Browsing by Subject "dredging"

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    • Chinese dredger a report offender? House probe sought 

      Aurelio, Julie M. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 31, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate, the deputy minority leader of the House of Representatives, on Saturday said he would seek an inquiry into Chinese dredging operations in the country following the seizure of a ...

    • Cleanup intensifies in Tullahan River 

      (Daily Tribune, January 9, 2021, on page B16)
      Multinational conglomerate San Miguel Corporation (SMC) is now setting its sights to intensify its dredging operations at the Tullahan-Tinajeros River System in the first two quarters of the year before the rainy season ...

    • Coast Guard insists dredger is Chinese 

      Santos, Tina G. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 5, 2021, on page A9)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Thursday insisted that the dredger seized last week because of its “illegal and unauthorized presence” in Philippine waters is a Chinese company-owned vessel. “Upon verification, the PCG ...

    • Coast Guard seizes Chinese dredger for illegal entry 

      Ramos, Marlon; Refraccion, Greg; Aglibot, Joanna Rose; Visaya, Villamor Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 30, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) seized a Chinese dredger for “illegal and unauthorized presence” in Philippine waters more than a year after it was cleared to leave the country, the Coast ...

    • Coliform sa Manila Bay, bumaba 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Balita, December 29, 2020, on page 3)
      Isang makabuluhang pagbaba ng fecal coliform ang naitala sa Manila Bay, partikular sa Baywalk area, Estero de San Antonio Abad, at Baseco Beach, ayon sa Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). Sa Baywalk, ...

    • Corals and garbage 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 28, 2015, on page A16)
      Recent reports present a rash of problematic incidents regarding the Philippines’ natural resources, foremost among which is China’s expansive seabed dredging in the disputed Spratlys—a reckless and dangerous move that is ...

    • Creating sustainable future for West PH Sea 

      Neilson, Trevor (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 22, 2020, on page A7)
      Last month, four medium-range missiles, launched by China’s military from that country’s mainland, were fired into the waters between the disputed Paracel Islands and the southern island-province of Hainan, according to ...

    • DA pushes dredging of rivers, tree farming 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times, January 10, 2019, on page A7)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) has announced that it would focus more on tree farming nationwide this year as well as dredging of the country’s major rivers to address landslides, flooding and soil erosion, which were ...

    • Dagupan river gets thumbs up from academe 

      Visperas, Eva (The Philippine Star, December 22, 2016, on page B-5)
      A team from the University of the Philippines’ Marine Science Institute (UPMSI) checked on the river tributaries here and came away impressed with the “live artery of the city." “Reconnaissance Survey of the River System” ...

    • Demolition of illegal fish pens starts in Dagupan 

      Cardinoza, Gabriel; Sotelo, Yolanda (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 12, 2010, on page A8)
      The city government last week began dismantling illegal fishing structures in its river systems to demonstrate that it was serious in enforcing its fishery ordinance. "It's now or never," said Mayor Benjamin Lim, who led ...

    • DENR turns over Marikina River rehab project to DPWH 

      Marcelo, Elizabeth (The Philippine Star, March 14, 2022, on page 10)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) recently turned over to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) the Task Force Build Back Better’s Marikina River rehabilitation project to ensure its ...

    • DENR OKs dredging of Cagayan River: Sandbars in 19 priority sites to be removed to ease water flow as gov’t seeks long-term solution to flooding in Cagayan Valley 

      Enano, Jhesset O. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 8, 2020, on page A10)
      Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu has given the green light to dredge several sandbars along Cagayan River in a bid to widen the country’s longest river after the widespread flooding caused by Typhoon “Ulysses” (international ...

    • DENR promises results in 100 days of dredging Cagyan River sandbanks 

      Yang, Angelica Y. (BusinessWorld, February 3, 2021, on page S1/6)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said Tuesday that it hopes to reduce flooding during the next rainy season via the dredging of the Cagayan River, with operations to initially focus on three ...

    • DENR requests additional funds for river dredging 

      Yang, Angelica Y. (BusinessWorld, August 27, 2021, on page S1/2)
      Environment Secretary Roy A. Cimatu has asked the budget department for an additional P4.65 billion to buy new dredging equipment to be used in removing sandbars from the Bicol and Cagayan River basins. Some P1.45 billion ...

    • DENR seeks private firms' help in Manila Bay cleanup 

      Villanueva, Rhodina (The Philippine Star, March 2, 2020, on page 14)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has asked more private firms to include in their corporate social responsibility programs the cleanup of Manila Bay. Saying the DENR cannot rehabilitate Manila Bay ...

    • DENR steps up bamboo planting on select riverbanks 

      Mayuga, Jonathan L. (BusinessMirror, February 18, 2021, on page A4)
      The government’s reforestation effort along selected rivers in the Philippines with various bamboo species is now in full swing, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has reported. Environment Secretary ...

    • DENR stops beach excavation in Northern Samar 

      Enano, Jhesset O. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 10, 2020, on page A11)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has stopped the excavation of a sand embankment along a beach area in Bonbon town in Northern Samar province, following objections from local residents who feared ...

    • DENR taps two firms to dredge Cagayan River 

      Mayuga, Jonathan L. (BusinessMirror, December 11, 2020, on page A5)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is tapping two companies to undertake the massive rehabilitation of the Cagayan River, the country’s largest river. In a news statement, the DENR announced that ...

    • DENR targets full dredging of Cagayan River sandbar next year 

      Añago, Bianca Angelica D. (BusinessWorld, November 2, 2021, on page S1/10)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said it is aiming to complete the dredging of the 134.7-hectare sandbar of the Cagayan River by the first quarter of 2022. In a news release on Monday, DENR Secretary ...

    • DENR to begin dredging of Bicol River on March 23 

      Yang, Angelica Y. (BusinessWorld, March 22, 2021, on page S1/6)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said that it will begin dredging on Tuesday a section of the 94-kilometer Bicol River to restore the river’s natural flow rate and minimize flood risk. In a statement ...