Environment

DENR renews call for conservation of rare civet cat

TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Eastern Visayas has renewed its call for the conservation of civet cats following the recent rescue of an injured rare animal species in Guiuan, Eastern Samar.

Bacteria from Mt. Mayon soils found with potential antibiotic, anticancer properties

From now on, Mt. Mayon will be known not only for its perfect cone shape and eruptive past but for its soils that host bacteria that have potential antibiotic and anticancer properties.

House OKs bill banning single-use plastics on final reading

The House of Representatives on Wednesday (July 28) approved on third and final reading a bill banning single-use plastics, two decades after the first bills were filed.

DA: ₱12.38-M crops and livestock lost to typhoon Fabian

Based on Saturday’s data (July 24) from the Department of Agriculture (DA), the amount of damage and losses caused by typhoon Fabian is now at ₱12.38 million, affecting about 885 farmers in Central Luzon, Calabarzon, and Western Visayas.

Garbage piles collected in Manila Bay after heavy rains

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) conducted clean-up operations on Thursday (July 22) after piles of garbage washed ashore in Manila Bay’s dolomite beach following torrential rains in the...

Marikina River restoration now on Phase 2

The Task Force Build Back Better (TF BBB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) finished the first phase of its dredging and widening activity along Marikina River.

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