Lawmaker: Establish rural potable water supply systems nationwide

AGRI PARTY-list Rep. Wilbert Lee on Monday called for the passage of a measure seeking to establish a nationwide potable water supply system throughout the country in three years to address the need of millions of Filipinos, especially in rural areas.

Pasonanca Park as AHP proof of gov't conservation efforts

THE DESIGNATION of the Pasonanca Natural Park in Zamboanga City as the 52nd ASEAN Heritage Park (AHP) is a solid proof of government conservation efforts.

PBBM: Focus gov’t efforts on 40M Filipinos sans formal water supply

PRESIDENT FERDINAND R. Marcos Jr. directed relevant government agencies to focus on serving the 40 million “underserved population” found to have no formal water supply.

DENR to map public lands, municipal waters suitable for salt farming

THE DEPARTMENT of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will soon start identifying, mapping, and designating public lands and portions of municipal waters in the country that are suitable for salt production, in compliance with Republic Act No. 11985, or An Act Strengthening and Revitalizing the Salt Industry in the Philippines which took effect on April 1.

PH, UK deepens collaboration on climate, biodiversity priorities

THE PHILIPPINES and the United Kingdom have agreed to deepen their collaboration across climate and biodiversity priorities.

Senators bat for change in Protected Area Mgt. Board membership

MEMBERS OF the Senate Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change are eyeing to amend Republic Act No. 11038 or the “Expanded National Integrated Protected Areas System Act of 2018” (E-NIPAS Act) to change the constitution of the Protected Area Management Board (PAMB), which is dominated by barangay chairpersons.

P14-B copper mining project from PBBM’s Aussie trip secures permit

FOR THE first time in 15 years, the Philippine government granted permit to the copper mining project of Perth-based Celsius Resources with initial investments of USD253 million, or around PHP14 billion.

PH wants more women in UN peacekeeping operations

THE PHILIPPINES is eyeing to increase its engagement in peacekeeping operations of the United Nations (UN) and send more Filipino women to help maintain international peace and security.

Deluge of sardines trapped in Sarangani coast seen as a ‘blessing’

THE BEACHING of juvenile pelagic sardines is not necessarily a sign of underwater seismic activity but is a natural phenomenon, an environment science research specialist, said Monday.

Gov't sets PHP2.4B for National Greening Program in 2023

THE NEED to address the impact of climate change made the current administration allot about PHP2.39 billion for the National Greening Program of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) this year.

Probe on oil leak from sunken tanker in Mindoro pushed

EXPRESSING CONCERNS over serious damage that the oil spill may bring to the environment and marine life, a lawmaker on Tuesday pushed for the investigation, in aid of legislation, of the incident caused by the capsizing of MT Princess Empress in the waters off Naujan town in Oriental Mindoro province on Feb. 28.

DENR: Possible site of sunken oil tanker detected

THE DEPARTMENT of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Monday reported the detection of possible site where MT Princess Empress oil tanker sank last week.

Marcos tells DENR to strictly enforce mining laws

PRESIDENT FERDINAND Marcos Jr. has ordered the  Department  of  Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to bolster its regulatory powers on small and large-scale mining to ensure that standards are updated and that mining firms are strictly implementing their respective safety and health programs for workers.

Cebu garbage station closed

CEBU CITY – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources has shut down a garbage station here after its private operator hired by the local government failed to dispose waste within 24 hours.

DENR builds material recovery facility in Marawi

MARAWI CITY – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources said it has begun constructing a central material recovery facility here which is part of the Solid Waste Management project.

Tawi-Tawi ‘Nickel Island’ devastated, satellite photo shows

A LATEST satellite photo of the southern Philippine island of Tumbagaan in Tawi-Tawi’s Languyan town shows the devastation of nickel mining activities there.

DENR uncovers illegal mining, logging in North Cotabato town

NORTH COTABATO - Mindanao Development Authority Chairman Emmanuel Piñol ordered an investigation into illegal mining and illegal logging operations inside the Mount Apo Protected Area in North Cotabato’s Magpet town.

'Respect Cebu Provincial Ordinance' - Gwen

IT’S ABOUT time for mineral processors, traders, crush operators and retailers to respect the Cebu Provincial Government’s ordinance setting the coverage of tax on minerals, sand, gravel, and other quarry resources.

Dolomite particles found at sea

THE ENVIRONMENTALIST group Sea Knights said it found that particles from the crushed dolomite from Alcoy town fell to the sea when transported to bulk carrier vessels through a conveyor belt.

Atro Mining told to answer ‘show cause’ order

ATRO MINING has allegedly defied an order by the local government of Zamboanga to stop its operations inside the city’s watershed area in Barangay Vitali.