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The Senate approved a resolution reconstituting a special committee that will oversee the continuous rehabilitation of Marawi City which was ravaged by a five-month siege in 2017. Senate Resolution No. 9, filed and sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva, was adopted during the hybrid plenary session, paving the way for the reconstitution of the […]
Four years after President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the closure and massive rehabilitation of Boracay Island, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Acting Secretary Jim Sampulna announced the successful rehabilitation efforts for the famous tourist destination. “Mission accomplished, Mr. President,” Sampulna declared at the culmination of the rehabilitation and management of the island by the […]
About 8,000 mangrove shoots will be planted in Barangay Nagbalon in Marilao, Bulacan as part of long-term measures to improve the quality of water in the town’s major river. Wilfredo Cruz, director of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) 3 (Central Luzon), said that 60 fisherfolk were taught how to properly plant mangrove […]
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), which heads the Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force (BIATF), has expressed hope that the municipal government of Malay will sustain the gains of the Boracay rehabilitation as the task force’s term ends in June. “We are all excited to complete the rehabilitation of Boracay. But we cannot allow […]
Taguig-Pateros Representative Alan Peter Cayetano said disaster response has to go beyond delivering relief goods and must include rehabilitation as well, as he called on the Senate to pass the bill creating the Department of Disaster Resilience (DDR). Cayetano made the call as parts of Visayas and Mindanao continue to reel from the aftermath of […]
Vice-presidential aspirant Senator Kiko Pangilinan assured the people of Marinduque that the Team Robredo-Pangilinan (Tropa) will look for a lasting solution to rehabilitate the Boac River system should it emerge victorious in the May 9 polls. “Kausap namin ang mga bishops at hahanapan natin ng solusyon ang pag-aayos ng problema ng Marinduque river or the […]
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-CALABARZON (DENR-Region 4A) has partnered with various non-government organizations for the implementation of a new program aimed at rehabilitating Marikina Watershed through the use of bamboo planting materials. A memorandum of agreement (MOA) was signed that will provide program partners with bamboo production technology training and good agro-forest practices […]
To mark the challenges and achievements of the “Battle for Manila Bay” rehabilitation program, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has partnered with the Department of National Defense (DND) for the installation of a replica of a cannon from Fort Drum along the Roxas Boulevard Baywalk in Manila. Former Secretary Roy Cimatu said […]
Reforming drug users or persons who used drugs (PWUDs) in Surallah, South Cotabato who want to return to the fold of society can now avail of the benefits offered by the Yakap Bayan Program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 12 (Soccsksargen). DSWD-12 representative Vincent John Balmaceda urged stakeholders to actively do […]
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has issued an administrative order creating Metropolitan Environmental Offices (MEOs) in the National Capital Region (NCR) to strengthen the enforcement of environmental laws and solid waste management programs for the rehabilitation of Manila Bay. Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said the DENR field offices in Metro Manila will […]