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DENR WANTS SEA CHANGE FOR MANILA BAY – CIMATU

Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu has pledged stricter law enforcement to punish those who pollute the Manila Bay even as he called for a concerted effort among all sectors to clean up one of the country’s most polluted water bodies. Cimatu said the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will be more stringent in enforcing […]

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TWO COMPANIES BLAMED FOR KILLER FLOODS IN ZAMBOANGA SUSPENDED – CIMATU

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has suspended the operations of two big companies over alleged violation of their Industrial Forest Management Agreements (IFMAs) after President Rodrigo Duterte blamed them for the flash floods and mudslides, which killed dozens of people in Zamboanga del Norte at the height of Typhoon Vinta. DENR regional […]

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FIRECRACKER BAN SPARKS SIGNIFICANT DROP in NEW YEAR AIR POLLUTION LEVELS – CIMATU

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has credited the significant drop in air pollution levels recorded in Metro Manila during the recent New Year revelry to Executive Order (EO) no. 28 signed by President Rodrigo Duterte that strictly regulated the use of firecrackers and other harmful pyrotechnic devices. “This just goes to show […]