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Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu is urging the public to heighten vigilance against illegal wildlife trading following the arrest of two suspected illegal wildlife traffickers in Pasay City recently. Cimatu decried the continuous wildlife trafficking activities despite warnings that illegal trade can facilitate the transmission of zoonotic diseases, such as […]
Adopting the “We Vax as One” concept, Metro mayors have unanimously agreed to release P100 million to help local government units (LGUs) in the Visayas and Mindanao areas affected by Typhoon Odette. The Metro Manila Council (MMC), through a resolution, will release the fund from the savings of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA). “We […]
Education Secretary Leonor Briones is hoping to continuously expand the implementation of limited face-to-face classes as more Filipinos are vaccinated with the success of the National COVID-19 Vaccination Days. The government was able to administer a total of 10,254,560 COVID-19 vaccines nationwide in the five-day vaccination drive from November 29 to December 3 and even […]
The Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force (BIATF) led by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is on track to complete the extensive rehabilitation of Boracay Island by the first half of 2022. “With the strong leadership of all the task force member agencies and the local government of Aklan, and the cooperation of the […]
The Philippines and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) agreed to start scoping discussions on a possible comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA). Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez met with UAE’s Ministers of State and Foreign Trade, Minister Ahmed bin Ali Al Sayegh and Minister Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, respectively, at the […]
In line with its ComPassion Project and continuing stakeholder partnership, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) conducted a gift-giving activity for the indigent patients of the Philippine Children’s Medical Center ((PCMC) recently. The DENR ComPassion Project was launched on May 11, 2020, as a community outreach initiative that initially aimed to support the […]
In support to the urban agriculture promotion of the Department of Agriculture (DA), the Institute of Crop Science, College of Agriculture and Food Science of the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) turned over the “Hardin ng Kalusugan at Pagkain”, an initiative under its Edible Landscaping (EL) project: Magtanim ng Gulay Para sa Isang […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has started with the massive installation of prefabricated girders for abutments and ramps of the iconic Binondo – Intramuros Bridge Project in Manila. In his report to DPWH Acting Secretary Roger Mercado, Undersecretary and Build, Build, Build Chief Implementer Emil K. Sadain said that already lifted on […]
The Department of Agriculture through the Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Service (DA-AMAS) recognized three Metro Manila agripreneurs as regional winners of the “Young Farmers Challenge” during the awarding ceremony at the Bureau of Soils and Water Management (BSWM) Convention Hall. The winners were chosen out of the 40 young Filipinos who submitted their business. The […]
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu is seeing the beginning of a new era of environmental consciousness among Filipinos with the closure of all dumpsites in the country this year, through the effective implementation of Republic Act (RA) 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000. “This accomplishment mirrors […]