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- Boracay's restored wetland transferred to DENR, LGUAbad, Roderick L. (Philippine Business Daily Mirror Publishing, Inc., 2022-06-25)Timely to the celebration of Environment Month this June, the Aboitiz Group has turned over the rehabilitated Wetland No. 4 to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) as part of its commitment to preserve and protect biodiversity and surroundings on Boracay Island. Now known as the Balabag Wetland Park, the one-hectare lagoon area in Barangay Balabag has been transformed into a linear urban park. “The Aboitiz Group’s contribution to Boracay’s rehabilitation is part of our commitment to co-create safe, empowered, and sustainable communities. As sustainability is a major part of our Great Transformation into the Philippines’ first techglomerate, we will continue to do our part to uplift and bring focus to environmentally and socially impactful initiatives for all our stakeholders,” said Sabin M. Aboitiz, president and CEO of Aboitiz Group.
- Mangrove park outside of planned Bulacan airportOrejas, Tonette (Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc., 2019-08-24)A mangrove park that was rehabilitated by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in a town in Bulacan province is far from the proposed 2,500-hectare New Manila International Airport project of San Miguel Holdings Corp. (SMHC). Bulakan town’s Mangrove Ecopark is 277 meters away from the proposed SMHC aerotropolis and will not be affected by its construction, according to a certification issued on July 22 by Emelita Lingat, Bulacan provincial environment and natural resources officer. Bulakan residents have been concerned about the ecopark at Sitio Wawang Capiz in Barangay Taliptip, which is north of the planned P734-billion international gateway.
- Gokongwei firm adopts Boracay wetland(Daily Guardian Multi-Media Services, Inc., 2019-03-30)After successfully partnering with private companies, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) was able to push for the revival of four wetlands in Boracay Island. Recently, the DENR had sealed their partnership with the JG Summit Petrochemical Corp (JGSPC) with the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for the rehabilitation of Boracay’s Wetland No. 8 located in Brgy Manoc-manoc. Secretary Roy A. Cimatu, signed the MOA on behalf of the DENR along with the Biodiversity Management Bureau (BMB) Director Crisanta Marie Rodriguez, and on behalf of the JGSPC, president and CEO Patrick Henry Go and vice-president Marino Agbayani signed the MOA. This new development highlighted the wetland adoption as a positive step towards biodiversity conservation.
- Managing protected areas through PPPMayuga, Jonathan (Philippine Business Daily Mirror Publishing, Inc., 2018-05-20)The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is ready to accept applications for Special-Use Agreement in Protected Areas (Sapa) after Environment Secretary Roy A. Cimatu recently announced the lifting of the moratorium that stopped the awarding of tenurial instruments in protected areas. The scheme was suspended in 2011 by then-Environment Secretary Ramon J. P. Paje, according to DENR officials, because it failed to generate revenue and improve protected area management. A protected area, under Republic Act 7586, or the National Integrated Protected Areas System (Nipas) Act, is defined as “identified portions of land and water set aside by reason of their unique physical and biological significance, managed to enhance biological diversity and protected against destructive human exploitation.”
- LGUs told to protect flora, fauna in IloiloDe Los Santos, Michael Angelo (Daily Guardian Multi-Media Services, Inc., 2016-11-22)Manila graced the 3rd Iloilo Biodiversity and Watershed Week opening ceremonies, Nov. 21, 2016 at the Iloilo Provincial Capitol. The Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office led by lawyer Arturo Cangrejo led the celebration. Iloilo Vice-Governor Christine Garin and PENRO DENR-Iloilo Raul Lotilla also graced the opening ceremonies. An exhibit features the environment conservation and protection initiatives of the Province of Iloilo, DENR and its partners, including Central Philippine University, University of the Philippines Visayas, SEAFDEC, USAID, Department of Education, Iloilo Watershed Management Council, Metro Iloilo Water District, among others.
- Filipina leads protection of Lanuza marine parkMejorada, Charlie (The Manila Times Publishing Corporation, 2016-03-29)Marybeth “Yeng” Rita has taken on the challenge to be a woman of influence in a male-dominated industry as a Coastal Resources Management (CRM) officer of the local government of Lanuza, Surigao del Sur. A CRM officer since 2002, Rita is directly involved in the enforcement of coastal fishery laws, including patrolling designated areas of the Lanuza Marine Park and Sanctuary and its municipal waters 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
- PH sets commitments for ocean protection(The Manila Times Publishing Corporation, 2017-05-24)Non-governmental organizations and environmental groups in the Philippines, with the support of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and other agencies, have set voluntary commitments to protect ocean ecosystems in line with the United Nations’ call for concrete action to achieve Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14: Life Below Water.