Environment

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) has reported significant improvements in the country’s air quality for 2024, highlighting marked reductions in harmful particulate matter levels and the strengthening of environmental enforcement.

Japanese Ambassador Endo Kazuya has paid a courtesy call on Secretary Raphael P.M. Lotilla of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) at the agency’s Central Office in Quezon City, reinforcing the strong environmental partnership between Japan and the Philippines.

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is urging greater private sector involvement in national forest rehabilitation efforts, highlighting opportunities in carbon credit generation and climate resilience building.

Manila Water’s Project i-Float has gained international recognition for its impactful, low-cost engineering solution to urban flooding. Showcased at the 41st International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR) World Congress and the Singapore International Water Week (SIWW) Spotlight 2025, the initiative was presented by Riza Oiga, head of wastewater facilities operations, alongside collaborators Christian Quintos and Marvin Jambre.

The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) has identified 9,366 barangays nationwide as vulnerable to rain-induced landslides and flooding, as Tropical Depression Dante and the enhanced southwest monsoon continue to bring heavy rains. This comes just weeks after the country dealt with Tropical Cyclone Crising.