Environment

DENR hires 15 environmental lawyers for Region 6

ILOILO CITY -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources 6 (DENR) has hired 15 environmental lawyers in a move to expedite the resolution of cases on the ground. DENR-6 regional director Jim...

Cimatu orders probe of all forest management licenses

Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Roy Cimatu on Wednesday ordered a review of all the 104 companies that were granted Integrated Forest Management Agreements (IFMAs) with the DENR to prevent any...

DENR suspends operations of two IFMAs blamed for killer floods in Zamboanga

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Tuesday suspended the operations of two big companies for alleged violation of their Industrial Forest Management Agreements (IFMAs) after President Deterte blamed...

Draft EO on Boracay’s woes to be submitted to PRRD: Teo, Cimatu

BORACAY, Aklan -- Tourism Secretary Wanda Tulfo-Teo and Environment chief Roy Cimatu on Tuesday disclosed that a draft Executive Order (EO) on the creation of a task force on Boracay would be...

Transfer of equipment seen to boost small-scale mining in Comval

DAVAO CITY -- After many years in doldrums, the small-scale miners in Mt. Diwata and Sitio Depot area are paving the way for the transfer of the batch-type mini CIP (Carbon in...

LGUs urged to invest in climate-smart agriculture

MANILA -- Local government units (LGUs) need to invest in the development of a climate-smart agriculture that fits the needs of the community in an effort to address the adverse effects of...

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