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(Eagle News) — Ipinatigil ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) ang apat na road project sa loob ng danger zone ng Bulkang Mayon. Batay sa inilabas na order ng Environment Management Bureau, napaulat na malapit ito sa itinalagang 6-kilometer permanent danger zone sa Bacacay, Malilipot at Tabaco City. Nakasaad sa report na nasakop ng mga proyekto ang protected area na malapit sa bulkan, at wala rin itong environmental clearance certificate at pahintulot na […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Monday, March 19 issued an eviction order to 32 erring business establishments in two barangays in El Nido, Palawan. The DENR issues the eviction order due to violation by the owners of the three-meter easement zone from the seashore. DENR-Palawan, Felizardo Cayatoc said that the establishments were given 30 days to vacate and self-demolish their stalls. The order was served […]
(Eagle News) — Plano ng Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) sa ilalim ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) na maglagay ng air quality monitoring station sa Boracay Island sa susunod na taon. Ayon sa EMB, ito ay upang mapaigting ang ginagawang hakbang ng gobyerno para malinis at matigil na ang pagkasira ng kalikasan sa kilalang tourist destination sa bansa. Maayos pa naman anila ang kalidad ng hangin sa Boracay Island dahil kakaunti pa lamang […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Sa pagpapatuloy ng inspeksyon, mahigit-kumulang 200 kaso ng environmental violations ang inihain ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) sa Boracay. Ayon sa DENR, aabot na sa 207 ang inisyung notices of violations sa mga establisyementong natagpuang lumabag sa ilang environmental laws. Inilabas ang babala sa 116 establisimiyento na lumabag sa Philippine Clean Water Act, 77 sa Philippine Clean Air Act, lima sa parehong batas at siyam naman ang […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu gave the mission team of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources six months to restore and rehabilitate Boracay. “The mission of the team is to rehabilitate and restore Boracay in becoming a paradise again. We are given six months by the President,” he said. “We will be using all DENR assets and personnel to do this job. Those who will be deployed will be […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Boracay may be placed under a “state of calamity” if the island’s pollution problem is not resolved soon. Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said that the idea was floated by Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año. Cimatu visited the island and was not happy with what he found. Cimatu said that many structures and business establishments were found well within the 30-meter easement from the shoreline, where buildings and […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Ang mga iligal na umookupa sa forest land ng Boracay ang susunod na magiging target ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). Ayon sa DENR, 174 na show-cause orders na ang nalagdaan at nakatakdang ilabas sa mga illegal forest occupant na nasa forest land ng Boracay. Sabi ni DENR-Western Visayas Regional Director Jim Sampulna, mula noong Hulyo nang nakaraang taon, umabot na sa 842 ang iligal na umookupa […]
Scores of holiday resorts on the Philippines’ famous white-sand island Boracay have been given two months to clean up or face closure, officials said Wednesday, after President Rodrigo Duterte warned tourists were swimming in polluted waters. The outspoken leader last week blasted the tiny island’s hotels, restaurants and other businesses, accusing them of dumping sewage directly into the sea and turning it into a “cesspool.” The Department of Environment and Natural Resources said a total […]
(Eagle News) – If you’re climbing Mt. Pulag, bring a fire extinguisher. This is a new requirement after a fire caused by tourists destroyed a portion of the mountain on January 20, the park superintendent’s office said. It added that Mt. Pulag will be closed to tourists for five to six months so the grasslands will regrow. Authorities said a group of hikers from Cebu brought a butane gas burner and after they lit it, the […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Kokontrolin na ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) ang tourism activities sa El Nido, Palawan. Ayon kay Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu, ito ay upang mapangalaan at maprotektahan ang mayaman na biodiversity ng nasabing isla. Kaugnay nito, inatasan ng kalihim ang mga opisyal ng DENR-MIMAROPA na ilagay ang El Nido bilang “priority area”. Kasunod ito ng mga ulat na nahaharap ang El Nido sa problema na may kaugnayan sa […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Mahigpit na minomonitor ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) ang aktibidad ng Bulkang Mayon. Nagpaalala sa publiko ang DENR sa magiging epekto ng aktibidad ng bulkan sa kalikasan at sa kalusugan. Mismong si Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu ang bumisita sa Albay nitong Lunes upang suriin ang air quality conditions sa mga apektadong lugar gaya ng bayan ng Camalig at Guinobatan at sa lungsod ng Tabaco at Ligao, maging sa […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) –Bumaba ang porsyento ng air pollution sa ginawang pagsalubong ng bagong taon, ayon sa Department of Environment and Natural Resources o DENR. Mas mababa ang naging polusyon ngayong taon kung ikukumpara noong taong 2016 at 2017. Sa Taft Avenue sa Maynila ay bumaba ng 59 percent ang air pollution. Mahigit 80 porsyento–83 porsyento—naman ang ibinaba sa Paranaque City habang naitala naman ang 46 porsyento sa Pasig City. Naranasan din ang pagbaba […]
