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Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Roy Cimatu expressed optimism that a bill seeking to discard the deadline for agricultural free patent applications will soon become law. Senate Bill (SB) 1931 was approved by the Senate on second and third reading on Dec. 15, 2020, and will now go through bicameral proceedings to reconcile some uncommon […]
The Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force (BIATF) has proposed a one-year term extension pending the creation of a permanent regulatory body that will oversee the island’s sustainable development and balanced growth. Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary and BIATF chair Roy Cimatu said the term extension will allow the task force to complete all […]
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary and Task Force Build Back Better (TF BBB) Chairman Roy Cimatu has announced the dredging of sandbars along a narrow section of the 94-kilometer Bicol River starting March 23. “TF BBB’s rehabilitation efforts on the Bicol River completes the triumvirate targets to which we have committed ourselves to […]
Antique province’s sole sanitary landfill in San Jose de Buenavista is already fully operational, in time for the order of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to close all open dumpsites this month. “We have already closed our open dumpsite in Barangay Pantao,” Mayor Elmer Untaran said, adding that since last January they have […]
Following the recent discovery of single-use face masks entangled in the coral reefs of Anilao, Batangas, Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said the increasing amount of improperly discarded household healthcare wastes during the pandemic has become a serious cause for concern. Cimatu said “the recent discovery of disposable face masks, plastic face shields, and other household […]
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has been recognized again as one of the “Top Requested and Performing Agencies” in the 2020 Freedom of Information (FOI) Awards. The recognition was conferred by the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) to the DENR for consistently supporting the FOI program by providing timely and active responses […]
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu emphasized the importance of moving forward in protecting the country’s forest ecosystem and biodiversity, during the virtual celebration of the World Wildlife Day recently. “In order to achieve our goals, we do not need to go back to an era of primitivity, where we abandon […]
Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu cited the inter-agency task force Philippine Operations Group on Ivory and Illegal Wildlife or POGI for winning the prestigious Asia Environmental Enforcement Awards given by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Cimatu said the award is “a testimony of the continuing commitment of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) […]
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has designated a 4,422.8-hectare forest in Mangatarem town in the province of Pangasinan as part of its national efforts to conserve threatened and endemic wild animals and plants in the country. Under the DENR Administrative Order recently signed by Secretary Roy Cimatu, the forest area will be called the […]
The government task force dealing with the recovery of typhoon-stricken communities has made significant gains in pursuing rehabilitation and post-recovery initiatives since its creation three months ago. “In the months since we set out to work in November last year, we have now set into motion significant post-disaster recovery initiatives in three priority geographic areas involving […]