Environment

DENR to ban use of plastic straw, stirrer

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will prohibit the use of plastic straw and plastic stirrers following the approval of the National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC) to ban...

DENR to close all open dumpsites by March

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will close all open dumpsites in the Philippines by March. This was confirmed by DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu in compliance with the Ecological Solid...

DENR finds 4 illegal pipes in Manila Bay

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) discovered four illegal pipes releasing wastewater into Manila Bay. The Manila Bay has a sewage treatment plant that cleans dirty water from 3 drainage...

Illegal drainage found near Manila Bay

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is now identifying those responsible for the illegal drainage system discovered near Manila Bay. The inspection of the department unearthed that several establishments are...

Support sought to restore Cagayan River

Local authorities in the province of Cagayan are calling for the assistance of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and other government agencies to help in the restoration of...

Cimatu’s proposed solutions to Cagayan flooding: River dredging, intensified reforestation

DENR PR Environment Secretary Roy A. Cimatu has proposed the immediate dredging of Cagayan River and planting of some 200 million tree seedlings on low-lying agricultural areas in Cagayan after the province...

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