Senator Raffy Tulfo expressed his disappointment in the situation of the National Children’s Hospital after he visited it in conjunction with the National Children’s Month celebration. In his privileged speech, …
Senator Cynthia Villar could not hide her annoyance with an official of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) about a reclamation project in Cavite that she said could …
The new officer-in-charge of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) restated its stance on using crushed dolomite sand to beautify Manila Bay, claiming that it is not harmful …
Lawmakers instructed the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to lay down clear guidelines or rules on the proper disposal of medical waste brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. …
The senators favored 5 local bills to declare 5 areas in the country as “protected areas” under the National Integrated Protected Areas Systems (NIPAS). The following bills for protected areas …
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has finished counting the alleged “illegal” fishing structures, mussels, and shell farms such as sapras and baklad in Cavite province. The department …
The so-called “dolomite beach” will no longer be included in projects to be funded by Manila Bay’s rehabilitation program in 2022, according to an official of the Department of Environment …
More than 124 tons of garbage were collected from 125 trash traps installed by the DENR in critical water bodies in Bataan, Bulacan, and Pampanga. According to Paquito Moreno, Jr., …
It is too early to say whether the dolomite sand dumped in Manila Bay has been washed out, said Environment Undersecretary Jonas Leones. According to Leones, the “dolomite beach” project …
According to the results of a laboratory test on water samples released this Wednesday, the water dumped by a yacht in Manila Bay was found to be oily, greasy and …
The controversial dumping of crushed dolomite in Manila Bay is expected to end by the middle of the year, Environment Undersecretary Jonas Leones said Thursday. The piling of dolomite sand …
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has closed three open dumpsites in Calabarzon. This is also under the order of DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu that all open dumpsites …
Senator Cynthia Villar scolded and lectured Thursday the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) officials over their statements on protecting the Marikina watershed. During a Senate hearing, Committee on …
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) chief Eduardo Año claimed that some mayors are involved in the illegal logging and mining operations in their towns. The agency begins …
Sen. Francis Pangilinan on Thursday filed a resolution aiming to investigate the “wasteful and unnecessary” P389-million spent on the dolomite white sand beach along the portion of Manila Bay. The …
Albay Governor Al Francis Bichara, on Tuesday, doubted that quarrying operations in Guinobatan are to blame for the severe flooding that wiped houses when Super Typhoon Rolly hit the area …
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources remained firm on its stand that the dolomite white sand in Manila Bay was not washed out but was only covered by natural …
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources said Monday that around 10 percent of the P389-million worth of dolomite sand in Manila Bay had been swept to sea due to …
DENR Undersecretary Benny Antiporda apologized Thursday to the University of the Philippines (UP) over his “bayaran” remark towards the UP Marine Science Institute amid criticisms thrown at the Manila Bay …
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Undersecretary Benny Antiporda refused to apologize to the University of the Philippines Marine Science Institute experts after he called them “bayaran” (paid hacks) …
UP Marine Science Institute (UPMSI) refuted the claims of the Environment Undersecretary Benny Antiporda that the DENR has been paying the research body half a billion pesos from 2016 until …
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Undersecretary Benny Antiporda slammed Wednesday the University of the Philippines for its criticisms on the Manila Bay rehabilitation and allegedly milking public funds …
Manila Mayor Isko Moreno is requesting the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to barricade the Manila Bay white beach after visitors failed to observe physical distancing over the …
The chief of Ermita Police in Manila was relieved from his post over his station’s failure to impose social distancing during protocols during the opening of the Manila Bay white …
Former Manila Mayor and current Buhay party-list Representative Lito Atienza said the white sand project to beautify Manila Bay is “worthless” and “a complete waste of public funds.” Atienza, who …
A toxicologist on Thursday refuted the statements of the Department of Health (DOH) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) that crushed dolomite, such as those used in …