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(Eagle News) – Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu assured the public that Boracay Island will officially reopen on October 26 after the six-month period set for its rehabilitation. Cimatu made the categorical announcement during Wednesday’s hearing in Congress which is inquiring into the building of illegal structures in the world-renowned resort island. “I would like to say categorically that we will be opening Boracay on October 26,” Cimatu said during the hearing before members of […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday, July 4, said there was a need to create a committee that would determine who owns the lands in Boracay. Duterte made the statement in a speech during the 31st anniversary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Quezon City, after reiterating his plan to distribute the lands–which he said were forestal and agricultural in nature—to the natives. “So there has to be a committee, to […]
(Eagle News) — The Office of the Ombudsman has found probable cause to charge a Department of Environment and Natural Resources official over the Canada trash mess. In a statement, the Ombudsman said Undersecretary Juan Miguel Cuna, who was also found guilty of simple misconduct and ordered suspended without pay for three months, will face charges for violation of Section 3(e) of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act after it was found he “acted with gross […]
(Eagle News) — Muling i-re-restore ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) ang ecosystem sa Boracay Island. Ayon kay Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu, i-re-recover nila ang nawawalang wetlands sa isla. Apat sa siyam na existing wetlands sa Boracay ang kabilang sa priority recovery list. Nakatayo aniya sa apat na wetlands ang mga residential structure at commercial building na nagdudulot ng polusyon sa tubig ng Boracay. “We have to find a place for them to […]
(Eagle News) — Tiniyak ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) sa publiko na ligtas ang lahat ng land records sa Land Management Bureau (LMB). Sa kabila ito ng nangyaring sunog sa gusali ng LMB sa Binondo, Maynila nitong Lunes, ika-28 ng Mayo. Ayon sa DENR, nagsisilbi lamang na back up documents sa regional offices ang mga land record na nasunog. Mayroon anilang computerized records ang mga regional office. Bumuo na rin ng komite […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said it would still have to study further the possibility of allowing foreign help in the exploration of the 24-million hectare Philippine Rise. DENR undersecretary Jonas Leones said officials from the National Security Council, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will still have to evaluate this option. He noted that other countries which […]
(Eagle News) — Matapos ang nangyaring fish kill sa Obando, Bulacan, isa na namang insidente ng fish kill ang naiulat sa Pontevedra, Negros Occidental. Ayon sa Environment Management Bureau ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), nakita nila ang polusyon sa mga fish pen sa lugar. Sa ngayon, isinagawa na ang water sample analysis sa mga fish pen, gayunman, hindi pa nila matiyak kung ano ang naging resulta nito. Ang water sample analysis ay […]
(Eagle News) — Nagbigay ng deadline ang mga opisyal ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) upang baklasin ang mga iligal na istruktura sa Coron, Palawan. Ayon sa DENR-MIMAROPA, itinakda nila hanggang sa katapusan ng buwan o Mayo 30 ang deadline sa pag-aalis ng mga istruktura na itinayo sa isla at malapit sa easement zones. Noong Abril, nagbigay na ng abiso ang DENR na bakantehin na ang isla sa Barangay Tagumpay, Poblacion 1, Poblacion […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Environment will review and update the existing Boracay Master Plan and demolish all illegal structures in the island during Boracay’s six month closure that will start on Thursday, April 26. Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu made this announcement saying that the masterplan should also cover nearby islands to boost tourism revenues in the Northern Aklan region. Cimatu said that DENR intends to come up with a “more comprehensive Northern […]
(Eagle News) — Hiniling ng mga opisyal mula sa Western Visayas sa Department of Tourism (DOT) na bigyan ng prayoridad ang iba pang tourist destination sa rehiyon sa kanilang promotional campaign. Kasunod ito ng nakaambang closure ng Boracay. Ayon kay Antique Governor Rhodora Cadiao, susunod sila sa rekomendasyon ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) at DOT na isara sa loob ng anim na buwan ang […]
(Eagle News) — Environment Secretary Roy A. Cimatu recently underscored the need to invest in nature to provide cost-effective solutions to the country’s most pressing water challenges in the wake of environmental issues facing the world-famous Boracay Island. Cimatu, in a statement, said it is high time the Philippines invest in the so-called green infrastructure, an approach which protects and restores natural ecosystems that provide security to nearby communities. “Countries highly vulnerable to natural […]
(Eagle News) — The interagency Mining Industry Coordinating Council (MICC) has started its “fact-finding and science-based” review of an initial batch of 26 mine sites that were either ordered suspended or shut down last year by former Department of Environment and Natural Resources secretary Gina Lopez. The MICC said it had already started on-site visits to these locations this March. Finance Undersecretary Bayani Agabin, who represented the Department of Finance (DOF) at the MICC […]
