MANILA – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Friday appealed for a coordinated effort to conserve water as forecasts indicate the development of El Niño conditions that could bring an extended dry season. The DENR…
MANILA – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has instructed sanitary landfill operators across the country to prepare and submit contingency plans addressing fires and other emergency situations after conducting a recent review of waste disposal…
LEGAZPI CITY — A total of 35 green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) hatchlings were released along the shoreline of Barangay Talisoy in Virac, Catanduanes on April 8. This information comes from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Provincial…
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Eight dam structures have been proposed for major river systems in Cebu following severe flooding caused by Typhoon Tino in November 2025. The proposal, discussed by the Department of Public Works and Highways…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The temporary garbage transfer station at the South Road Properties (SRP) was never approved by environmental regulators, documents from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) show, even as city officials continued…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Confronted with soaring hauling expenses and mounting garbage backlogs, the Cebu City Council is pushing to reopen a portion of the closed Binaliw landfill. The council argued that continuing to dump waste 60…
CEBU, Philippines — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has formed an independent, composite investigation team to probe the January 8 collapse of the Binaliw Sanitary Landfill. This comes amid mounting pressure from Cebu City…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Members of the Cebu City Council expressed dissatisfaction with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources–Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) Region 7 on Wednesday after officials failed to give clear, detailed answers on regulatory…
MANILA – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has launched a multi-sectoral investigation into the deadly Binaliw sanitary landfill landslide in Cebu and ordered a nationwide review of all operating sanitary landfills in the country to…
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Central Visayas (DENR-7) has ordered the immediate shutdown of the Binaliw sanitary landfill in Cebu City following a landslide that trapped and claimed the lives…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Mayor Nestor Archival has rejected claims that he has been silent on the controversial Monterrazas de Cebu project, saying the issue is already the subject of pending national cases and that renewed calls…
MANILA – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) reported major gains in forest restoration, water management, and environmental governance in 2025, as the Philippines faced increasingly extreme and unpredictable weather conditions. Secretary Raphael Lotilla said…
