Environmental Management Bureau Assistant Director Minda Osorio (seated, left) joins former DENR secretary HehersonT. Alvarez and wife Cecille (3rd and 2nd from left), National Press Club president Rolando Gonzalo (2nd from right) and COOP-NATTCO Party List Rep. Victor Bravo (right) and members of theLiga ng mgaBrodkasterssaPilipinas in the call to stop pollution during an ‘Interfaith, Intercultural Forum to Beat Air Pollution for a Healthy and Safe Nation’ held in observance of World Environment Day on June 5, 2019in Quezon City. ###

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Published: 10 June 2019

PEMSEA (Partnership in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia) Executive Director Aimee Gonzales (2nd from left) is awarded a certificate of appreciation by Biodiversity Management Bureau (BMB) Assistant Director Armida Andres (center) for serving as resource speaker during the culmination program for the Month of the Ocean, titled “Closing the Loop: Opportunities for Collaboration” held May 31, 2019 at the Manila Peninsula in Makati City. Also in photo are (L-R) Mr. Jose Angelito Palma, who served as a moderator for this portion of talks, and other resource speakers from non-government organizations, namely: Ms. Rocky Sanchez Tirona, vice president of RARE Philippines and Ms. Anna Oposa, executive director of Save Philippine Seas. Both were also awarded with certificates of appreciation by the event organizer, BMB. ###

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Published: 04 June 2019

DENR OIC Assistant Secretary and Biodiversity Management Bureau Director in concurrent capacity Ricardo Calderonawards the Certificate of Appreciation to Mr. Ed Sunico, vice president for sustainable business and communications of Unilever Philippines, for serving as resource speaker during the culminating activity for the Month of the Ocean, with theme “Closing the Loop: Opportunities for Collaboration,” held recently at the Manila Peninsula in Makati City. Sunico discussed the initiatives of Unilever Philippines to make the packaging of their products safe for the environment, such as the pilot testing of refilling stations for their shampoo products. He also revealed the company is targeting to shift to environment-friendly packaging by 2025. A study by Ocean Conservancy and McKinsey Center for Business and Environment indicated that the Philippines is among the top marine plastic polluters in the world. ###

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Published: 03 June 2019

Chef Rex Angelo Viray (2nd from right) of Wise Meals demonstrates how to cook “SinaingnaGalunggong” as Biodiversity Management Bureau (BMB) Assistant Director Armida Andres (2nd from right) looks on, during the “Samu’tSaringTikim Fair” held in consonance with the celebration of the International Day for Biological Diversity (IDBD) on May 22, 2019 at the Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Center in Quezon City. Viray emphasized that cooking can be “zero waste” as food wastes can be used for composting. Also in photo are the event’s emcee, Ms. Noelle Uy-Tuason (left) and Mr. David Simon Reyes (right). ###

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Published: 03 June 2019

Dr. Leila Africa, director of the Institute of Human Nutrition and Food at the University of the Philippines- Los Baños, gives a lecture on diet diversification on traditional and sustainable Filipino diets the celebration of International Day for Biological Diversity on May 22, 2019at the Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Center in Quezon City. In her lecture, Dr. Africa said that a person must eat nine servings of diverse fruits and vegetables to prevent heart diseases, while for cancer, it should be 7.5 servings. This year’s IDBD’s theme is: “Our Biodiversity, Our Food, Our Health.” ###

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Published: 31 May 2019