Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Gina L. Lopez (center) receives a token of appreciation from Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines (FINEX) President George Chua after speaking at the members’ meeting at the Fairmont Hotel in Makati City. Lopez presented the priority programs of the DENR under the Duterte administration, vowing to build stronger working ties with stakeholders while focusing on improving the quality of life of poor people through convergence with other agencies and civil society. Department of Budget and Management Secretary Benjamin Diokno (rear) was also a speaker at the event. ###

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Published: 21 July 2016

Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Gina Paz L. Lopez (with microphone) underscores the importance of convergence with other government agencies in the success of DENR’s environmental programs during the open forum of the Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines (FINEX) members’ meeting held Wednesday (July 21) at the Fairmont Hotel in Makati City. Joining Sec. Lopez to speak on President Duterte’s priorities is Department of Budget and Management Secretary Benjamin Diokno (2nd from left). The forum was moderated by FINEX officials Eduardo Francisco (left) and Grace Tiongco (right). ###

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Published: 21 July 2016

The Environmental Management Bureau, a line agency under the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has launched its first “solar project” on Wednesday (June 29, 2016) with former DENR Secretary Ramon J. P. Paje (inset, left) gracing the occasion along with Philippine National Oil Corp. Vice President Pedro Lite, Jr. and DENR Assistant Secretary Atty. Juan Miguel Cuna.  The solar panels, installed at the EMB Environmental Research and Laboratory Services Division building in partnership with PNOC, is expected to generate approximately 140,000 kWh of electricity per year or a savings of around P1.4 million per annum. ###

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Published: 05 July 2016

Outgoing Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Ramon J.P. Paje (right) hands over the DENR flag symbolizing the formal turnover of leadership to incoming Secretary Regina Paz L. Lopez (left) in simple ceremonies held on Friday at the DENR Social Hall in Quezon City.  Paje called on all employees to give Lopez twice the support they gave him during his six-year term in the Department. On the other hand, Lopez, a staunch environmentalist, said that decisions under her helm will be marked by integrity, public service and consideration for the common good. ###

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Published: 01 July 2016

Environment Secretary Ramon J.P. Paje (second from right) together with Chief Justice Reynato S. Puno (extreme left), representing the Environmental Heroes Foundation, Inc., and Fr. Pablito C. Malibiran (right), representing former Manila Archbishop Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales, award the plaque of heroism to the wife of the late Isidro L. dela Peña, Adelita and son Clyde, during awarding ceremonies for environmental heroes held June 29, 2016 at the DENR Social Hall in Quezon City. Dela Peña, a forester in DENR-Region 11, was gunned down in 2003 for his role in apprehending four container vans containing P1.4 million worth of illegally cut lumber at Sasa Wharf. ###

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Published: 30 June 2016