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DENR’s Antiporda: Manila Bay makeover project began last year, but COVID-19 halted it

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 12 09:50 PM

The so-called beautification of Manila Bay with the use of crushed dolomite, which gives the area a white sand effect, was a project that began last year, a DENR official said Saturday.   Read more »

DepEd says to spend on gadgets, module printing if it had Manila Bay's 'white sand' funds

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 07 05:46 PM

If the Department of Education had the same amount used to fund the dumping of artificial white sand in Manila Bay, it would have purchased gadgets and print modules in preparation for the upcoming school year's distance learning. Read more »

Storms, high tide may wash away Manila Bay white sand: scientist

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 04 01:34 PM

Storms and the high tide could wash away the artificial white sand that the government dumped around Manila Bay, a scientist said Friday. Read more »

Funds for Manila Bay white sand can’t be used for pandemic: DENR

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 04 10:43 AM

Funds spent for the dumping of synthetic white sand in the Manila Bay cannot be diverted to help Filipinos cope with the novel coronavirus, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources said Friday. Read more »

DENR dumps synthetic white sand on baywalk as part of Manila Bay rehab

April Rafales, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 04 12:11 PM

MANILA (2nd UPDATE) - The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is bringing the Boracay experience to the country's capital, as it began dumping powdery-white sand on the baywalk of Manila Bay.  Read more »

Animal rights groups kinondena ang pagkatay, pagkain sa namatay na viral ostrich sa QC

Josiah Antonio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 11 03:17 PM

Kinondena ng ilang mga animal rights groups nitong Martes ang pagkatay at pagkain sa namatay na ostrich na nakawala sa isang subdivision sa Quezon City. Read more »

2 viral ostrich sa QC village inilipat sa di tiyak na lugar, may-ari tinutukoy pa, ayon sa mga opisyal

Josiah Antonio, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 06 07:30 PM

MAYNILA — Matapos magtangkang tumakas, wala na ang 2 ostrich sa isang village sa Quezon City, ayon kay Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) undersecretary Benny Antiporda nitong Huwebes. Read more »

DENR chief visits proposed site for Cebu City COVID-19 cemetery

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 20 07:06 PM

Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu visited the proposed 2-hectare Cebu City coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cemetery at Barangay Sapangdaku, Undersecretary Benny Antiporda said Monday. Read more »

DENR compound na-sanitize na sa gitna ng COVID-19 lockdown

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 27 12:47 PM

MAYNILA - Nasanitize na ang buong compound ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources sa Visayas Avenue sa Quezon City matapos magpositiibo sa coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ang dalawa sa mga empleyado nito.   Read more »

Cimatu notes 'lack of coordination' among Cebu officials amid COVID-19 spike- official

Angela Coloma, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 27 12:12 PM

MANILA - The national government urged local government units in Cebu province to set aside political issues as it tries to manage the spike in coronavirus cases in the area.  ccccccc Read more »

DENR discourages employees from posting negative comments about gov't online

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 06 08:50 PM

(UPDATE) The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) issued a memorandum Monday discouraging its employees from posting negative comments about the government on social media. Read more »

Air pollution nabawasan mula nang mag-lockdown: DENR

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 25 07:04 PM

Luminis ang hangin at nabawasan ng polusyon mula nang ipatupad ang lockdown sa Luzon dahil sa COVID-19. Read more »

Pagkuha ng tubig mula Manila Bay para sa Metro Manila pinag-aaralan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 02 08:15 PM

Pinag-aaralan ngayon ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources kung posibleng pagkuhanan ng supply ng tubig ang Manila Bay para sa Metro Manila. Read more »

LGUs hinimok na parusahan ang mga di nagsasagawa ng waste sorting

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Updated as of Jan 01 07:06 PM

Isinusulong ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources na magpatupad ang bawat lungsod o bayan ng ordinansang magpaparusa sa mga residenteng hindi nagsasagawa ng waste sorting o paghihiwa-hiwalay ng mga basura. Read more »

DENR shuts down Tagbilaran dumpsite, citing violations

Annie Perez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 20 08:38 PM

The DENR found violations committed by the city government, such as open dumping and negligence of leachate, or excess liquid, coming from the trash. Read more »

Foreign buyer behind P2-B worth of giant clams seized in GenSan: DENR

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Posted at Oct 30 12:09 PM

Authorities are searching for a foreign buyer of some P2 billion worth of giant clams found in General Santos City, an environment official said Wednesday. Read more »

DENR orders temporary shutdown of open dumpsite in Baguio

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 30 08:44 AM

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has ordered the temporary closure of a Baguio open dumpsite that killed at least 6 people in a garbage avalanche nearly a decade ago.   Read more »

Sad side of Siargao: DENR to launch 'operation' on viral trash site

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 30 03:53 PM

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Thursday confirmed that an "operation" is underway to address Siargao's trash situation, a photo of which went viral on social media this week. Read more »