Environment

Multi-agency task force eyed to tackle Boracay woes

MANILA -- The government is planning to create a task force that would address the environmental problems and other concerns in Boracay Island, one of the country's top tourist destinations. "Various agencies,...

Mounting trash woes fuel waste-to-energy bid

MANILA -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) may issue this year an administrative order covering guidelines for proposed waste-to-energy (WtE) projects nationwide. WtE is a waste management option involving...

P154-M OK’d for road upgrade to Ilocos coffee project

LAOAG CITY -- A budget of PHP154-million has been approved by the national government for the concreting of roads leading to the largest coffee plantation in Sitio Lammin at the boundary of...

Bacolod villages face sanctions for violation of waste management law

BACOLOD CITY -- The City of Bacolod submitted the list of barangays violating the waste segregation policy to the Environment Management Board-Department of Environment and Natural Resources (EMB-DENR) for imposition of penalty. As...

Cimatu orders local environment officers to clean up Laguna Lake

CALAMBA CITY, Laguna -- Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy A. Cimatu has tasked the provincial and community environment officers of both Laguna and Rizal provinces to clean Laguna...

DPWH delivers P2.093 Billion worth of infra projects in Bulacan

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Bulacan Second District Engineering Office reported the completion of P2.093 Billion worth of national roads, bridges, flood control structures, and other infrastructure projects...

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