Press Release

Created on Thursday, 16 November 2023 13:05
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources – National Capital Region (DENR-NCR) has released the updated guidelines and criteria for judging for Gawad Taga-Ilog (GTI): Search for the Most Improved Estero in Metro Manila, an annual environmental competition among local government units (LGUs) in NCR.
Now in its fourth year, GTI will have an upgrade from new methodology and coverage to indicators. Its key message is “Transforming Communities through the Gawad Taga-Ilog program”...

Created on Wednesday, 11 October 2023 10:42
In a bustling metropolis like Metro Manila, who would have believed that migratory birds still find sanctuary in the National Capital Region concrete jungle’s different conservation sites—these are the Las Piñas – Parañaque Wetland Park (LPPWP), Manila Baywalk Dolomite Beach Roxas Boulevard in Manila City, Tanza Marine Tree Park (TMTP) in Navotas City, and BASECO Beach, Brgy. 649 in Manila City, and Barangay Tagalag and Malanday in Valenzuela City. They often stop briefly at these site...

Created on Monday, 25 September 2023 11:05
DENR National Capital Region led the volunteers in Metro Manila to be a part of the global movement for the ocean and #SeatheChange at Ocean Conservancy’s 38th International Coastal Cleanup (ICC), the world's largest volunteer effort to remove and record trash from lakes, waterways, and beaches.
“The International Coastal Cleanup shows us that every piece of trash we collect locally adds up globally. Taken together, we can all #SeaTheChange we make, and our ocean life sees a change, too,” sai...

Created on Tuesday, 01 August 2023 15:03
In celebration of World Ranger Day, on 31 July, DENR National Capital Region honors its Estero Rangers deployed in several waterways in Metro Manila.
DENR-NCR Regional Executive Director Jacqueline A. Caancan is very proud of the 1,394 Estero Rangers assigned to 488 out of 734 barangays along waterways in the region. “We, from the DENR National Capital Region, are truly proud and honored to have our Estero Rangers in wholeheartedly doing the enormous tasks in line to the continuous battle for...