Environment

DENR orders probe into Manila Bay discharge

QUEZON CITY – The Department of Environment & Natural Resources (DENR) has ordered an “urgent, thorough and full investigation” into the dumping into the Manila Bay of voluminous solid wastes coming...

Villar asks the public to protect Laguna de Bay

Sen. Cynthia A. Villar, chair of the Senate agriculture and food committee, urged the public to protect Laguna de Bay, which she considers "a throbbing lifeline of our country," and to...

Road to the famous Vayang Rolling Hills in Batanes gets major upgrade

Visiting the famed Vayang Rolling Hills is now easier as the Department of Public Works and Highways - Batanes District Engineering Office (DPWH-BDEO) recently completed its road upgrading project leading to...

OSG affirms Congress can issue franchise to mining firms

The House committees on natural resources and legal franchises chaired by Rep. Arnel Ty (Party-list, LPGMA) and Rep. Franz Alvarez (1st District, Palawan) respectively, welcomed the legal opinion of the Office...

DOE vows no compromise on environmental standards

MANILA – The Department of Energy (DOE) recognizes the need to assert a technology-neutral stance since the energy sector is the driving force behind the country’s goal to attain a 6-percent...

Air pollution: A public health concern in the Philippines

On World Environmental Health Day on September 26, 2017, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Department of Health (DOH) and the World Health Organization (WHO) Philippines jointly highlight the...

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