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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) will further intensify its remediation efforts in Manila Bay starting next year to help improve water quality and stop further environmental degradation as so ordered by the Supreme Court (SC). The DENR is scheduled to meet with stakeholders to discuss measures to reduce the volume of indiscriminately […]
Senator Cynthia Villar’s work in the clean up and rehabilitation of Manila Bay was recognized by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in a ceremony marking the 10th year anniversary of the issuance of a mandamus directing 13 government agencies to lead the rehabilitation of the bay. Villar, chairperson of the Committee on […]
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 […]
Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu has welcomed the move by the Senate to approve the spending plan of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) for 2019. Cimatu said the approval of the DENR’s 2019 budget amounting to P24.17 billion would allow the agency to deliver on the priority programs and projects geared towards the […]
Local chief executives who would fail to implement the approved 10-year solid waste management (SWM) plan in their respective jurisdictions, will face charges for violating Republic Act 9003 (Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000), even after their terms of office have ended. Preparing and implementing such plans are required under RA 9003 which LGUs […]
A new book jointly launched by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) seeks to mobilize more grassroots action on forest and biodiversity conservation nationwide. Launched in Quezon City, the book “In the Heart of the Forest” aims to promote such action by showcasing real-life stories […]
Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu ordered the municipal government of El Nido to immediately rehabilitate the environmental condition of the resort town. “You told us last time that it will take you six months to rehabilitate. We will give you six months to rehabilitate El Nido,” Cimatu told town Mayor Nieves Rosento while doing site inspection […]
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu recently ordered all regional directors of the agency to have all rivers under their jurisdiction cleaned within a one-year period. Cimatu issued the order in Cebu City during the opening of the 4th International River Summit at the Radisson Blu Hotel. Cimatu said it is […]
Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu believes winning the country’s battle against garbage begins at home. Speaking before employees of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Quezon City, Cimatu urged all community environment and natural resources officers (CENROs) nationwide to further promote solid waste management (SWM) at the household level. “My directive for them […]