The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will begin a new program this week that brings its permitting services directly to cities and municipalities.
The Metro Pacific Investments Foundation (MPIF) has committed ₱12 million to support the protection of the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park over the next four years.
Coral reefs usually get the glamour shots—bright, bustling, endlessly Instagrammable. But just a few meters away, swaying with far less fanfare, seagrass meadows are doing the real grunt work. If oceans were a movie set, corals would be the stars, while seagrass runs the lighting, sound, and logistics without which nothing works.
A major water infrastructure project has been completed in Barangay Silangan in Rizal province, delivering a significant boost to water supply for hundreds of residents.