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May 22 is International Day for Biodiversity
May is declared as Month of the Ocean per Proc.No. 57, S-1999
Attn: Information Technology Service Providers re DENR's Computerization of Land Records
Attn: Civil Society Organizations & Other Stakeholders re Budget Proposals for CY2013
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| 1-31 | Month of the Ocean, Theme: Buhay Dagat, Buhay Natin" (P.D. No. 57, S. 1999) |
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| 22 | International Day of Biodiversity, Theme: "Marine Biodiversity | Nationwide |
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HDPR Peace Statement
Saturday, 12 February 2011 11:40
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MESSAGE OF SECRETARY RAMON J.P. PAJE DURING CORAL TRIANGLE INITIATIVE HIGH-LEVEL FINANCIAL ROUND TABLE MEETING 3 MAY 2012
PHILIPPINE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION CENTER HONORABLE CHAIR, CT6 MINISTERS, HIS EXCELLENCIES, COLLEAGUES, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, GOOD AFTERNOON! AS AN ACTIVE PARTNER COUNTRY IN THE CORAL TRIANGLE INITIATIVE OR CTI, THE PHILIPPINES IS COMMITTES TO FULFILLING THE GOALS OF THE CTI REGIONAL PLAN OF ACTION. OUR NATIONAL PLAN OF ACTION HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED IN SITES STRATEGICALLY SELECTED BY THE NATIONAL CTI COORDINATION COMMITTEE, THE FIELD IMPLEMENTORS, OUR DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS AND ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS. AMONG THE MAJOR MILESTONES IN IMPLEMENTING OUR NATIONAL PLAN OF ACTION IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE WEST PHILIPPINE SEASCAPE, AS ONE OF CTI’S PRIORITY SEASCAPES. RESOURCE ASSESSMENTS HAVE BEEN CONDUCTED IN THIS AREA, ALONG WITH THE IDENTIFICATION OF THREATS AND VULNERABILITIES THAT ARE ESSENTIAL IN THE PREPARATION OF ITS MANAGEMENT PLAN.  Full article |
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SPEECH OF HIS EXCELLENCY BENIGNO S. AQUINO III, PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES DURING THE HIGH LEVEL PASIG RIVER DEVELOPMENT FORUM
(DELIVERED BY DENR SECRETARY RAMON J.P. PAJE) APRIL 24, 2012 ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK HEADQUARTER, MANDALUYONG CITY It is with great honor that I speak on behalf of the President today. Allow me to share his message with you. “Over a decade ago, the Pasig River was impassable due to water lilies and solid waste that clogged the waterway. The stench was unbearable; aquatic life was unimaginable given the conditions, and informal settlements outlined the whole length of the great river. A clean Pasig was a lost dream. We grow up to the stories of the elderly about the river that was filled with life. On Sundays, people swam; steamboats carrying tourists and vacationers streamed by; families picnicked by its banks while fathers fished. Imagine a Pasig River that was the source of livelihood and enjoyment for the people. Full article |
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WELCOME REMARKS OF SECRETARY RAMON J.P. PAJE
Global Conference on Land-Ocean Connections (GLOC)
