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A medical team from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) composed of nine doctors, 10 nurses, and 13 medical aides was sent to Cebu City to help in ongoing efforts to contain the city’s spike in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases. Task Force Central led by Maj. Maria Adesitas Sagario, underwent precautionary swab testing […]
Joint operatives of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) arrested four people while transporting several kilos of agarwood, the aromatic resinous part of the non-timber Aquilaria tree species. DENR said environmental enforcers seized from the suspects almost 20 kilos of agarwood valued at P3.2 million. The suspects, identified […]
Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu has called on authorities to ensure that maximum punishment will be imposed on repeat or habitual offenders of environmental laws after an illegal wildlife trader who was apprehended and charged last year was again caught in an entrapment operation in Sampaloc, Manila recently. “This illegal wildlife trader probably thought he could […]
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 […]