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IT'S A DEAL. DENR Regional Executive Director Gwendolyn Bambalan and DPWH Regional Director Loreta Malaluan lead the signing of a memorandum of agreement for sustained Cagayan River restoration, along with officials of other government agencies. The signing was held at the DPWH regional office in Tuguegarao City on Thursday (Feb. 3, 2022) (Photo courtesy of DENR-Cagayan Valley) TUGUEGARAO CITY - To avoid future flooding of the "Ulysses" magnitude in Cagayan Valley, several government agencies under the Regional Build Back Better Task Force (RBBBTF) have agreed to continue their c...

GREEN-GRAY INFRA. Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) officials inspect the Cagayan River green-gray infrastructure over the weekend as the bamboo protection has been sought to stabilize riverbanks. Regional Build Back Better Task Force chair and DENR regional executive director Gwendolyn Bambalan said Sunday (Jan. 23, 2022) the green infrastructure mechanism, which includes the planting of bamboo and indigenous species, complements the removal of sandbars and the construction of soil and water conservation measures, or the gray infrastructure. (Photo courtesy of DENR-Region...

By Khriscielle Yalao Five hundred bamboo seedlings were planted in communities within Taytay, Rizal during a municipal-wide activity held on Thursday, Jan. 20, as part of the Ynares Eco System (YES) to Green Program. The YES to Green program is the local government’s response to drastic environmen

THE year 2021 was a challenging year for the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), as the pandemic compounded its difficult role of balancing seemingly conflicting mandates to protect and conserve the environment, while promoting the exploitation of the country’s natural wealth. The DENR was tasked, for one, to…

Cagayan de Oro changes the way it handles threats posed by typhoons after the trail of destruction left behind by Tropical Storm Sendong (Washi) 10 years ago