FOR STAKEHOLDER'S COMMENTS: Draft Environmental and Social Assessment Report for the Integrated Persistent Organic Pollutants (IPOPS) Management Project. Please send your comments to: Angelita Brabante, Project Coordinator (angelita_brabante@yahoo.com) or Emmanuelita Mendoza (millete04@yahoo.com) download Draft ESA Report
Newly appointed Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Eleazar Quinto (2nd from left) gladly accepts from outgoing DENR Secretary Lito Atienza (in floral shirt) the DENR flag during the turn-over ceremony at the DENR Social Hall in Quezon City. Atienza recently resigned from his post as DENR chief to prepare for this year’s mayoralty race in Manila. The former undersecretary for field operations during Atienza’s term, Quinto in his acceptance speech urged all DENR employees to be “environment and natural resources multipliers” and “practicing environmentalists”. Secretary Quinto also laid out his plans to improve the department’s training academy as part of his initial program. Also in photo are (from left): DENR Undersecretaries Demetrio Ignacio, Ramon Paje, Manuel Gerochi and Teresita Castillo.
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Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Lito Atienza awarded on Wednesday (Dec. 16) eight companies with exemplary environmental
performance with the “DENR Seal of Approval” in a simple ceremony held at
the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Quezon City. On hand to receive the awards for their companies include business tycoon
Dr. Lucio Tan for Absolut Distillers Inc.; Facilities Manager Robin Batacandolo
for Analog Devices-General Trias; Vice-President and Corporate Environment Officer Jess Reyes for Nestle Phils., Inc.-Cabuyao Factory; Sr. Vice-President for Corporate Affairs Edith de Leon for Nestle Phils., - Lipa Factory; Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) Manager Noel Pabilona for Manager Noel Pabilona for ON Semiconductor; EHS Manager Anne Ambay for PSI Technologies; EHS Manager Liza Beronio for STMicroelectronics, Inc.; and Facilities Manager Lloyd Magat for Vishay Philippines. read more
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ANNOUNCEMENT Per DAO 2009-14, effective 14 December 2009, all new ECC and CNC applications for projects within the following areas shall be processed at the following EMB Regional Offices
