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The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) recorded a substantial reduction in air pollution levels on the first day of 2021 in Metro Manila by as much as 59 percent compared to pollution levels recorded last year. DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu cited the support of Metro Manila local executives and residents to the government’s […]
Secretary Roy Cimatu paid tribute to the frontliners of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) who amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, are continuously serving the public. “My heartfelt appreciation goes to our frontliners who painstakingly continued to physically report for work under tremendous stress and danger despite knowing that they are exposing themselves to […]
Secretary Roy Cimatu wants the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to shift from reactive to preventive in its efforts to curb illegal logging by stopping criminals before they cut trees. Cimatu said it’s high time for the agency to move away from the traditional model of forest protection operation, which has been “largely […]
The Senate passed recently Senator Dick Gordon’s bill that simplifies the procedure and requirements in granting land titles to help rural farmers secure land certificates easily. Senate Bill No. 1931 was certified as urgent by President Rodrigo Duterte on December 15 “to allow the continuous titling of public alienable and disposable agricultural lands beyond December […]
Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu has called for intensified monitoring of tree-cutting activities in the same area where authorities recently discovered an illegal small-scale mining operation in Magpet town, Cotabato province. “We cannot allow people to further destroy our forests especially when we know that flooding is among its direct consequences,” Cimatu pointed out. “Many Filipinos […]
Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said the sighting of a nesting sea turtle or pawikan in Zambales province is a testimony that the preservation of wildlife in the country must continue amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “Even if we are faced with a difficult situation brought about by the threats of the disease, we must continue to strive […]
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu has ordered the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) in Region 12 to immediately close down an illegal small-scale mining operation in Magpet town, Cotabato province. The mining site is located some 10 kilometers away from the Mt. Apo Natural Park. It has not been declared […]
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has won a legal case against the wildlife trader who was behind the illegal shipment of over 700 pieces of live tarantulas intercepted at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport last year. In a seven-page decision dated Nov. 20, 2020, Judge Allan Ariola of the Pasay City Metropolitan […]
Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu has assured that indigent families affected by ongoing enforcement activities in Boracay will be given aid and access to social safety nets. Cimatu gave the assurance when he presided over the meeting of the Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force (BIATF) at the world-renowned resort island recently. “We have to balance our duty […]
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu has approved the dredging of sandbars in 19 priority sites along the Cagayan River as part of immediate solutions to prevent a repeat of the devastating floods that hit Cagayan Valley during the onslaught of Typhoon Ulysses. “Removing these obstructions is the most immediate measure […]