19 February 2017
Environment Secretary Gina Lopez said foreign investors who put premium on local communities and the environment are “welcome to invest” in the Philippines. The...
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14 February 2017
As part of her commitment to keep the country’s watersheds off-limits to destructive mining, Environment Secretary Gina Lopez announced on Tuesday that 75 mineral...
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12 February 2017
No threat was found after the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) inspected 15 bunkhouses occupied...
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11 February 2017
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will work with the Mining Industry Coordinating Council (MICC) in the conduct of a multi-stakeholder review...
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10 February 2017
The mining audit done by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources meticulously observed due process. When we conducted the first audit of the...
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7 February 2017
Environment Secretary Gina Lopez said that all suspension and cancellation orders for the 28 mining companies will be signed and released today. Lopez also...
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PRESS RELEASE AND THE OPEN LETTER FOR PRES. DUTERTE RELEASED BY THE OFFICE OF THE ARCHBISHOP OF LIPA
6 February 2017
(Note: On February 2, 2017, Lipa Archbishop Ramon Arguelles led a group of Southern Tagalog residents, Metro Manila environmentalists and DENR personnel for a...
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5 February 2017
Unfazed by skepticism over her decision to shut down 23 large-scale mines in the country, Environment Secretary Gina Lopez said she was out to...
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2 February 2017
Environment Secretary Gina Lopez on Thursday ordered the closure of 23 metallic mines in the country, while suspending five more, for serious environmental violations...
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1 February 2017
The role of wetlands on reducing disaster risks comes to fore as the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) leads the country’s celebration...
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