Browsing by Author "De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn"

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    • DENR clearing Laguna Lake of fish pens 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, January 28, 2017, on page 8)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) began the other day a massive clearing of illegal structures in Laguna de Bay. Two weeks have passed since the DENR issued a final notice to operators of fish pens ...

    • DENR firming up Boracay environmental protection 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, October 14, 2018, on page 8)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will strictly enforce environmental rules and guidelines as the dry run for the reopening of famed Boracay Island gets underway on Monday. DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu ...

    • DENR inaugurates solar-powered sewage plant near Manila Bay 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, August 1, 2020, on page 2)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Thursday unveiled a solar-powered sewage treatment plant (STP) to help address the problem with household wastewater discharge that contributes to the pollution ...

    • DENR lauds Boracay folks’ support of rehab initiatives 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, April 30, 2018, on page 4)
      Boracay residents and stakeholders showed overwhelming support and cooperation as the six-month rehabilitation of the famed beach destination got underway last week, according to the Department of Environment and Natural ...

    • DENR mobilizing communities in cleaning esteros and rivers draining into Manila Bay 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, March 1, 2019, on page 1-6)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is taking the Manila Bay rehabilitation works down to the esteros and rivers draining into the bay. On March 31, simultaneous cleanup of Manila Bay tributaries, ...

    • DENR orders closure of Snake Island in Palawan 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn; Miraflor, Madelaine B. (Manila Bulletin, August 23, 2018, on page B8)
      The Ecosystems and Research Development Bureau (ERDB) has urged local government units (LGUs) to demarcate no-fishing zones in coral bleached Snake Island in El Nido, Palawan to allow the coral reefs to fully recover. The ...

    • DENR orders construction of new sewerage treatment plants in Boracay 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, May 23, 2018, on page 14)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and major business establishments in Boracay have agreed to immediately construct sewerage treatment plants (STPs) to address the illegal discharge of wastewater ...

    • DENR probes Manila Bay discoloration 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Tempo, March 31, 2020, on page 2)
      Authorities are now looking into the possible liability of hotels and establishments surrounding the Manila Bay a er discoloration on the waterbody was observed last week. "We suspect that this sudden color change from the ...

    • DENR puts crushed dolomite boulders on Manila baywalk 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Tempo, September 5, 2020, on page 5)
      An official of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) clarified that crushed “dolomite boulders” and not the “white sand” will be used to fill the 500-meter stretch of the baywalk as part of the Manila ...

    • DENR to ban single-use plastic in Boracay 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, June 14, 2018, on page 6)
      The government could soon ban the single use of plastic items in Boracay Island. Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Roy Cimatu is “seriously considering” this to address the growing garbage problem in the island. ...

    • DENR to plant bamboo trees along Cagayan River banks to mitigate flooding 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, December 3, 2020, on page 3)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is set to plant bamboo trees along the banks of the Cagayan River to help mitigate flooding in communities that were submerged during the onslaught of typhoon ...

    • DENR urged to revoke ECCs issued to three Manila Bay reclamation projects 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, February 13, 2019, on page 1-4)
      Three Manila Bay reclamation projects already issued with environment compliance certificates (ECCs) are located at the southern part of the bay which was already declared by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources ...

    • DENR vows to enforce environmental laws, regulations aggressively 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, January 6, 2019, on page 2)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has vowed to be more aggressive in enforcing environmental laws and regulations in 2019 to sustain the momentum generated by the rehabilitation of Boracay Island ...

    • DENR: From Boracay rehab success to 'Battle for Manila Bay' cleanup 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, December 26, 2019, on page 2)
      Bolstered by the success of the Boracay Island rehabilitation in 2018, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) took on a bigger challenge in 2019 – to bring Manila Bay back to life. “The year 2019 was a ...

    • DENR: Manila Bay establishments should connect to STPs 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, April 22, 2019, on page 1-6)
      All establishments within the Manila Bay region are now required to connect to existing sewer lines or set up their own sewerage treatment plants (STP) to ensure that wastewater is properly collected and treated. Department ...

    • Dredging of Tullahan-Tinajeros river system starts 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, February 24, 2020, on page 7)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will begin to dredge on Monday, February 24, a portion of the Tullahan- Tina- jeros River System from Malabon to Navotas to remove sediments that degrade the water ...

    • DSWD eyes ₱4.6-B intervention plan for El Niño-affected farmers, fisher folks 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, May 13, 2019, on page 7)
      The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has proposed a P4.6-billion intervention plan to assist some 274,000 fisherfolk-families being affected adversely by the El Niño. The proposed interventions to be ...

    • Fishermen's group to gov't: Reform fishing laws, address registration woes 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, January 8, 2018, on page 4)
      A fishermen’s group blamed the dwindling catch in municipal waters to the provisions of the amended Fisheries Code under the Republic Act 10654, including the registration and licensing schemes. The Pambansang Lakas ng ...

    • Fishers group: Thriving reefs one reason to save Manila Bay 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, May 3, 2019, on page 2)
      A local fisherfolk group cited the recent discovery of thriving coral reefs as another reason to protect Manila Bay from massive reclamation projects. “It is crystal clear that Manila Bay is alive and well; it is still the ...

    • Fishpen operators blamed for massive fish kill in Taal Lake 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, November 13, 2018, on page 2)
      A local fisherfolk group blamed fishpen operators in Taal Lake for the massive fish kill in the Lake, which affected P5-million worth of tilapia. The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) said ...