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UDM STUDENTS ARE NOW ENVIRONMENT ENVOYS – CIMATU

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-National Capital Region (DENR-NCR) has joined hands with the Universidad De Manila (UDM) to engage the students of the university in the protection and conservation of the environment through information, education and communication (IEC), social mobilization, and partnership-building. “This partnership with Universidad De Manila is a vital component of […]

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DUTERTE EXTENDS BORACAY REHAB TASK FORCE – CIMATU

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) welcomed the term extension of the Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force (BIATF) until June 30, 2022, through Executive Order (EO) 147 signed by President Rodrigo Duterte. “We thank the President for his trust and confidence in the task force. We shall maximize this term extension to tie up all […]

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SENATE URGED: ACT ON BILL TO DEVELOP BORACAY

Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte has sought Senate support behind a House-approved measure envisioned to ensure the long-term rehabilitation, development and preservation of Boracay Island, which boasts having one of the world’s best white sand beaches. “I am appealing to our senators to act soon enough on their own version of the House-passed measure establishing the Boracay […]

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DENR ARRESTS ILLEGAL LOGGERS IN KALINGA – CIMATU

The Environmental Law Enforcement and Protection Service (ELEPS) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has arrested four illegal loggers in the municipality of Tabuk in Kalinga province recently. The operations conducted by DENR-ELEPS, together with the Kalinga Provincial and Community Environment and Natural Resources, DENR-Cordillera Administrative Region, and DENR’s Anti-Illegal Logging Task […]

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SENATE URGED TO OK BILL ON PRIVATE SCHOOL TAX RATE

Camarines Sur Representative LRay Villafuerte is urging the Senate to act quickly to rescue  private schools  by passing before the adjournment of this congressional session on September 30 a bill that would permanently correct the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR)’s flawed interpretation of a tax code provision increasing the corporate income  tax (CIT) rate on […]

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QC COUNCIL URGED: SCRAP REAL ESTATE TAX HIKE

Quezon City District 2 Councilor Winnie Castelo is urging the City Council to scrap permanently an ordinance passed in 2016 that increased the fair market value of real estate properties in the city, triggering higher real estate taxes. In his Proposed Ordinance No. 468, Castelo said: “The COVID-19 pandemic that has caused untold suffering and […]

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DENR GIVES SPECIAL LAW ENFORCEMENT COURSE

To reinforce capacities for environmental law enforcement and crisis response, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)—through its Environment and Natural Resources Academy (ENRA)— launched a special course for enforcement frontliners at the Biodiversity Management Bureau (BMB) Amphitheater. With the theme “The ENR Academy: Mechanism Towards Effective Environmental Protection and Management,” the special course […]

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DENR-LMB PUSHES FOR DIGITALIZATION — CIMATU

The Land Management Bureau (LMB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) highlighted the improvements in its land services systems and processes through a digital transformation during the month-long celebration of its 120th founding anniversary this September. With the theme “Overcoming Hurdles and Surpassing Boundaries on Land Administration and Management Through Digital Transformation,” […]

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DENR BOOSTS DRIVE VS ENVIRONMENTAL CRIMES

Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu hailed the launch of a new anti-corruption program that is expected to provide a big boost to the DENR’s campaign against environmental crimes. The Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission and 49 state agencies including the DENR led the launch of the “Project Kasangga: Aksyon Kontra Korapsyon,” creating […]

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CONGRESS URGED TO OK BILLS FOR HEALTHCARE WORKERS

With sufficient funding for all additional benefits of healthcare workers apparently still an uncertainty, Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte said that the long-term solution to guarantee such extra remuneration for  medical frontliners is for Congress to pass new legislation providing them with hazard pay plus substantial increases in the current rates of their overtime pay and […]