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The Well-Being of Our People Cannot Be Sacrificed at the Altar of Business Profit – LOPEZ

  Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Gina Lopez on Thursday thanked the President for her reappointment, saying she was grateful for the opportunity to continue the DENR’s efforts to safeguard the environment and that she is still open to working with the mining industry despite its opposition to her reappointment. “I knew […]

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If Mining Firms Follow the Law, They Have Nothing to Fear – LOPEZ

  “As long as mining operations comply with the law and do not damage the environment, then they should not feel threatened.” This according to Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) chief Gina Lopez, who on Friday reiterated that the DENR was not anti-mining, but is committed to strictly enforce environmental laws whether they […]

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Earth Hour Allows Every Man, Woman and Child to Do Something to Protect the Environment – LOPEZ

  Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Gina Lopez on Saturday said that the country’s participation in Earth Hour highlights the need for collective action to address environmental issues like climate change. “Earth Hour reminds us that anyone, down to the last man, woman, and child in the country can do something to […]

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DENR “All Out” in Enforcement of Environmental Laws – VALDEZ

  A top DENR official directed attention to a recent successful inter-government operation that prevented an attempt at illegal logging in Bulacan, noting that the environment department was at “full throttle in its campaign to protect the environment.” “The DENR is more active than ever in implementing environmental protection. We’re moving forward and not at […]

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Involve Stakeholders, Include Econ Rehab – LOPEZ

  DENR Secretary Gina Lopez credited the Department’s string of successes in environmental protection to a “multi-stakeholder approach” that includes not only strict implementation but post-enforcement rehabilitation. “We involve as many agencies as possible. We do not stop at just going after logging and mining violators. The department goes a step further and creates livelihood […]

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I Cannot Compromise the Environment – DUTERTE

Those blocking the confirmation of Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Gina Lopez should rethink their opposition to the environment chief because she is just doing her job. This according to President Rodrigo Duterte, who on Saturday defended Lopez while taking a swipe at the mining industry for the damage it has caused […]

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Multi-Agency Four Billion-Peso Effort to Produce Green Jobs in Closed Mines – LOPEZ

As many as 30,000 households could benefit from green jobs that will be generated by a multi-agency four billion-peso investment in three provinces that will be affected by mine closures as a result of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) mining audit that shut down mines near watersheds in Surigao Del Norte, Surigao […]