Sec. Loyzaga says DENR to continue efforts vs. climate change, other environmental issues

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00:00Department of Environment and Natural Resources or DENR Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga

00:06assured the agency will continue to take steps to mitigate the effects of climate change

00:11and other environmental issues for the welfare of Filipinos.

00:15This joined the House Committee on Appropriations budget hearing earlier today.

00:20The DENR under the 2025 National Expenditure Program has a budget allocation of more than

00:2626 billion pesos.

00:29For her part, Secretary Yulo-Loyzaga said one of the agency's focus for next year is

00:33on enhanced biodiversity conservation, Manila Bay Rehabilitation Program, and Intensified

00:40Forest Protection and Anti-Illegal Logging Program.

01:00Mr. Chair, while the funding are available to clean up rivers, creeks, and systems of

01:07garbage, there is a problem with the informal settlers there.

01:11So, we need to really address the source of the problem.

01:15We need to identify sites for these informal settlers because most of the source of the

01:20garbage in the rivers and estuaries are the informal settlers alone, residing alone in

01:26this river system.

01:27It is very difficult.