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As Boracay reopened to local tourists coming from Western Visayas on June 16, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources is closely monitoring the water quality on the island. DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu expressed gladness about the present water quality of Boracay. The safe level is 100 mpn/100 ml for Class SB water that is […]
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), through its Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) in La Union, has successfully released back into the wild a juvenile barn owl (Tyto alba), a day after it was spotted by a farmer in Bauang town. The young owl was discovered by Gil Elopre in his […]
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is asking the public to leave wild animals alone as reports of their sightings have increased, especially in Region 4A or CALABARZON (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon) amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. “With the increased sightings of wild animals occurring in the CALABARZON region, it […]
Despite mobility restrictions brought by various quarantine measures enforced to contain spread of the the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) remains on alert against forest fires that usually happen during the dry season. Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu gave this assurance after he instructed all DENR regional and satellite […]
In light of the Luzon-wide Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ), the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has mobilized skeleton workforces in all DENR offices in Luzon for quick response law enforcement and regulation. “We expect forest and wildlife crimes because without a doubt, there will be those who will take advantage of the lockdown […]
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has taken steps to ensure the availability of wood materials needed for the construction of COVID-19 facilities and to transport food products across the country even as it ordered a nationwide suspension on the transport of forest products and wildlife species. Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu has exempted […]
Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu is encouraging all Filipinos to turn the ongoing COVID-19 crisis as an opportunity to develop earth-friendly habits that can save the environment. “Save water, use environment-friendly materials to minimize trash and regulate the use of energy during the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ),” said Cimatu. “Use water responsibly and avoid wastage.” The […]
With Metro Manila under enhanced community quarantine to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), air quality in the metropolis has significantly improved in recent days. This was reported by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) based on air pollution levels registered at their various air quality monitoring stations in Metro […]
Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu has ordered a check on hotels and establishments around Manila Bay after a change in the color of the bay’s water was recently observed. “We suspect that this sudden color change from the previous dark blue to turquoise blue is caused by the direct discharge of wastewater from the treatment plants […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has assured that food will be available from production to consumption during the enhanced community quarantine through its Food Resiliency and Recovery Action Plan, as adopted by the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Disease (IATF-IED). “The threat of hunger is as real as the threat of COVID-19,” Agriculture Secretary […]