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DENR, partners reaffirm commitment to cleaner air Volume II, No. 17
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Info drive on ‘Eco Bag Law’ pushed in CDO
he Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and clean air advocates have reaffirmed their commitment to improving the country’s air quality and achieving the goals of the clean air law.
At the sixth annual Clean Air Forum held recently at the DENR’s head office in Quezon City, Undersecretary Analiza R. Teh said the government alone cannot solve the problem of air pollution and it needs to work with a diverse range of partners and the public to fulfill such gargantuan task. See air, page 7
PH, Australia set up landmark project to tap ‘blue capital’ QUEZON City - The Philippines and Australia have formally launched a landmark project that aims to quantify the value and market potential of the country’s coral reef and mangrove ecosystem services, also known as “natural blue capital.” Under the Capturing Coral Reef and Related Ecosystem Services (CCRES) project, the two countries
will work together to come up with innovative models for valuing mangrove, seagrass and coral reef ecosystem services with the potential to enhance the sustainability of marinebased enterprises and marine spatial planning in select coastal communities in the Philippines. The project launch, held See landmark, page 7
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PARTNERSHIP FOR CLEAN AIR - Department of Environment and Natural Resources
(DENR) Undersecretary Analiza Teh calls on the 200 clean air advocates who gathered at the DENR’s social hall for the 6th Annual Clean Air Forum to “measure the DENR’s performance” in the implementation of Republic Act No. 8749, otherwise known as the Philippine Clean Air Act, in light of policy gaps that the government, the private sector and civil society can jointly address through continuing dialogue and partnership. Also in photo are clean air advocate Mike Alunan and Partnership for Clean Air president Renato Pineda, Jr.
RDC 10 receives landmark outputs from Project Climate Twin Phoenix CAGAYAN de Oro City Acting Regional Development Council-X (RDC-X) Chair and National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Region
X Director, Engr. Leon M. Dacanay, Jr. received landmark outputs from Project Climate Twin Phoenix during a handover ceremony in Pasig City on July 3.
The outputs consisted of HLURB-approved supplemental guidelines in mainstreaming Climate and Disaster Risks in the See twin, page 7
CAGAYAN de Oro City is pushing for a vigorous infor mat ion dr ive t hat would pave the way to the full implementation of the “Eco Bag Ordinance” here. City Councilor Prexy Elipe, author of the Ordinance No. 12440-2012, known as the Environmental Fee Ordinance of 2012, said on Monday that the Ordinance requires owners of business establishments here to collect a pass through of P1.00 for each single-use carryout bags from the customers. The proceeds of the passthrough charge or plastic carryout bag fee shall be held in trust by the retail See law, page 7
PAGASA: PHL typhoon season on despite looming El Nino By Catherine J. Teves of Philippine News Agency
MisOrCareS - Usa ka bag-ong programa mahitungod sa panglawas
ang gilusad ubos sa administrasyon ni Gobernador Bambi Emano, nga mao ang MisOr Care System, kun MisOrCareS. Ang maong programa gipasiugda sugod niadtong ika-7 sa Hulyo sa nagkalain-laing munisipyo sa probinsya. (sa walang hulagway) Makita ang pagpanghatag sa MisOr Care access cards sa pagpanguna sa gobernador. Anaa usab sa pagpang-apod-apod sila Dr. Patricia Lim, Health Officer sa probinsya,
Mayor Enerito Acain sa Initao, Vise-Mayor Nenette Taroy sa Gitagum, Board Member Mercy Grace Acain sa probinsya ug Vise-Mayor Corazon Zayre sa Initao. (sa toong hulagway) Gipangunahan ni Misamis Oriental Gobernador Bambi Emano ang ribbon-cutting sa lungsod sa Manticao, Misamis Oriental diin usa sa mga lungsod nga nakadawat sa bag-ong programa sa probinsya. (Mga hulagway kuha ni Irene Dayo)
MANILA - Government expects the country to still experience tropical cyclones (TCs) and flooding during 2014’s second half despite the possible onset of the drought-driving El Nino phenomenon this year. “We expect an average of 13 to 16 TCs to develop or enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) from July to December,” Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) weather specialist Anthony Lucero See typhoon, page 7