23-25 January 2012 • Shangri-La Hotel, Mandaluyong City DISTINGUISHED DELEGATES TO THIS GLOBAL CONFERENCE ON LAND-OCEAN CONNECTIONS AND OTHER PARTICIPANTS, PARTICULARLY THOSE FROM OTHER COUNTRIES, WELCOME TO THE PHILIPPINES! FIRST, ALLOW ME TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF BACKGROUND ON MY COUNTRY. LYING AT THE APEX OF THE CORAL TRIANGLE, THE PHILIPPINES SHARES THE ABUNDANCE OF THE WORLD’S CENTER OF MARINE BIODIVERSITY. THE PHILIPPINES, WITH ITS GEOGRAPHICAL ISOLATION, DIVERSE HABITATS AND HIGH RATES OF ENDEMISM, IS ONE OF THE 18 MEGABIODIVERSITY COUNTRIES, WHICH TOGETHER CONTAIN TWO-THIRDS OF THE EARTH’S BIODIVERSITY AND ABOUT 70 TO 80 PERCENT OF THE WORLD’S PLANT AND ANIMAL SPECIES. Full article |
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PHILIPPINE MINERALS: BECKONING THE WORLD’S RESPONSIBLE MINERS/INVESTORS
BY SECRETARY RAMON J.P. PAJE
ASIA MINING CONGRESS 2011 APRIL 6, 2011, SINGAPORE DISTINGUISHED GUESTS, SPEAKERS, PARTICIPANTS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, GOOD MORNING! LET ME START BY SHOWCASING THE ABOVE-GROUND AND MARINE JEWELS THAT COMPRISE THE PHILIPPINES – --AN ARCHIPELAGO OF 7,107 ISLANDS, HOME TO 94 MILLION FILIPINOS;--LUSH RAINFORESTS AND EXTENSIVE COASTLINES THAT ARE HABITATS TO A DIVERSE RANGE OF FLORA AND FAUNA; -- ONE OF THE WORLD’S 18 MOST BIOLOGICALLY MEGA-DIVERSE COUNTRIES;--WITH AROUND 1,100 SPECIES OF LAND VERTEBRATES, INCLUDING OVER 100 MAMMALIAN SPECIES AND 170 BIRD SPECIES NOT THOUGHT TO EXIST ELSEWHERE;--RICH SEAS ENCOMPASSING SOME 2.2 MILLION SQUARE KILOMETERS (850,000 SQUARE MILES), FORMING A DYNAMIC PART OF THE CORAL TRIANGLE. Full article |
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MESSAGE OF DENR SECRETARY RAMON J.P. PAJE DURING THE LAUNCH OF THE ASEAN BIODIVERSITY OUTLOOK
SECRETARY RAMON J.P. PAJE
Dusit Thani Hotel, March 23, 2011 (Delivered by Undersecretary Demetrio L. Ignacio) YOUR EXCELLENCIES, FRIENDS FROM THE BUSINESS, MEDIA AND NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS, FELLOW WORKERS IN CONSERVATION, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. ASEAN IS A REGION THAT WE CAN ALL BE PROUD OF. IT IS RICH SN NATURAL RESOURCES. OUR REGION COMPRISE ONLY 3% OF THE WORLD'S LAND AREA, BUT IS HOME TO 20% OF ALL PLANT AND ANIMAL SPECIES OR BIODIVERSITY, ON EARTH. THREE OF THE 18 MEGA DIVERSE COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD CAN BE FOUND INASEAN - INDONESIA, MALAYSIA AND THE PHILIPPINES. THESE COUNTRIES ARE ALSO PART OF THE CORAL TRIANGLE, CONSIDERED THE RICHEST MARINE AREA IN THE WORLD. MAJORITY OF THE SPECIES IN THE REGION ARE UNIQUE AND CANNOT BE FOUND ANYWHERE ELSE. ITS BIODIVERSITY IS FULL OF SUPERLATIVES...THE BIGGEST, THE SMALLEST, THE TALLEST, THE SHORTEST, THE LARGEST AND LEANEST, THE MEANEST AND THE MOST DOCILE. Full article |
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WOMEN’S MONTH SPEECH
SECRETARY RAMON J.P. PAJE
DENR07 March 2011 (Delivered by Assistant Secretary Analiza R. Teh) GOOD MORNING TO EVERYONE AND HAPPY WOMEN’S MONTH! THIS YEAR’S THEME FOR THE WOMEN’S MONTH IS “MAGNA CARTA OF WOMEN, PHILIPPINE CEDAW – IN SUPPORT OF THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS.” MEDYO MABIGAT PO ANG THEME BECAUSE THERE ARE THREE IMPORTANT ELEMENTS – ONE IS OUR COMMITMENT TO AN INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT – CEDAW OR THE CONVENTION ON THE ELIMINATION OF ALL FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN; SECOND IS THE PHILIPPINE COMPLIANCE WITH THAT AGREEMENT – R.A. 9710 OR THE MAGNA CARTA OF WOMEN; AND THIRD, THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS OR MDGs, GOAL SEVEN OF WHICH PERTAINS TO “ENSURING ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY.” Full article |
