Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)

29/08/2026

LOOK: Responsible waste management continues beyond collection in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental. 🌿

At the city’s Sanitary Landfill, waste that cannot be recovered or diverted is managed through a facility that forms part of the city’s Eco-Center and is designed in accordance with RA 9003, or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act.

San Carlos City’s approach demonstrates how proper planning, environmental safeguards, innovation, and strong local governance can make even the final stage of waste management more responsible and sustainable.

Supporting these efforts, the DENR-Environmental Management Bureau conducts regular monitoring of the facility’s operations to help ensure compliance with environmental regulations, water and air quality standards, and the conditions set under its Environmental Compliance Certificate.

Together, these efforts contribute to a more efficient waste management system that helps protect communities, public health, and the environment.

🌱 SAN CARLOS CITY: Turning Waste Management into a Model of Sustainable Action! ♻️

In San Carlos City, waste management doesn’t end at collection, it continues through a carefully planned and responsibly managed Sanitary Landfill (SLF). 🌏

Located in Sitio Mabuni, Barangay Guadalupe, the City’s SLF is a vital facility of the Eco-Center, designed in accordance with the implementing rules and regulations of Republic Act No. 9003, or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act.

🌿 Beyond waste disposal, it is about responsible resource management.

The San Carlos City experience demonstrates that with innovation, proper planning, environmental stewardship, and strong local governance, a sanitary landfill can be more than a disposal facility, it can be part of a sustainable and efficient solid waste management system.

👏 Kudos to the City Government of San Carlos for championing practical, innovative, and environmentally responsible solid waste management!

DENR Negros Island Region recognizes and promotes local government practices that help build cleaner, safer, and more sustainable communities. 💚

29/08/2026

🚛 DENR Express is coming to MIMAROPA!

Mga Marinduqueño at Mindoreño, samantalahin ang pagkakataong makapag-avail ng mga serbisyo ng DENR na pinalapit sa inyo! Bisitahin ang DENR Express on Wheels para sa mga sumusunod:

▪️Environmental permit processing
▪️Tulong teknikal at pag-validate ng mga dokumento
▪️Gabay sa mga kinakailangang compliance
▪️Mga on-the-spot na serbisyo at pagbabayad

Abangan ang susunod na schedule ng serbisyong DENR na mas pinalapit na sa inyo!

29/08/2026

Baguio's waste management gets a major boost ♻️

A new facility will soon help Baguio City recover more waste, reduce landfill-bound waste, and lessen the need to haul residual waste outside the city.

Sec. Mitch Cuna led the awarding of the Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) for the Baguio City Central Materials Recovery Facility (CMRF) in Barangay Dontogan, marking a major step toward strengthening the city’s waste segregation, recovery, and reduction efforts.

Designed to process up to 150,000 tons annually, the CMRF will employ mechanized sorting, composting, and materials recovery systems to maximize resource recovery and reduce the volume of waste requiring disposal.

The project reflects the continuing partnership between DENR-CAR and the Baguio City Government in advancing more efficient, environmentally sound, and sustainable solid waste management.

How will the facility work? Read the full story below.

𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐑-𝐂𝐀𝐑 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐁𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐨 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐑𝐅, 𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐥-𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞

For decades, Baguio City has poured millions into hauling tons of trash out of the highlands and into far-off landfills. That costly, endless cycle is about to shift: with a new 150,000-ton annual capacity Central Materials Recovery Facility in Barangay Dontogan now granted its Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC), the city is finally positioning itself to process, segregate, and drastically reduce its urban waste right on home soil.

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources–Cordillera Administrative Region formally awarded the environmental clearance to the City Government Unit of Baguio recently. The ceremony was led by DENR Secretary Juan Miguel T. Cuna, Regional Executive Director Paquito T. Moreno, Jr., and Environmental Management Bureau Regional Director Jean C. Borromeo, with Baguio City Vice Mayor Faustino A. Olowan accepting the clearance on behalf of the local government.

According to a project brief submitted to the DENR-CAR, spanning 10,944 square meters, the mechanized sorting and recovery facility is engineered to process municipal waste through heavy-duty industrial machinery and strict environmental safeguards.

The site features a 1,600-square-meter main building with a 400-square-meter enclosed tipping floor fitted with PVC curtains, alongside a 968-square-meter structure designated for storage and plastic shredding.

Logistics and site safety are supported by dedicated truck landing and parking zones, 3,107 square meters of access roads, open work slabs, comprehensive drainage systems, and reinforced concrete-barrier retaining walls. To cushion its ecological footprint, 2,240 square meters of cleared land will be re-vegetated with endemic trees planted in a staggered grid.

