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DENR chief lauds Okada for cancelling balloon-drop event

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 31 10:47 PM

Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu on Monday lauded Okada's Cove Manila and other establishments for cancelling their scheduled balloon drop event for New Year's Eve. Read more »

Manila Bay rehab to take 'really long time' - DENR

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 23 12:25 PM

A planned cleanup to make the waters of Manila Bay safe for bathing will take "a really long time", the Department of Environment and Natural Resources admitted Sunday.   Read more »

'70 porsiyento ng dumi sa Manila Bay galing sa kabahayan'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 21 11:46 PM

Nasa 70 porsiyento ng polusyon sa Manila Bay ay nanggaling umano sa mga residential area, ayon sa isang opisyal. Read more »

Testing Manila Bay

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 21 06:07 PM

An Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) personnel checks for coliform along the Manila Bay on Friday, as the environment department aims to rehabilitate the heavily polluted body of water. Read more »

DENR vows to rehabilitate Manila Bay

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 20 10:57 PM

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources will take on yet another challenging task - the rehabilitation of Manila Bay.  Read more »

Paglilinis sa mga estero sa Metro Manila, sisimulan na

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 20 10:07 PM

Uumpisahan nang linisin ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources ang mga estero sa Metro Manila bilang bahagi ng ikinakasang rehabilitasyon ng Manila Bay. Read more »

5 timbog sa pagbebenta ng karne ng green sea turtle sa Cebu

Joworski Alipon, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 11 08:26 PM

CEBU CITY - Lima ang arestado dahil sa pagbebenta ng karne ng green sea turtle dito sa lungsod Biyernes. Read more »

Cimatu pushes for 20-meter no-build zone in El Nido

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 28 05:22 PM

EL NIDO, Palawan - Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu on Wednesday suggested to implement a 20-meter no-build zone here as Cabinet secretaries evaluated the resort town's compliance with environmental policies. Read more »

Mga paglabag sa environmental laws, nakita sa Puerto Galera

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 26 09:45 PM

Nanganganib ang Puerto Galera na matulad sa ipinasara at ni-rehabilitate na Boracay kung hindi agad maaksiyonan ang iba't ibang environmental violations.  Read more »

Cimatu warns DENR officials in Cebu: Clean up polluted rivers or face ax

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 22 05:14 PM

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu - Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu has warned his department's regional directors and other personnel to take action in cleaning up polluted river systems in their areas so they may keep their positions. Read more »

South Korea to take back garbage shipment

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 22 10:33 AM

MANILA - The South Korean government is starting legal measures to bring back around 5,100 tons of waste that were dumped in Misamis Oriental, south of the Philippines. Read more »

Kompanyang nagpuslit ng basura mula South Korea, may notice of violation

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 15 12:34 AM

Inisyuhan ng notice of violation ng Environmental and Management Bureau ang kompanyang nagpuslit ng basura mula South Korea. Read more »

El Nido, isasailalim sa rehabilitasyon; ilang establisimyento, lumabag sa batas

Rex Ruta, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 15 12:18 AM

Isasailalim sa anim na buwang rehabilitasyon ang El Nido, Palawan matapos makitaan ng paglabag ang ilang establisimyento.   Read more »

Canada, PH officials meet over trash issue

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 14 11:33 PM

Environment Undersecretary Benny Antiporda said the outcome of the meeting was “positive” despite uncertainty on when the container vans, loaded with hazardous wastes, may be shipped back to Canadian soil.  Read more »

El Nido sa Palawan, sasailalim sa rehabilitasyon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 14 07:00 PM

Sasailalim din sa rehabilitasyon ang El Nido sa Palawan.  Read more »

El Nido to undergo rehabilitation

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 14 02:05 PM

Top tourist spot El Nido in Palawan is set to undergo rehabilitation, Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said Wednesday. Read more »

'PH not a trash bin': Gov't to insist return of garbage shipment to South Korea

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 13 08:21 PM

The government will insist the return of the shipload of garbage from South Korea dumped in Misamis Oriental, an environment official on Tuesday said. Read more »

DENR vows 'swift action' on garbage shipment from S. Korea

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 13 08:02 PM

The shipment has been sitting at the Mindanao Container Terminal (MCT) in Misamis Oriental since July 21 and contains about 5,100 tons of garbage.   Read more »

Boracay water sports activities must be booked through hotels, accredited agencies

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 05 08:55 PM

BORACAY ISLAND - Bookings for water sports here must be coursed through hotels and resorts, not peddlers on the beach, authorities said Saturday, as the ban on water activities was lifted. Read more »

Nahakot na basura sa Maynila ngayong Undas, higit 60 trak

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 03 03:07 AM

Aminado ang isang environmental group at maging ang DENR, malaki talaga ang problema sa plastic waste sa bansa. Read more »