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The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has lined up activities this January to celebrate Zero Waste Month and the 20th anniversary of Republic Act (RA) 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000. “Solid waste management ranks among the priority programs of the DENR especially […]
Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu has ordered the establishment of engineering interventions and strict enforcement of environmental laws to stop illegal wastewater discharge along Roxas Boulevard amid the ongoing rehabilitation of Manila Bay. “In order to solve the pollution in the waters of Manila Bay, we at the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) should […]
The Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force (BIATF) is on track to meet all its targets by the time its term ends in May 2021, according to Secretary Roy Cimatu of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). “The BIATF capped 2020 on a high note, setting us off in 2021 with solid confidence that we […]
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), in partnership with the Manila City government, is bringing the Yamstick Mangrove (Scyphiphora hydrophyllacea) or nilad mangrove trees back to Manila Bay through a project in support of its rehabilitation. Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu recently led the planting of nilad mangrove trees around the BASECO lagoon to kick off the “Nilad for Maynila” […]
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) recorded a substantial reduction in air pollution levels on the first day of 2021 in Metro Manila by as much as 59 percent compared to pollution levels recorded last year. DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu cited the support of Metro Manila local executives and residents to the government’s […]
Secretary Roy Cimatu paid tribute to the frontliners of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) who amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, are continuously serving the public. “My heartfelt appreciation goes to our frontliners who painstakingly continued to physically report for work under tremendous stress and danger despite knowing that they are exposing themselves to […]
Secretary Roy Cimatu wants the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to shift from reactive to preventive in its efforts to curb illegal logging by stopping criminals before they cut trees. Cimatu said it’s high time for the agency to move away from the traditional model of forest protection operation, which has been “largely […]
The Senate passed recently Senator Dick Gordon’s bill that simplifies the procedure and requirements in granting land titles to help rural farmers secure land certificates easily. Senate Bill No. 1931 was certified as urgent by President Rodrigo Duterte on December 15 “to allow the continuous titling of public alienable and disposable agricultural lands beyond December […]
Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu has called for intensified monitoring of tree-cutting activities in the same area where authorities recently discovered an illegal small-scale mining operation in Magpet town, Cotabato province. “We cannot allow people to further destroy our forests especially when we know that flooding is among its direct consequences,” Cimatu pointed out. “Many Filipinos […]
Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said the sighting of a nesting sea turtle or pawikan in Zambales province is a testimony that the preservation of wildlife in the country must continue amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “Even if we are faced with a difficult situation brought about by the threats of the disease, we must continue to strive […]