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MESSAGE OF PRES.BENIGNO S. AQUINO III DURING THE 57TH ANNUAL NATIONAL MINE SAFETY & ENV'T CONFERENCE
EXCELLENCE BENIGNO S. AQUINO III
PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES 57TH ANNUAL NATIONAL MINE SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT CONFERENCE CAMP JOHN HAY CONVENTION CENTER, BAGUIO CITY NOVEMBER 20, 2010 (Delivered by DENR Secretary Ramon J.P. Paje) Magandang umaga po sa ating lahat. Isang karangalan po ang maging kinatawan ng Pangunlng Benigno S. Aquino III sa pagtitipong ito. Hayaan po ninyong ibahagi ko sa inyo ang kanyang mensahe. Full article |
SUSTAINING GROWTH IN THE PHILIPPINE MINING INDUSTRY
HON. RAMON JP PAJE
Secretary Department of Environment and Natural Resources DISTINGUISHED GUESTS, FELLOW MEMBERS OF THE CABINET, OFFICERS OF THE CHAMBER OF MINES OF THE PHILIPPINES, COLLEAGUES IN GOVERNMENT AND IN THE MINING INDUSTRY, FRIENDS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, GOOD MORNING. Full article |
THE PHILIPPINE RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE
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Hon. Ramon J.P. Paje Secretary, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (Keynote address delivered during the Muslim Asso. for Climate Change Action (MACCA) Roundtable Discussion, held on Sept. 7, 2010 at Imperial Palace Suites, Quezon City, Philippines.) Former Senator Dr. Santanina T. Rasul, Former Sec. Amina Rasul, Hon. Sen Loren Legarda, Sec. Heherson Alvarez, Prof. Nereus Acosta, to all Officers and Members of the Muslim Association for Climate Change, and participants to this Round-Table Discussion, MAKA-DIOS, MAKA-BAYAN, AT MAKAKALIKASANG BATI SA INYONG LAHAT.. Full article |
KICK-OFF PROGRAM FOR THE OZONE MONTH AND LAUNCHING OF MAC-TEST FOR THE OZONE LAYER
Published: Thursday, Sep. 02, 2010 (4:42 PM)
1 SEPTEMBER 2010
DENR COMPOUND, VISAYAS AVENUE, DILIMAN, QUEZON CITY KEYNOTE SPEECH* HON. RAMON J. P. PAJE SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES (RECOGNITION OF PRESENT OFFICIALS) THE 1987 MONTREAL PROTOCOL IS RECOGNIZED AS A PRIME EXAMPLE OF SUCCESSFUL COOPERATION BETWEEN NATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS AMONG GOVERNMENTS, INDUSTRIES, CIVIL SOCIETIES, ACADEME AND CITIZENS. AS A MEMBER-COUNTRY, WE COMMITTED TO GRADUALLY REDUCE AND EVENTUALLY ELIMINATE EIGHT GROUPS OF OZONE-DEPLETING SUBSTANCES (ODS) FOLLOWING A STEP-WISE REDUCTION SCHEDULE. Full article |
NEWS
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Solid waste experts from Phl, Korea discuss recycling tech |
 Solid waste management experts in the country met with their counterparts from Korea today (May 16) at the Discovery Suites in Ortigas Center, Pasig City, to discover and learn more about state-of-the-art and environment-friendly recycling technologies developed by Koreans.The workshop, jointly organized by the DENR, through its Environmental Management Bureau (EMB), and the R&D Center for Valuable Recycling (RCVR) of Korea, sought to introduce the technologies developed by the RCVR to the Philippine central and local governments, research institutes, the academe and related industries and associations. >> more |
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