Environment

DENR seeks more multi-sectoral action to attain zero waste

MANILA -- The government is seeking further multisectoral action for zero waste in the country, which the National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC) said generates over 10 million tons of waste annually. Zero...

DENR readies charges vs Mt. Pulag forest fire suspects

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is preparing criminal charges against those responsible for the forest fire that destroyed more than five hectares of grassland, including luscious grass and...

Sanctions vs. LGUs violating waste segregation law

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan -- An environmental management specialist here on Tuesday called for sanctions against local government units (LGUs) still refusing to comply with “segregation at source and segregated collection”...

Over 20K bags of seeds given to calamity-stricken farmers

ILOILO CITY -- Calamity-stricken farmers from municipalities of Capiz have been provided with 20, 228 bags of certified seeds from out of the buffer stocks of the Department of Agriculture (DA) regional...

13K migratory birds present in Bataan: 2018 Asian Waterbird census

BALANGA CITY -- Some 13,065 migratory birds were present in one day in wetlands in this Bataan city, the Asian Waterbird census recorded on Saturday. There was a slight decrease compared with15,075...

Endangered turtles released in Palawan

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan -- Around 118 hatchlings of the critically endangered Hawksbill sea turtle were released Tuesday night along the shores of Dos Palmas Island Resort, Honda Bay, Barangay Sta....

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