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A win for the people and for the police. This was stressed by Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles as he hailed the Supreme Court for issuing the guidelines on the use of body-worn cameras in serving search and arrest warrants, and explained how these would help ensure that police operations are above board and […]
As it continues to work to counter the climate change threats faced by the country’s watershed areas, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has launched a nationwide campaign to expand watershed conservation and protection efforts involving grassroots communities. DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu said the campaign dubbed Save Our Watershed (SOW) will serve as […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has been commended anew by the 8888 Citizens’ Complaint Center (CCC) for resolving 100 percent of citizens’ concerns within the prescribed period. In its letter to NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong, the 8888 CCC said that a total of 209 citizens’ concerns were referred to the agency from January to May […]
Camarines Sur Representative LRay Villafuerte has proposed that the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) enhance its process of identifying and documenting the country’s cultural heritage resources to ensure their preservation and proper use. Under House Bill (HB) No. 7949, Villafuerte sought improvements in the cultural mapping program of the NCCA, and enlisted local […]
Policemen assigned at the Batasan area in Quezon City joined a community pantry on Thursday. The food distribution effort was organized by District 2 Councilor Winnie Castelo, his wife Rep. Precious Hipolito Castelo and Barangay Batasan Hills police officers. It was a Quezon City resident, Ana Patricia Non, that started the idea of sharing food […]
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) apprehended six individuals who were conducting quarrying activities in the town of Lian in Batangas province without the necessary permits. Secretary Roy Cimatu said the apprehension of the quarry workers is “another proof of the DENR’s continuing commitment during this quarantine period even when mobility restrictions are still impeding […]
President Rodrigo Duterte must use his emergency power to bring the government’s spending for Covid 19 response back on track, according to a Quezon City councilor. District 5 councilor Karl Castelo said exercising the emergency power of the President can legitimize the use of unspent Covid-related budget faster than resorting to legislation. Covid budget untouched […]
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu plans to put up a compliant sanitary landfill (SLF) in the province of Cavite to help manage its garbage problem that is affecting the ongoing Manila Bay rehabilitation project. Cimatu, who is chair of the Manila Bay Task Force, and some DENR officials met with […]
The biggest and most modern abattoir in the Bicol Region located at San Roque, Legazpi City is now rising to become the region’s first abattoir to embrace biogas technology, thanks to the collaborative project “Piloting of Biogas Technology for Thermo-Electro-Mechanical Applications for the Legazpi City Abattoir of DOST-V” of the Provincial S&T Center – Albay […]
The Philippines was recognized for its policy to ban lead in paints at the Future Policy Award 2021— dubbed as the “Oscar on Best Policies.”Germany-based World Future Council (WFC) announced that Administrative Order (DAO) No. 2013-24 or the Chemical Control Order for Lead and Lead Compounds of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) […]