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Flood mitigation plans for Cagayan, Marikina City approved PRESIDENT RODRIGO  Duterte has approved flood mitigation and management plans for Cagayan Province and Marikina City, Malacañang said Wednesday.   In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said Duterte approved the plans of the Task Force Build Back Better (TFBB) as presented by TFBB Chair and Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu. Roque did not elaborate the plans but, last month, Cimatu proposed the immediate dredging and strict enforcement of the 20-meter easement rule along the...

LOS BAÑOS, Laguna, Dec. 11 --  The ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB)  provided its inputs to the Philippine Senate’s inquiry on strengthening the protection and conservation of the country's forest cover and waterways to mitigate the effects of natural hazards. The ACB, an intergovernmental body mandated by the 10 ASEAN Member States to facilitate joint programmes on biodiversity conservation, attended the virtual Senate hearing of the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change on 10 December 2020, joining other officials from the Department of Environment and Natur...