LEGAZPI CITY -The Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) in Masbate City broke ground on Thursday for the PHP40-million new office building that will be constructed on the same side as the existing PENRO office. The four-story building was financed through the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) fund approved by the Regional Development Council (RDC). In a statement on Friday, Francisco E. Milla, Jr., DENR regional executive director, praised PENRO Masbate for its innovation, hard work, and dedication to the project. "The word 'groundbreaking' of the soon-to-be building of the PENRO Masbate stands for far more than the literal breaking of the ground. It stands for groundbreaking PENRO Masbate to thrive in this soon-to-be beautiful space," he said. Milla also said the new building stands for the synergy between national agencies and local government units. "It stands for the groundbreaking generosity of DPWH. It stands for choosing
FLOCK IN FLIGHT. A flock of great egrets is seen flying over the Prieto Diaz Wetlands in Sorsogon during the recently conducted Asian Waterbird Census in Bicol. Over 13,000 waterbirds were recorded sighted in different sites in the Bicol Region. (Photo courtesy of Anelisa Ariscon/DENR-Bicol's FB page) LEGAZPI CITY - The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Bicol (DENR-5) reported on Monday that over 13,000 waterbirds were sighted in the recently conducted Asian Waterbird Census (AWC) in Bicol Region. In a social media post, DENR-5 said the AWC is an annual event coinciding with other international censuses of waterbirds in Africa, Europe, and Neotropics under the umbrella of the International Waterbird Census (IWC). "The conduct of AWC aimed to provide a baseline data on the estimates and monitor the changes of waterbird population, improve knowledge of waterbird species and wetland sites, identify and monitor sites that are important for waterbirds in general and t
REMINDER. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Bicol (DENR-5) is reminding all national and local candidates as well as their supporters to refrain from posting their campaignmaterials on trees. In a social media post on Friday (Feb. 11, 2022), DENR-5 encouraged them to use eco-friendly materials instead of tarpaulins, which may contain toxic substances that are harmful to the health and environment. (Infographic from DENR-Bicol's Facebook page) LEGAZPI CITY - The Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Bicol (DENR-5) on Friday reminded all national and local candidates as well as their supporters to refrain from posting their campaign posters on trees. DENR-5 Regional Executive Director Francisco E. Milla Jr. said campaign materials should only be posted at the poster areas designated by the Commission on Elections (Comelec). "We would like to advise the candidates and supporters who have nailed various campaign materials on trees to voluntarily r