Oceana warns against ‘ecologically destructive’ Toledo reclamation project

Rosalie O. Abatayo 08/26/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — International environment group Oceana has branded the looming reclamation project in Toledo City as ill-advised and ecologically destructive. The reclamation would cover 11-hectares off the coasts in the city’s Barangay Poblacion that directly…

PAWS to DENR: Enforce tighter measures on those keeping wildlife as pets

Katrina Hallare 08/06/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Days after two ostriches ran loose in a Quezon City subdivision, the Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) is urging the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to enforce tighter measures in granting permits…

Cebu City still processing permits, docs for new cemetery – Tumulak

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/23/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The new Cebu City public cemetery may not be opened sooner than expected. This after the Cebu City Government was required to submit several permits and documents to the Department of Environment and…

DENR employee among 6 men nabbed for ‘tigbakay’

Alven Marie A. Timtim 07/19/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — An employee of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources  (DENR) is among six people arrested in two separate police operations against illegal cockfighting or tigbakay in Toledo City and Danao City on…

EcoWaste to DENR: Disallow incineration of COVID-19 ‘wastes’

Ian Biong - INQUIRER.net 04/14/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Non-profit environmental group EcoWaste Coalition is calling on the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to revoke an advisory that allows the use of incinerators and crematories on COVID-19 healthcare waste. The use…

DENR to households: Use bleaching solution to fight COVID-19

Katrina Hallare 03/19/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Thursday urged the public to disinfect their households with the right proportion of bleaching agents as a precautionary measure to combat the spread of COVID-19.…

Ban on single-use plastics in gov’t approved

Jhesset O. Enano - Philippine Daily Inquirer 02/25/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC) has approved a resolution that mandates the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to prepare and to implement the banning of “unnecessary” single-use plastics in all…

Climate change blamed for dwindling number of waterbirds on Maguindanao lake

Edwin Fernandez - Inquirer Mindanao 02/01/2020

TACURONG CITY—Environment officials blamed climate change and global warming for the marked decrease in the number of waterbirds feeding on Lake Buluan, the marshland and inland waters of Sultan Kudarat. Dr. Sabdullah Abubacar, regional executive director of…

DENR-7 urges public to stop using single use plastic bottles

Irene R. Sino Cruz 01/23/2020

CEBU CITY — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Central Visayas (DENR-7) renewed it’s call for the public to stop using single-use plastic water. In a statement posted on DENR-7 Facebook page, Executive Regional Director…

Cebu City’s Cenro impounds five trucks hauling sand with no delivery receipts

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/18/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Environment and Natural Resources (Cenro) apprehended five trucks carrying sand in Barangays San Roque and Tinago in Cebu City for falsified or lacking delivery receipts (DR).  Lawyer John Jigo Dacua,…

DENR shuts down Tagbilaran’s open dumpsite

Rosalie Abatayo 11/20/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The city government of Tagbilaran in Bohol will need to come up with a “better system in managing their solid waste.” On Wednesday, November 20, Environment Undersecretary Benny Antiporda has ordered the city…

Gwen: 48 roadside trees in Carcar City will not be cut for now

Rosalie O. Abatayo 10/16/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The 48 Acacia trees that stand along the national highway in Carcar City in southern Cebu will not be cut, at least for now. Governor Gwendolyn Garcia made the clarification following a meeting…

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