Environment Secretary Roy A. Cimatu (right) greets Ola Almgren, Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to the East Asian Seas Congress 2018 at the Iloilo Convention Center in Iloilo City. The UNDP assists the Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA) in implementing strategies to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which is a plan of action focused on people, the planet, and prosperity. Also in photo are: DENR Undersecretary for Climate Change Service and Mining Concerns Atty. Analiza Rebuelta-Teh (to Cimatu’s right) and DENR Undersecretary for Solid Waste Management Benny D. Antiporda (behind Cimatu). ###

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Published: 28 November 2018

Participants and delegates to the three-day East Asian Seas (EAS) Congress 2018 at the Iloilo Convention Center are treated to a wide array of photos and informative materials, including audio-visual materials, showcasing the richness of the marine and coastal ecosystems and communities in East Asia. The exhibit area was officially opened Tuesday, Nov. 27, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony led by (from left) United Nations Development Programme Resident Representative Ola Almgren (in cream suit), Partnership in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA) Executive Director Aimee Gonzales, Overall International Conference and congress chair Chua Thia-Eng, Department of Environment and Natural Resources Undersecretary Rodolfo Garcia, and EAS Partnership Council chair Antonio La Viña. The exhibit will run up to Nov. 30, 2018. ###

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Published: 28 November 2018

Mr. George Oliver dela Rama (center, on blue suit), head of the Public Information, Advocacy and Tourism Division of the Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC), and Ms. Merliza Bonga (right of dela Rama), head of the PRRC’s Environmental Management Division, share their success for winning the 1st Asian River prize award last October 16, 2018, with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). Dela Rama cited the support extended by the environment department in the rehabilitation of the Pasig River during a tour of the historic river by the DENR’s youth desk officers led by Ms. Maria Magnolia Danganan (left of Dela Rama) . ###

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Published: 21 November 2018

Local government leaders and representatives strike a pose with DENR Undersecretary for Solid Waste Management and LGU Concerns Benny D. Antiporda (in white shirt and eyeglasses) after receiving the resolutions of the National Solid Waste Management Commission approving their respective 10-year Solid Waste Management Plans on October 30, 2018 at Icon Hotel in Quezon City. According to Antiporda, the DENR will strictly monitor the implementation of the plans by the local government. ###

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Published: 13 November 2018

Environment Undersecretary Benny Antiporda (left) hands over the resoultion approving the solid waste management plan (SWMP) of the Municipality of Ubay in Bohol to Mayor Constantino Reyes (right) during the en banc meeting of the National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC) on October 30, 2018 in Quezon City. Reyes is one of the 67 local government unit (LGU) leaders whose SWMP have been given the go-signal by the NSWMC. Antiporda said the Commission is bent on fast-tracking the approval of the 10-year SWMPs submitted by more than 1,600 cities and municipalities across the country.” Also in the photo are the members of the NSWMC. ###

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Published: 12 November 2018