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DENR NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION STAKEHOLDER AND PARTNERS FORUM: PAGGAWAD NG PAGKILALA SA MGA PARTNERS MULA SA ACADEME, CIVIL SOCIETY, NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AT PRIBADONG SEKTOR

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DENR NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION STAKEHOLDER AND PARTNERS FORUM PAGGAWAD NG PAGKILALA SA MGA PARTNERS MULA SA ACADEME CIVIL SOCIETY NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AT PRIBADONG SEKTOR
Tinipon ng DENR National Capital Region ang lahat ng mga samahan at tanggapan na naging katuwang nito sa pagpapatupad ng mga plano at programa para sa kapaligiran at likasyaman ng Metro Manila noong Huwebes, ika-16 ng Pebrero, 2023, sa Park Inn Hotel, North EDSA Quezon City.
Pinangunahan ni Regional Executive Director Jacqueline A. Caancan ang pagtitipon kasama ang kanyang Assistant Regional Directors na sina Manuel T. Escasura (Management Services) at Engr. Ignacio R. Almira, Jr. (Technical Services) at EMB-NCR Regional Director Atty. Michael Drake P. Matias.
Kabilang sa mga panauhing pandangal si Senador Cynthia A. Villar, tagapangulo ng Senate Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change, DENR Undersecretary for Field Operations - Luzon, Visayas and Environment, Atty. Juan Miguel T. Cuna; at EMB Director at concurrent OIC Assistant Secretary for Luzon and Visayas, Engr. Gilbert C. Gonzales.
Inilahad ni Director Caancan ang mga plano at programa ng tanggapan para sa 2023 at hiningi ang patuloy na pagsuporta ng mga dumalo para matiyak ang kaganapan nito. Naging okasyon din ito upang pormal na kilalanin ang kontribusyon ng mga dumalo sa pangangalaga ng kapaligiran at likasyaman ng rehiyon. Tiniyak naman ni Director Caancan mananatiling bukas sa partisipasyon ng lahat sa mga plano, programa at gawain ng tanggapan.
“Layon naming pagtibayin ang ating samahan at suporta sa isa’t-isa upang maging ganap na climate resilient at luntiang mga lunsod at pamayanan dito sa Metro Manila”, dagdag pa ni Director Caancan.

DENR NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION STAKEHOLDER AND PARTNERS FORUM: PAGGAWAD NG PAGKILALA SA 17 LOKAL NA PAMAHALAAN NG METRO MANILA

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DENR NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION STAKEHOLDER AND PARTNERS FORUM PAGGAWAD NG PAGKILALA SA 17 LOKAL NA PAMAHALAAN NG METRO MANILA
 
Tinipon ng DENR National Capital Region ang lahat ng mga samahan at tanggapan na naging katuwang nito sa pagpapatupad ng mga plano at programa para sa kapaligiran at likasyaman ng Metro Manila noong Huwebes, ika-16 ng Pebrero, 2023, sa Park Inn Hotel, North EDSA Quezon City.
Pinangunahan ni Regional Executive Director Jacqueline A. Caancan ang pagtitipon kasama ang kanyang Assistant Regional Directors na sina Manuel T. Escasura (Management Services) at Engr. Ignacio R. Almira, Jr. (Technical Services) at EMB-NCR Regional Director Atty. Michael Drake P. Matias.
Kabilang sa mga panauhing pandangal si Senador Cynthia A. Villar, tagapangulo ng Senate Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change, DENR Undersecretary for Field Operations - Luzon, Visayas and Environment, Atty. Juan Miguel T. Cuna; at EMB Director at concurrent OIC Assistant Secretary for Luzon and Visayas, Engr. Gilbert C. Gonzales.
Inilahad ni Director Caancan ang mga plano at programa ng tanggapan para sa 2023 at hiningi ang patuloy na pagsuporta ng mga dumalo para matiyak ang kaganapan nito. Naging okasyon din ito upang pormal na kilalanin ang kontribusyon ng mga dumalo sa pangangalaga ng kapaligiran at likasyaman ng rehiyon. Tiniyak naman ni Director Caancan mananatiling bukas sa partisipasyon ng lahat sa mga plano, programa at gawain ng tanggapan. “Layon naming pagtibayin ang ating samahan at suporta sa isa’t-isa upang maging ganap na climate resilient at luntiang mga lunsod at pamayanan dito sa Metro Manila”, dagdag pa ni Director Caancan.

I AM A TREE HUGGER

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I AM A TREE HUGGER
 
Bilang pakiki-isa sa kampanyang #PunoNgPagmamahal ng DENR Forest Management Bureau, binisita ng mga kawani ng Protected Area Management and Biodiversity Section (PAMBCS) sa ilalim ng Conservation and Development Division (CDD) ng DENR National Capital Region ang isa sa apat (4) na Heritage Trees ng rehiyon sa Amparo Nature Park sa Caloocan City at niyakap ito.
 
