Environment

More Mindanao ecotourism zones soon

The House committee on tourism has approved several measures declaring various areas in Mindanao as ecotourism zones, with committee vice chair Rep. Franz Alvarez (1st District, Palawan) steering the bills’ passage. The...

TWG to fine tune Clean Air, Solid Waste Management laws

The House committee on ecology chaired by Rep. Estrellita Suansing (1st District, Nueva Ecija) on Wednesday approved the creation of a technical working group (TWG) that will fine tune House Bill...

House asks DENR about extent of TADECO-BuCor deal

Legislators asked the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Wednesday to clarify the extent of the land deal between Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) and the Tagum Agricultural Development Company, Inc....

PH evacuates more than 100 hurricane survivors hours before new hurricane hits Puerto Rico

In a successful race against time, the Philippines today evacuated more than a hundred Filipino hurricane survivors from Puerto Rico just hours before another devastating storm slams into the American territory. "We...

DENR-NCR leads observance of 32nd International Coastal Cleanup in Metro Manila

QUEZON CITY -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-National Capital Region (DENR-NCR) led more than 4,000 volunteers in cleaning the shores and waterways in Metro Manila on Saturday (Sept 16). DENR-NCR...

PRRD proclaims September as Mana Month, moves fish conservation week to 3rd week of September

Malacanan issued Proclamation No. 316 to raise the level of national consciousness on marine wealth, as well as maritime and archipelagic issues and concerns. The Proclamation, signed by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte...

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