Latest in Michael MatiasAbout 89% of local government units across the Philippines now have Solid Waste Management Plans approved by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), a significant increase from previous years, but Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) Director Michael Drake Matias said they are…
The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) has moved the processing of Environmental Compliance Certificates and other environmental permits to fully online platforms under the Marcos administration, reducing face-to-face transactions and human discretion in the approval process, EMB Director…
For the first time in Philippine history, the Philippine government now has a law that requires the systematic valuation of the country’s natural resources—not to sell them, but to understand their true worth so that economic planning and development decisions are guided by science rather than…
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