Makikita sa larawan ang Tangisang Bayawak (𝘍𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘴 𝘷𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘢 Blume), isang uri ng puno na katutubo o likas sa Pilipinas at ilan pang bansa sa Timog-Silangang Asya. Ganap na naisama ang punong ito sa Heritage Trees program ng DENR National Capital Region noong 2018, kasabay ang puno ng Antipolo (𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘱𝘶𝘴 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘪), Dita (𝘈𝘭𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘢 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘴), at Narra (𝘗𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘱𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘴) na matatagpuan din sa loob ng kilalang pasyalan.
Ang Heritage Trees ay isang programa ng DENR National Capital Region na naglalayong protektahan ang mga matatanda at malalaking puno sa Metro Manila na nagkaroon ng malaking bahagi sa kasaysayan at kultura ng isang lugar.
Balikan ang istorya ng pagkakahirang sa mga nasabing puno bilang Heritage Trees sa link na ito:

DENR NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION DISTRIBUTES TRASH BINS

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DENR NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION DISTRIBUTES TRASH BINS
The regional office of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in the National Capital Region (DENR NCR) on February 3, 2023, inked a memorandum of agreement with officials of 17 barangays, 2 local government unit offices, and the Northern Police District (NPD) for the distribution of trash bins in support of the Manila Bay Rehabilitation Program.
DENR National Capital Region Regional Executive Director Jacqueline A. Caancan led the signing of the MOA at the Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Center (NAPWC) in Quezon City. “We initially distributed 20 of 100 sets of trash bins to avoid a big crowd during the MOA signing, in keeping with existing public health protocols,” Caancan said. Each set comprises four (4) units of color-coded trash bins, green for biodegradable materials, black for non-biodegradable, red for recyclables, and yellow for hazardous waste.
Director Caancan expressed her gratitude for the “perfect” attendance of officials of recipient barangays despite their hectic schedules. She likewise attributed the success of last year’s implementation of the Manila Bay rehabilitation to the strong partnership with the local government units and the barangays. “We are just the enabler, providing support, but the greater effort is with the LGUs and barangays, especially in mobilizing the people. Your leadership is very critical at the grassroots level,” she said.
Caancan reported that the regional office distributed 20 paddle boats and 40 rickshaw trikes last year to barangays in support of their solid waste management programs. The paddle boats, she said, were intended to collect solid waste from the waterways near or within the jurisdiction of recipient barangays while the rickshaw trikes will be used to collect segregated waste from households that could not be reached by garbage trucks due to narrow alleys.
She also said that floating trash nets were installed by the regional office in 12 waterways in the cities of Marikina, Malabon, Caloocan, Valenzuela, San Juan, and the municipality of Pateros. Further, a 320-meter trash net/trap was mounted along the coast of Tanza Marine Tree Park (TMTP) in Navotas City while another 990-meter trash net was installed at the Las Piñas-Parañaque Wetland Park (LPPWP) to prevent pollution and human encroachment of protected areas.
The regional official urged the recipient barangays to closely coordinate with any of the four (4) Metropolitan Environmental Offices for technical assistance in their environmental protection and solid waste management programs.
The recipients of trash bins include Brgy. 177, Caloocan; Tonsuya, Malabon; Tanza Uno, Navotas; Arkong Bato, Valenzuela; San Nicolas and Sumilang, Pasig; Libis and San Bartolome, Quezon City; Brgy. 402, Manila; Pasadeña, San Juan; Tejeros, Makati; Brgy. 143, Pasay; Poblacion, Pateros; Talon Uno, Las Piñas; Sucat, Muntinlupa; Marcelo Green, Parañaque; and Western Bicutan, Taguig.
Aside from these barangays, the national government agency PNP-Northern Police District (NPD) received three (3) sets of trash bins while the City Environmental Management Office-Marikina (CEMO-Marikina) and Makati-Department of Environmental Services (Makati-DES) both received a set of trash bins.

DENR NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION LAUNCH PINAS: BASURA BUSTER (PBB)

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DENR NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION LAUNCH PINAS BASURA BUSTER PBB
 
DENR National Capital Region, through its Environmental Management Bureau-National Capital Region (EMB-NCR), Regional Strategic Communication and Initiatives Group (RSCIG), and Metropolitan Environmental Office-East (MEO-East), led the regional launching of Pinas: Basura Buster (PBB) Mascot and Basura Buster Mobile Game app on Tuesday, 31 January 2023 at Kalumpang Elementary School in Marikina City.
Around 300 Grade III students from ten (10) public elementary schools in Marikina City attended the event which was organized in partnership with the Schools Division Office (SDO) of the Department of Education-Marikina City and support from the Philippine Information Agency-National Capital Region (PIA-NCR).
Protected Area Management and Biodiversity Conservation Section (PAMBCS) chief and concurrent RSCIG head Christopher C. Villarin represented the regional office. He thanked SDO Marikina for co-organizing the event and their continuous support of the environmental education program of DENR National Capital Region.
PBB is DENR’s Solid Waste Management (SWM) mascot while Basura Buster is an android-based mobile game application. Both are intended to popularize the concept and practice of proper solid waste management among the youth and encourage waste segregation at home.
Apart from introducing PBB and the Basura Buster game app, the event also showcased a puppet show entitled “Inang Kalikasan” by the PIA Puppet Theater. The RSCIG likewise facilitated an interactive learning game called “Hiwalay kung Hiwalay” which asks the participants to identify the type of waste mentioned in by the game host.
SDO Marikina mobilized the Youth for Environment in Schools-Organization (YES-O) faculty advisers and student officials in support of the event.
Ms. Rishelle Guevarra, representing the School Governance and Operation Division (SGOD) of SDO Marikina, thanked the DENR National Capital Region. She also extended the wish of their office to renew the Memorandum of Agreement it inked with the regional office three years ago. “Since our partnership has been productive, our Schools Division Superintendent, Dr. Sheryll T. Gayola, wants to extend and strengthen our work together”, Guevarra said.
The SDO Marikina is one of the DepEd offices of Metro Manila that DENR National Capital Region has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on, among other things, urban greening and environmental education.
“The directive of our Regional Executive Director, Ms. Jacqueline A. Caancan on building partnerships has always been clear”, Mr. Villarin explained. “RED Caancan favors a whole-of-nation approach in resolving environmental issues. She believes that people should be involved in defining and finding solutions to our environmental woes, hence her instruction to us to actively seek and explore avenues for environmental partnership.”
DENR National Capital Region aims to launch PBB and Basura Buster game app in other cities and parts of Metro Manila as well.