59 trees in Tisa: Will city give developer permission to cut?

Airam Limatog 08/02/2026

A private developer is seeking permission to cut 32 trees and relocate 27 others to clear the site of a planned residential subdivision in Barangay Tisa, Cebu City. …

Lapu-Lapu City installs air quality monitoring system at City Hall

Mary Rose Sagarino 07/30/2026

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — The Lapu-Lapu City Government has installed PM10 air quality monitoring equipment at City Hall to support environmental management efforts. A collaboration with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) Region…

DENR to halt Oslob Plaza tree-cutting over permit violations

Airam Limatog 07/19/2026

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — The Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (Cenro) Argao is set to order the stoppage of tree-cutting activities at Oslob Plaza following an inspection that found violations of the conditions of the permit…

DENR estero rangers: Cleaning waterways, chasing college dreams

Marita Moaje 07/04/2026

MANILA – For most estero and river rangers of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), workday begins while most of the city is still asleep Even before sunrise, these environmental warriors are already making their rounds,…

Study maps 10,000 hectares for Philippine eagles in Leyte

Cristina Eloisa Baclig - Content Researcher Writer / @inquirerdotnet 07/04/2026

MANILA, Philippines — More than 10,000 hectares of forests in Leyte have been identified as potential release sites for Philippine eagles, offering conservationists a science-based guide as they work to restore the critically endangered raptor to an…

DENR shuts down old Davao landfill for good

Joselle Badilla 06/21/2026

DAVAO CITY — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), through its Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) in the Davao Region, ordered the permanent shutdown of the old sanitary landfill in Barangay New Carmen on Friday, following…

Binaliw again? Archival hesitant as DENR OKs use of landfill, shuts SRP

Pia Piquero 06/19/2026

Cebu City may resume depositing wastes in the partially reopened Binaliw landfill. But Mayor Nestor Archival admitted on Friday that opposition from some sectors continues to keep the city from using the facility, prolonging a waste disposal…

Nature’s treasures: DENR features 22 protected areas in Cebu, Bohol

Airam Limatog 06/18/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Twenty-two protected areas across Cebu and Bohol take center stage in a biodiversity exhibit launched by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Thursday, June 18, to raise public awareness on…

DENR wants Baste Duterte to explain illegal waste dumping

Andrea Gregorio 06/15/2026

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has asked Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte to explain reports of alleged illegal waste dumping outside its Region XI office. The agency also lodged a…

DENR urges public to conserve water amid threats of extended El Niño

PR via Philippine News Agency 06/12/2026

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…

DENR enforces tighter landfill regulations following safety audit

Darryl John Esguerra 04/27/2026

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…

35 green sea turtle hatchlings released in Catanduanes

Connie Calipay 04/11/2026

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…

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