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The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) backed the passage of House Bill No. 6789, which the House of Representatives recently approved on third reading to create a Department of Water Resources (DWR). The DENR called the proposal a landmark reform that will finally unify and modernize the country’s fragmented water governance system. The […]
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has issued new rules that will make residential land titling significantly faster and fairer for millions of Filipino families. Through DENR Administrative Order (DAO) No. 2025‑35, the agency has overhauled the country’s residential free patent system – an important move as untitled properties continue to delay infrastructure […]
The government has begun a five‑year effort to secure long-term protection for the Philippine Rise, a move seen as crucial amid mounting threats to the country’s marine resources, food security and maritime domain. The initiative aims to put in place lasting safeguards for one of the nation’s most important but least understood offshore ecosystems, Environment […]
As a step toward a higher-value industrial and manufacturing economy, the Philippine Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the United States to support the development of the country’s critical minerals and rare earths sector. Signed by Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Raphael Lotilla together with US Under Secretary of […]
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Raphael Lotilla called on the department’s workforce to remain focused on DENR’s core responsibilities of protecting the environment and natural resources of the nation while enabling responsible development. Speaking at the DENR flag-raising ceremony, Lotilla stressed that the directive from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. remains clear: government […]
Making good on his promise to bring “independent eyes” to the Binaliw incident, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Raphael Lotilla issued Special Order No. 2026-32, officially creating a Composite Team to lead the investigation and fact-finding mission regarding the collapse of the Binaliw Sanitary Landfill in Cebu City. “This is in strict […]
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has completed the draft National Flood Management Framework, establishing a unified, long-term policy direction for flood risk reduction as part of the country’s broader water resources and national development agenda. The framework shifts flood management from a largely reactive, disaster-response approach to a core element of sustainable […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan lauded the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) for its swift action against a Philippine-based mining corporation embroiled in alleged illegal iron ore-extraction activities in Jose Panganiban, Camarines Norte. Following reports of illegal mining and extraction activities outside the permissible area and stockpile of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau-V (MGB-V), Pangilinan […]
Environment Secretary Raphael Lotilla emphasized the Philippines’ commitment to responsible and innovative mineral development as the transition to a low-carbon economy accelerates worldwide. In his opening address at the Philippines–Sweden Smart Mining Forum, Lotilla highlighted that the Philippines, as a resource-rich country, has both a responsibility and an opportunity to adapt to this shift, ensuring […]
The Razon-led Prime Infrastructure Inc. (Prime Infra) recently donated over ₱6.2 million in support of the Watershed Instrumentation Program, a strategic initiative of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) designed to strengthen the Philippines’ water security and climate resilience through science-based data collection and monitoring. DENR Secretary Raphael Lotilla and Prime Infra President […]