Inside, the facility will deploy specialized equipment—including box feeders, debaggers, trommel screens, 10-ton composting units, air separators, illuminated sorting platforms, and hydraulic balers—to maximize materials recovery.

Air quality and odor control within the complex will be managed through high-capacity exhaust systems, bio enzymatic misters, HEPA-filter vacuums, and wet-packed scrubbers specifically engineered to neutralize hydrogen sulfide, ammonia, and methane emissions.

The CMRF’s primary goal is to improve waste segregation, recovery, and reduction hence its contribution in mitigating environmental impacts of urban waste on the city’s ecosystems and lowering costs for hauling services to external landfills, with its construction already under way.

As per the Baguio City Public Information Office (PIO), Baguio spends up to 200 million pesos annually just to haul the city’s residual waste to the Urdaneta City engineered sanitary landfill.

Beyond streamlining solid waste operations, the Central MRF offers Baguio City a clear path toward reducing its heavy waste management costs.

The ECC grant serves as DENR-CAR’s contribution to the committed partnership with the Baguio LGU in supporting sustainable waste management and local development. It is through initiatives like this that DENR-CAR upholds its core values in engaging with local communities and compliance clearances.

Apart from the ECC, the project has been issued with a Protected Area Management Board Clearance by the Marcos Highway Watershed Forest Reserve Protected Area Management Board.

29/08/2026

PANOORIN: Mula Enero hanggang Hulyo 2026, 55 illegal traders na ang naparusahan ng DENR dahil sa ilegal na kalakalan ng wildlife.

Alamin mula kay Atty. KC kung anu-ano ang ipinagbabawal ng batas at kung paano ka maaaring makapagreport ng mga paglabag.

28/08/2026

Keeping communities informed, prepared, and protected. DENR’s 24/7 Geohazards Operation Center provides real-time threat advisories to at-risk communities. Secretary Juan Miguel T. Cuna highlighted the Department's geohazard monitoring efforts during the DENR’s 2027 Budget Hearing at the House of Representatives.

28/08/2026

Bago ka magpatayo o mag-invest, siguraduhing legal at kwalipikado ang iyong ari-arian! Narito ang simple at opisyal na gabay sa pagkuha ng Land Classification (A&D) Status Certification.

Dahil sa bawat mahalagang desisyon sa lupa, tamang impormasyon ang unang hakbang! 📐📝

EnvironmentForLife

27/08/2026

Can technology help us understand where plastic moves and accumulates in the Pasig River? 🌊

An open-source digital twin prototype brings together satellite imagery, rainfall and water-level data, river hydraulics, infrastructure information, and waste surveys. It also uses AI to detect and classify floating plastic waste.

For the DENR, digital tools such as this can strengthen environmental planning and interagency coordination by providing a shared view of river conditions, pollution hotspots, and potential intervention areas.

Developed through an Asian Development Bank innovation challenge with government partners, the platform demonstrates how data, technology, and coordinated government action can support a more informed approach to tackling plastic pollution.

The Pasig River Digital Twin shows how shared geospatial data helps agencies identify pollution hotspots and coordinate action.

27/08/2026

Siguraduhing malinis at malinaw ang status ng iyong lupa.
Sundan ang step-by-step guide para sa pagkuha ng Lot Status Certification 👇📜

27/08/2026

The Ocean Environments Task Force (OETF) functions as the Department’s advisory body for harmonizing policy, decision-making, and scientific expertise on ocean environments governance. Operating through sustainable ocean planning and management, the OETF is tasked with driving the formulation and implementation of a comprehensive DENR-wide ocean environments policy.

For the Task Force, ensuring inclusive policy development means reflecting regional perspectives, and a Regional Consultation Workshop for the Luzon Cluster was undertaken on August 16–19, 2026, in Subic, Zambales. The outputs and insights gathered from this workshop directly support the OETF’s mission to establish integrated management frameworks and strengthen ocean governance nationwide.

26/08/2026

Kumpiskadong tabla, may bagong silbi

Sa Roxas, Palawan, 1,488.17 board feet ng kumpiskadong lumber ang inilaan ng DENR para sa pagkukumpuni ng tulay na ginagamit ng mga residente ng Purok Sambuton.

Sa halip na masayang, ang mga nakumpiskang forest products ay napakinabangan para sa isang lehitimong pangangailangan ng komunidad—mas maayos at mas ligtas na daanan para sa mga residente.

Read the full story through the link in the comment section below👇