Browsing by Subject "watersheds"

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    • PH tapping Hungary’s treatment solution to rehabilitate Laguna Lake 

      Madelaine, Miraflor B. (Manila Bulletin, February 3, 2018, on page B-4)
      The Philippine government will tap Hungary’s treatment solution to rehabilitate Laguna Lake, the largest lake in the Philippines and the second largest inland freshwater lake in Southeast Asia. In line with the government’s ...

    • Phl is 6th extremely vulnerable to climate change 

      Agoot, Liza (Manila Bulletin, April 22, 2016, on page 15)
      Among 16 nations extremely vulnerable to climate change, the Philippines ranked 6th owing to it's archipelagic nature and it's location, according to the global risk advisor Maplecroft. This point was stressed further by ...

    • Planning initiatives for Laguna Lake: Part 2 

      Palafox, Felino A. Jr. (The Manila Times, May 23, 2019, on page A5-A6)
      Our aspiration to save Laguna Lake has been reignited. Last week, Secretary Roy Cimatu of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) invited to a meeting myself and representatives from the Laguna Lake ...

    • Plant trees to stall soil erosion 

      De Vera, Ellalyn B. (Manila Bulletin, December 3, 2015, on page 13)
      The government has urged farmers in Lanao del Sur to plant fruit-bearing trees and coffee at the Lake Lanao Watershed Reservation to address soil erosion in the area and effectively manage the watershed. Meanwhile, DA’s ...

    • President backs Lopez on closure of mine operations to protect watersheds 

      Kabiling, Genalyn D. (Manila Bulletin, February 10, 2017, on page 2)
      President Duterte is backing the country’s environment secretary to keep the precious watersheds “off limits” to destructive mining operations. Environment Secretary Regina Lopez affirmed that the closure of mining operations ...

    • Protecting the coast of Eastern Samar 

      Lagua, Benel D. (The Manila Times, March 10, 2017, on page B2-B3)
      Past supertyphoons Yolanda and Ruby have brought severe deforestation, and the mangrove forests in the province ha been damaged, needing rehabilitation. The mangrove will not only protect; it will restore the normal abundance ...

    • Quirino province taps Nestlé for watershed rehab PPP 

      (Malaya, August 30, 2013, on page A9)
      Nestlé Philippines, Inc. through its Creating Shared Value Program, the Nescafé Plan, participated in the watershed rehabilitation program of the province of Quirino through the Q-LiFE (Quirino Livelihood for Everyone) ...

    • Reforestation: not quantity but quality of trees 

      Primavera, J. H. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 14, 2013, on page A16)
      The Jan. 6 editorial (“Genuine growth”) was right on target in highlighting the urgency of reforestation efforts and the establishment of the National Greening Program (by Executive Order No. 23), under which millions of ...

    • Rehab set for watershed area in Isabela 

      Domingo, Leander C. (The Manila Times, February 1, 2018, on page B5)
      Located within the Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park, the Divilacan watershed in the forest-rich province of Isabela is one of the 29 priority sites in the national government’s Sustainable Integrated Area Development ...

    • Revenge of the river – 2 

      Mana-ay, Edgar (DailyGuardian, June 17, 2019, on page 4-5)
      In my first article, this writer pointed out that it is the people of Metro Iloilo who suffered the most because of the molasses contamination fiasco of Jalaur River caused by the criminal act of a sugar central. This ...

    • The right way? What Kaliwa Dam project means to those in the 'green' side 

      (Manila Bulletin, November 21, 2019, on page B-7)
      Amid ongoing contentions about the controversial Kaliwa Dam, environmental group Haribon Foundation reiterates that the solution to the water crisis is right in our midst – the restoration of Philippine forests. Haribon ...

    • Sarangani rolls out P 103-M watershed rehab project 

      (The Manila Times, April 10, 2019, on page D3)
      The provincial government of Sarangani recently rolled out a multi-million-peso rehabilitation project of the 7.9-hectare Saub watershed ecosystem in Maitum town. Dubbed as Watershed Ecosystem Rehabilitation and Flood Risk ...

    • Saub-Sarangani watershed rehab project rolls out 

      (Manila Standard, February 28, 2019, on page B4)
      The provincial government of Sarangani recently rolled out a multi-million peso rehabilitation project of the 7.9-hectare Saub watershed ecosystem in Maitum town. Dubbed as Watershed Ecosystem Rehabilitation and Flood Risk ...

    • Save Laguna de Bay 

      De Guzman, Sara Soliven (The Philippine Star, May 28, 2018, on page 12)
      Laguna de Bay is the largest lake in the Philippines and third largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia. It is surrounded by the provinces of Laguna and Rizal, and also Metro Manila (Pasig, Taguig and Muntinlupa). It is ...

    • Seeds of LOVE 

      (Malaya, April 26, 2019, on page A7)
      Fifty-five members of the RWM League of Volunteer Employees (LOVE) and their families recently held a tree-planting and environmental awareness activity at the La Mesa Nature Reserve in honor of Earth Day 2019. In addition ...

    • Ulian Watershed bags 'Prize on Blue Waters' 

      Nepomoceno, Jezza A. (Panay News, January 23, 2015, on page 3)
      For the second time, the Ulian Watershed in Lambunao town won the coveted Governor's Prize on Blue Waters, an award for the most sustainable and well-managed watershed. The Ulian Watershed proved that it has the most ...

    • USAID forges partnerships for watershed management 

      Talavera, Catherine (The Philippine Star, March 26, 2021, on page B7)
      The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched two partnerships on watershed management aimed at boosting access to clean and safe water and sanitation services in the Philippines. USAID had ...

    • Watershed delineation 

      Ocampo, Yas D. (Manila Bulletin, July 5, 2018, on page B-9)
      The Interface Development Interventions (IDIS) lauded the local government for earmarking P17 million for the ground delineation of the critical watershed areas here. Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio announced in Thursday's ...

    • watershed projects need investor 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, November 22, 2016, on page 13)
      There's a need to invest in preserving the river basins of Western Visayas, the top environmental official in the region said. "We're seeking investors both from the government and private sectors", said Jim Sampulna, ...

    • Watershed protection seen urgent 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 25, 2018, on page 1)
      The Philippines had joined the celebration of World Water Day on March 22 to raise awareness on the importance of water and the need to conserve this most basic resource. To mark World Water Day, the Metropolitan Waterworks ...