Environment
First Gen, HMR Envirocycle launch e-waste drive for Lopez Group
First Gen Group, the Philippines’ leading renewable energy firm, has partnered with e-waste recycler HMR Envirocycle to roll out Drop IT for Good, a company-wide campaign for collecting and properly disposing of IT equipment and other electronic waste across the Lopez Group.
EMB condems garbage dumping outside DENR-Davao office
The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) has strongly denounced the dumping of trash in front of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources Region XI office, describing the act as illegal and an unhelpful distraction from urgent work following the May 20 trash‑slide at the Davao City Sanitary Landfill. That incident killed two people, injured two others, and left one person still being recovered.
Malacanang not involved in Davao garbage collection suspension; order issued regionally after fatal trash slide
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region XI on Friday firmly dismissed false reports claiming President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. ordered the suspension of garbage collection in Davao City. Officials clarified the measure was a purely regional decision, with no input or direction from the President.
Tripartite deal strengthens climate reporting and verification in PH
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) formalized a cooperation deal with Japan’s Ministry of the Environment (MOEJ) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Thursday to improve how greenhouse gas emissions are measured, reported, and verified, and to strengthen climate-related transparency across sectors.
Global NGO seals 5-year deal to clear Pasig River of plastic
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), has signed a five-year partnership with global non-profit The Ocean Cleanup to remove floating waste from the Pasig River and deploy low-cost, innovative cleanup technologies.
