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Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu has vowed to implement an extensive cleanup of the Manila Bay coastline. The bay’s coastline stretches some 190 kilometers through Cavite, Metro Manila, Bulacan and Pampanga. Cimatu made the assurance during his visit to the new DENR-Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon) office. “The […]
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) seeks to promote waste-to-energy technology (WtE) to help with the problem of waste management nationwide. “That’s our direction now, considering there’s increasing generation of waste in the country,” DENR Undersecretary Jonas Leones said. “That’s our direction now, considering there’s increasing generation of waste in the country.” Leones […]
Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu has called on all government offices around the Manila Bay region to ensure their compliance with the country’s clean water and solid waste management laws in line with the upcoming rehabilitation of the heavily polluted bay. Cimatu said government buildings located near Manila Bay should set a good example to commercial […]
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said the clean up and rehabilitation of Manila Bay is “not an impossible mission” if citizens are willing to do their share. DENR Undersecretary Benny Antiporda said the lack of discipline among Filipinos could be the single biggest obstacle to the success of the bay’s rehabilitation. “Iisa […]
Government plans to start relocating informal settlers on the shores of Manila Bay as early as Phase 1 of the project to rehabilitate the polluted bay. According to Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu, the plan aims to significantly curb pollution in Manila Bay as soon as possible and open up […]
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will go after establishments polluting Manila Bay by giving notices of violation (NOV) as its scheduled rehabilitation starts this month. The move aims to help prevent further environmental degradation of the bay and promote compliance to environmental regulations, said DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu at a press conference […]
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will spearhead on Sunday simultaneous water clean up activities in the National Capital Region, Central Luzon (Region 3) and Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) to kick off the rehabilitation of Manila Bay. “The rehabilitation’s Phase I includes cleanup of esteros and coasts of Manila Bay,” DENR […]
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will tighten its campaign to clean up Manila Bay. Aside from assuring the agency’s action against solid waste pollution in Manila Bay, DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu will be inspecting sewage outfalls and pipes that lead to the bay. The inspection aims to help DENR and other authorities […]
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has exceeded its year-end targets for environmental programs on solid waste management, clean air and clean water, which comprised the top priorities of Secretary Roy Cimatu under his term. The agency’s program on solid waste management topped the list of its major accomplishments in 2018, having exceeded […]
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is targeting to raise, as soon as possible, the survival rate of tree seedlings planted under its National Greening Program (NGP), which is the biggest reforestation bid by the government so far. Such target aims to help fast-track the expansion of the country’s forest cover, which DENR […]