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When typhoon Saling hit Bataan in 1987, it wiped out around 200 houses along the coastlines, save for 14 located in a mangrove area. Realizing that mangroves serve as natural barriers against storms and floods, rehabilitating and growing mangroves took root after that calamity, according to Jose Sally Raymundo, Vice-Chairman of the Tubo-Tubo Fisherfolks Association […]
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) reported significant progress in solid waste management during the first three years of the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., particularly through the increased number of local government units (LGUs) with approved 10-year solid waste management (SWM) plans. From July 2022 to June 2025, a total of […]
Funds used for flood control projects could have been used instead to provide millions of poor Filipino families with homes. This was what Bacolod lone district Rep. Albee Benitez had to say after the unearthing of more scandals across the country surrounding the anomaly-ridden projects. The United Nations Habitat estimates that as of 2023, the […]
Solid North Party-list Rep. Ching Bernos has filed a bill institutionalizing community-based tourism in the country, one that would ensure that communities “get their fair share” in the financial benefits of tourism. In filing House Bill No. 3110 or the Community-Based Tourism bill, Bernos highlighted the need for a bottom-up approach to tourism and development. […]
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has filed 75 criminal complaints against illicit vape retailers and sellers before the Department of Justice (DOJ), covering simultaneous operations nationwide across all revenue regions. In a statement posted on his official Facebook page, BIR Commissioner Romeo D. Lumagui Jr. announced “ngayong araw, inihain namin sa DOJ ang 75 […]
In its first Open Commission Meeting (CM) under the leadership of newly appointed Chairperson and CEO Francis Saturnino C. Juan, held on Wednesday, 13 August 2025, at the ERC Main Office, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) underscored its resolve to address every pending case, regardless of scale, and to take decisive steps to eliminate its […]
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will deploy an additional 28 water filtration systems to isolated small-island barangays across the Philippines by the end of 2025, as part of its continuing efforts to address water scarcity and climate-related challenges in vulnerable communities. In a statement made by DENR Secretary Raphael Lotilla during the […]
Fresh from hosting the 6th Board Meeting of the Fund for responding to Loss and Damage (FrLD), Environment Secretary Raphael Lotilla welcomed the advisory opinion issued by the International Court of Justice (ICJ), affirming the legal obligations of all States to address climate change and protect vulnerable ecosystems. Lotilla emphasized the importance of unity in […]
Secretary Raphael Lotilla recently called on the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) officials to take a bolder, more strategic role in defending the Philippines’ maritime rights in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Underscoring the agency’s critical role in reinforcing the victory through scientific data, environmental reports, and legal-environmental strategies, Lotilla stressed, “These are […]
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), through its Forest Management Bureau (FMB), announced the integration of forestry permits and mechanisms into one agreement that will benefit forest-dependent communities around the country. Launched in Pasay City, the Sustainable Forest Land Management Agreement (SFLMA) consolidates forest land management by consolidating seven forestry tenure instruments into […]