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(Eagle News) — Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu wants Cebu City to remain under an enhanced community quarantine even after June 30. Cimatu, who was made the point person in Cebu by President Rodrigo Duterte, said in a television interview on Tuesday, June 30, that this was his recommendation to the national government, which is expected to announce today the new community quarantine levels. Cebu City was the sole city to retain the ECQ status after […]
(Eagle News) — For President Rodrigo Duterte, there was a “conspiracy” that led to Gina Lopez being rejected as environment secretary. “I think there was a conspiracy to remove her. And they did,” Duterte said in a speech during the celebration of the 31st anniversary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. According to Duterte, Lopez at that time, was “doing well.” He said she was “going against moneyed people and she was against […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Plano ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) na bumuo ng centralized septage facility sa Coron, Palawan. Ito ay matapos lumabas sa pagsusuri ng nasabing kagawaran na lumagpas na sa safe limit ang lebel ng coliform o bacteria na mula sa dumi ng tao ang nakita sa Coron Bay. Ayon sa DENR-MIMAROPA, direkta kasing napupunta sa Coron Bay ang sewage ng mga hotel at restaurant na nakatayo sa […]
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 […]
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) — The Commission on Appointments on Wednesday confirmed the appointment of Roy Cimatu as environment secretary. “Mr. President, it is my great pleasure and honor to report to the Commission, to the President, to the men and women of the (Department of Environment and Natural Resources), and to the whole nation, of the overwhelming ‘yes’ votes of the members of this Commission, confirming and affirming (the ad interim appointment of Cimatu)..,” Manny Pacquiao, […]
(Eagle News) – Muling binuksan ang Mt. Kanlaon Natural Park sa mga trekker. Ito ay matapos magbalik-normal ang estado ng Mt. Kanlaon, na inilagay sa estadong aktibo dalawang buwan ang nakakaraan. Ayon kay Joan Nathaniel Gerangaya, special concerns head ng Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office, bukas na rin ulit ang mga trails paakyat sa bundok. Php1,000 ang itinakdang bayad para sa kada foreign trekker na nais umakyat sa bundok, ayon sa forester na si […]
PALAWAN (Eagle News) — Personal na ibinigay ni Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu sa Nickel Mining Corporation ang kanilang show cause order at Notice of suspension for tree cutting permit at earth bulling nitong Linggo (Mayo 21). Ito ay upang tuluyan ng matuldukan ang ginagawa ng kontrobersyal na large scale mining company na pamumutol ng nasa mahigit 15, 000 puno sa bayan ng Brooke’s Point. Ang show cause order na pirmado ni OIC […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday afternoon, appointed former Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Roy Cimatu as the new Department of Environment and Natural resources (DENR) secretary, replacing Gina Lopez. Agricultural Secretary Manny Pinol said in his Facebook post that President Duterte introduced Cimatu to the cabinet as the neweEnvironment chief. Pinol wrote that President Duterte said “Let us put an end to all speculations” when he announced […]
BANGA, Aklan (Eagle News) – Dumagsa sa bayan ng Banga, Aklan, ang napakaraming ibon na tinatawag nilang ‘salimbabatang’ o ‘barn swallows’ na naglalagi sa mga gawad ng kuryente. Naging tila agarang ‘tourist attraction’ ang mga nasabing ibon ngunit abala naman para sa ilang mga dumaraan at mga residente na malapit sa crossing ng Banga Rotonda sa Brgy. Poblacion. Nagbabala si Ms. Ma. Corazon Teodosio, Senior Ecosystem Management Specialist ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources […]
BALANGA CITY, Bataan (Eagle News) – Matagumpay na naisinagawa ang 2017 Asian Waterbird Census sa Wetland and Nature Park Barangay Tortugas, Balanga City, Bataan noong Sabado, January 21, 2017. Pinangunahan ito ng Wildbird Club of the Philippines (WBCP) at Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Bataan. Umabot sa bilang na 15,041 ang waterbirds na nabilang sa isinagawang census. Kung ikukumpara noong nakaraang taon, umabot sa mahigit 29,000, mas mataas sa bumisitang mga waterbirds ngayong […]
QUEZON CITY, Nov. 23 – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources, in partnership with the Climate Change Commission and the Office of Senator Loren Legarda, hosted a symposium and exhibit showcasing bamboo as a strategic tool to mitigate the effects of climate change and a driving force for sustainable economic development. With the theme, “Bamboo for Resilience,” the day-long National Symposium and Exhibit on Bamboo and Climate Change was held on Monday, November 21, […]
