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“We are very pleased to bring our anti-hunger, anti-poverty programs to the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR). Food security and livelihood assistance are urgent needs during this challenging health crisis we are facing. COVID-19 has not slowed down our efforts.” Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles expressed this sentiment at the MOU and Marketing Agreement signing last July […]
With unified interventions put in place, the head of the government’s response against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has expressed optimism that Cebu City will graduate to general community quarantine (GCQ) by the end of July. Environment Secretary and Cebu COVID-19 response overseer Roy Cimatu revealed his upbeat assessment as he and other officials of […]
Department of Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Roy Cimatu said the Duterte administration prioritizes climate change issues amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. During a pre-State of the Nation Address (SONA) forum aired over state-run PTV4, Cimatu, also chairman of the Cabinet Cluster on Climate Change Adaptation, Mitigation and Disaster Risk Reduction (CCAM-DRR), said addressing […]
A more stringent law is needed to curb illegal wildlife trade as culprits are not deterred by the punishments provided under Republic Act 9147 or the Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act of 2001, Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said. “RA 9147 should be amended to include a mandatory minimum jail term of six years for […]
Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu has assured residents of Cebu City on the government’s diligence in making sure the construction of a cemetery for deceased coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients will meet the “highest health and safety standards”. “We have to ensure the development of roads leading up to here. There are trees here in the area, […]
Some 36 million seedlings for the Enhanced National Greening Program (ENGP) has been raised by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) during the first half of this year amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The number already represents almost 80 percent of the 45.2 million seedlings targeted for the entire year under the […]
To address the cremation backlog throughout the Cebu City because of coronavirus disease (COVID-19)-related deaths, Environment Secretary and Cebu COVID-19 response overseer Roy Cimatu is leading the search for areas that can be converted into burial sites. Cimatu joined local environment officials in inspecting possible sites in the upland village of Sapangdaku where patients who died […]
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has filed several criminal and administrative charges before the Office of the Ombudsman against relieved Puerto Princesa Police chief Col. Marion Balonglong in line with the illegal arrest and maltreatment of eight DENR employees last June 10. DENR said Balonglong is facing criminal charges of torture, unlawful […]
Nurses in private hospitals admitting coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients in Cebu City will each get a P10,000-monthly incentive from the city government and a P2-million life insurance from San Miguel Corporation, Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu has announced. Cimatu met with the nine private hospital operators to boost their morale following reports that many of the medical […]
An official of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has slammed former Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) chair Imelda Nicolas for spreading fake news about the recent trip to Cebu City of DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu. “That’s nothing but fake news,” DENR Undersecretary and spokesperson Benny Antiporda said in reaction to the allegations […]