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Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)

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The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is the primary agency for protecting, maintaining, developing, and exploiting the nation’s environment and natural resources, particularly forest and grazing lands, mineral resources, especially those in reserve and watershed areas, and public domain holdings. It must ensure the proper use of these resources as well as environmental protection in the context of long-term development.

The DENR traces its roots to mining agencies created under Spanish rule as early as 1837. Management of natural resources was handled by the Public Welfare Department during the Philippine revolutionary government, then initially by the Interior Department under the American occupation, until a department for that purpose was created in 1916. It underwent numerous changes until 1987, when the current DENR was established.

The department is led by the Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources, who is appointed by the President and confirmed by Congress through the Commission on Appointments.

Acronym DENR
Legal Mandate Executive Order No. 131 (1987)
Date Established June 10, 1987
Headquarters DENR Bldg., Visayas Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City
Website https://www.denr.gov.ph/

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Budget of the Department
*comprises —% of the total national budget
P 29,466,565,000
Breakdown of the Budget

The total amount reflected above includes all automatically appropriated funds but excludes unprogrammed appropriations for the selected year.

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DENR budget by programs and operating unit

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Operating Division
Operating Unit
Program Activity Project
Object of Expenditure
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Amount

NOTE: This data was extracted from the General Appropriations Act (GAA) spreadsheet file published by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM). No processing was performed other than renaming the columns for clarity. Operating units listed in the table are limited to the regional or provincial office responsible for the implementation.

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