operational by the end of this year. In compliance with the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act or RA 9003, Secretary Roy Cimatu of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources met with Ilocos […]
The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for the effective management and development of the 143 watersheds supporting the National Irrigation Systems (NISs) in the Philippines. NIA administrator Ricardo Visaya and DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu inked the agreement. NIA administrator Ricardo Visaya […]