Garcia cites Bataan mangrove-planting program

Garcia cites Bataan mangrove-planting program

Vice Governor Cris Garcia said one way of keeping the balance between environment and industry is through its mangrove-planting program and this is what the Provincial government of Bataan has been doing. The vice governor spoke before participants of the Media Tour of the Balanga Wetlands and Nature Park program hosted by Wetlands International Philippines […]

Wetlands International wants to recover mangrove lands

Wetlands International wants to recover mangrove lands

The Wetlands International Philippines, a non-profit entity concerned with the conservation and restoration of mangroves is now campaigning hard to get back 450 hectares of land in different parts of the country which used to be planted with mangroves but are now fish ponds or beach resorts. This was disclosed by Wetlands International during its […]

Gov Joet bolsters Bataan's resiliency program

Gov Joet bolsters Bataan’s resiliency program

“In this transition to a whole-of-society and systems approach to governance, we stand in solidarity with the Asia and Pacific Region as we fortify our resilience for sustained growth and security,” Gov. Jose Enrique S. Garcia III stated during the launch of the 2024 Asia Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (APMCDRR) at the […]

Bataan LGUs get environmental awards

Bataan LGUs get environmental awards

The Provincial Government of Bataan, Samal LGU, and Barangay San Antonio in Bagac town were recipients of environmental awards from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region 3. The award was given to Bataan province for its outstanding sustainability efforts in ecological solid waste management; Samal town for excellence in the operation of […]

GMEC inks deal with DENR, LGUs for mangrove protection in Bataan

GMEC inks deal with DENR, LGUs for mangrove protection in Bataan

GNPower Mariveles Energy Center Ltd. Co. (GMEC) inked a deal with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and Bataan local government units for mangrove propagation and protection. The project called Baka1Bataan is in partnership with the DENR, Provincial Government of Bataan, municipality of Orani, and Tubo-tubo Fisherfolks Association. The power company will provide […]

GMEC allots 7M Budget for Baka1Bataan

GMEC allots 7M Budget for Baka1Bataan

GNPower Mariveles Energy Center (GMEC) Ltd. Co. has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the Provincial Government of Bataan, Municipality of Orani, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), and Tubo-tubo Fisherfolks Association for the establishment of Baka1Bataan: an Orani Mangrove Adoption and Protection Project on June 14. The project is part of GMEC’s CSR […]

DENR launches Project TRANSFORM in Bataan

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources and private partners launched on Tuesday the newest integrated resilience and sustainability project for three municipalities of Bataan. The formal launch of the third edition of TRANSFORM (Transdiciplinary Approach towards Sustainability and Resilience through Multistakeholder Engagement) is a joint undertaking of the DENR, National Resilience Council, Peace and […]

Project TRANSFORM is now in Bataan

Project TRANSFORM was first launched in Ormoc City during DENR’s Multistakeholder forum in the Visayas and later in the three municipalities of Surigao del Norte. This time, DENR, together with its institution partners is bringing its integrated resilience and sustainability project in the province of Bataan. The activity dubbed as “Partnership for Project TRANSFORM”, a […]

Bataan takes a step closer to transformation

A partnership agreement was signed this morning, May 9, between the Provincial Government of Bataan (PGB) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) during the launching of Project Transform in pilot municipalities, namely Orion, Limay, and Mariveles, at the Bataan People’s Center. “The Province of Bataan has always been a model for other […]

Pre-launch ng Project Transform

Nitong nakaraang linggo ay nakipagpulong si Cong Abet Garcia sa matataas ng opisyal ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources ( DENR) para sa Pre- Launch ng Project Transform sa lalawigan. Ayon sa masipag na kinatawan ng Ikalawang Distrito, ang Project Transform ay naglalayon na pagtulungan ng mga ahensyang nasyonal, lalawigan, munisipalidad/ lungsod at mga […]