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P10-B WORTH OF INVESTMENTS FOR PROVINCES VULNERABLE TO CLIMATE CHANGE – CIMATU

Some P10 billion worth of investments will be poured in provinces that are vulnerable to climate change, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu said.Cimatu, who is also the chairperson of the Cabinet Cluster on Climate Change Adaptation, Mitigation and Disaster Risk Reduction, was in Davao City for the pre-SONA (State of […]

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KANTALIKASAN MUSIC ALBUM TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO CARE FOR ENVIRONMENT – CIMATU

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), through its Environmental Management Bureau (EMB), recently launched a music album featuring songs about nature to help inspire and promote environmental awareness and change. The launch of KANTALIKASAN capped the celebration of the Philippine Environment Month, with the theme “Beat Air Pollution.” This year’s celebration also paid […]

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DENR, NCR PUBLIC SCHOOLS EYE GREEN ALLIANCE – DENR OFFICIAL

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-National Capital Region (DENR-NCR) plans to partner with public primary, secondary and tertiary schools on growing plants in their respective campuses around the Metro Manila where green space for healthy urban living is already below the World Health Organization (WHO) standard. Jacqueline Caancan, DENR-NCR executive regional director, said they […]

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DENR EYES SENDING PH EAGLES TO US – CIMATU

The environment department is looking at the U.S. in a bid to expand efforts to rescue and conserve the Philippine eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi), the critically endangered national bird.   Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu raised the possibility after his department recently sent a pair of Philippine eagles to Singapore for breeding […]

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WASTE IMPORT BAN TO GIVE LIVELIHOOD, INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES – DENR EXEC

Livelihood and investment opportunities will be created nationwide with the planned ban on the country’s importation of recyclable wastes. Such a ban will create demand for local recyclables that will replace imported ones that cement makers and power plants use as fossil fuel alternative — presenting income-generating and business opportunities in sourcing and segregating trash […]

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DENR LAUNCHES FACE MASK CHALLENGE

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) has become creative in pushing its call for action against air pollution. For its “Gusto namin ng malinis na hangin” (We want clean air) mask challenge, the EMB is seeking either photos or videos of people wearing their face masks, particularly those made of […]

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DENR TO ISSUE ORDER BANNING WASTE IMPORTATION – CIMATU

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is tightening its grip on garbage — including recyclables – which are being shipped into the Philippines. “We’ll prepare a department order banning all garbage coming from any other country,” DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu announced updating the department’s personnel in Quezon City about plans of the department […]

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DENR EYES LOCAL PRODUCTION OF PROCESSED ENGINEERED FUEL – ANTIPORDA

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) isn’t discounting the possibility of eventually ending Philippine importation of waste-based processed engineered fuel (PEF), an alternative to fossil fuel used in cement production.  DENR is looking into possible production of PEF in the country so cement producers can buy the product from local sources instead of […]

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DENR TO FILE CASES VS OUTGOING ‘ENVIRONMENTALLY ACCOUNTABLE’ LOCAL EXECS – ANTIPORDA

The environment department will file cases against local government officials who will be leaving their posts this year but have been remiss in implementing environmental laws during their incumbency. Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Undersecretary Benny Antiporda has also noted that stepping down from office will not save local government execs from environmental […]

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DENR-SINGAPORE PARTNER TO CONSERVE PHILIPPINE EAGLE – CIMATU

The Philippine government has made history in its bid to prevent the extinction of the Philippine eagle while helping enhance diplomatic relations between the country and Singapore through conservation of the country’s endemic but critically endangered raptor. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) recently formalized the wildlife loan agreement on lending a pair […]