Browsing by Subject "environmental legislation"

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    • About the Boracay closure 

      Larawan, Lucell (The Daily Guardian, April 30, 2018, on page 7)
      The famous island, one of the world’s top destinations for relaxation, has just closed for environmental issues that president Duterte highlighted a while ago. The coliform level in one of its barangays has reached an ...

    • Activities restricted at new marine reserve 

      PIO Guimaras; PN (Panay News, August 22, 2017, on page 3-14)
      Under Municipal Ordinance No. 004-2017, the MPA is from the village’s Sitio Casita to Sitio Balingasag spanning 24.49633 hectares. Within the core zone of the MPA, fishing of any kind or manner or collecting of shellfish ...

    • Addressing the plastic problem 

      Angara, Sonny (Panay News, September 13, 2019, on page 10-14)
      The problem with plastic materials is that many of them last forever. While some types are considered biodegradable, many require industrial-level processes to be recycled or broken down to harmless materials. Plastics ...

    • Again, on solid waste management 

      Aspillera, Dahli (Malaya, July 23, 2018, on page B5)
      Following the habagat for Southwest monsoon rains that flooded many parts of Metro Manila this week, a team from the group Basura Patrol went to the Manila Bay area and found plastic bags, straws, and other disposables, ...

    • Aklan gov, 16 others face graft, admin raps over Boracay neglect 

      Ong, Czarina Nicole O.; Chavez, Chito A. (Manila Bulletin, June 28, 2018, on page 1-4)
      Graft and administrative charges were filed by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Wednesday before the Office of the Ombudsman against Aklan Governor Florencio Miraflores, Malay Mayor Ciceron ...

    • Alarm sounded on illegal online wildlife trade 

      Torregoza, Hannah L. (Manila Bulletin, December 28, 2018, on page 4)
      Senator Nancy Binay has filed a resolution urging the Senate to probe the rising illegal online wildlife trade in the Philippines, saying the country’s environmental laws should be strictly enforced even through the Internet. ...

    • Alcohol plant faces fines for fish kill 

      Orejas, Tonette (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 7, 2017, on page A14)
      An alcohol fermenting plant faces penalties following the spill of 46,000 liters of molasses that was initially ruled as the cause of the fish kill downstream of the Pampanga River on Sept. 20. Lormelyn Claudio, director ...

    • Aliping rejects watershed rehab 

      See, Dexter A. (Manila Standard, January 30, 2015, on page B7)
      A lawmaker accused of cutting trees and making excavations inside the Sto. Tomas watershed turned down demands by forestry and environment officials to repair the damages he allegedly caused in the area, a lawyer for the ...

    • Arroyo moved to save Boracay; Aquino made it a cesspool 

      Tiglao, Rigoberto (The Manila Times, April 4, 2018, on page A1-A6)
      After more than two years of study and on-the-ground investigation by various Cabinet members, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo made a bold move to prevent Boracay from further environmental degradation even if it would ...

    • Back to the sea for trapped turtles 

      Calawag, Flord (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 16, 2015, on page A10)
      Rain suddenly poured at the break of dawn as 20 students and two instructors boarded the four-layered bamboo raft in Barangay Malabor, Tibiao, Antique province. They were about to experience “lambaklad” fishing in the ...

    • Baguio City after Boracay 

      Espina, Erik (Manila Bulletin, January 10, 2019, on page 6)
      The timely intervention of President Rodrigo Duterte in closing Boracay for rehabilitation is to be applauded, given the political, and the moral will, to save the pristine beaches and bucolic lifestyle of the world-famous ...

    • Balanga wetland to boost economic growth, tourism 

      Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, August 21, 2019, on page B4)
      The people of Balanga City in Bataan can look forward to a boost in their tourism industry with the signing into law of a bill declaring their coastal sanctuary as a responsible, community-based ecotourism site. “The ...

    • Ban on Danish Seine fishing method strengthened 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times, July 13, 2018, on page B5)
      The nationwide ban on the use of the fishing device Danish Seine (hulbot-hulbot) that destroys marine habitats has been strengthened after the Department of Agriculture (DA) approved an order declaring mere possession of ...

    • Bangkung Malapad now an eco-tourism area 

      Flora, Ian Ocampo (SunStar Philippines, November 30, 2021, on page 3-11)
      Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu issued Department of Environment and Natural Resource Administrative Order (DAO) 2021-36, declaring the 405-hectare Sasmuan Bangkung Malapad Coastal Wetland in Sasmuan town as a critical ...

    • Bank offers assistance for Manila Bay clean-up 

      (Manila Bulletin, February 14, 2019, on page B-6)
      State-run Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) is prepared to provide the necessary financing to all establishments located near Manila Bay in support of the National Government’s efforts to rehabilitate the area, a ...

    • Bans galore await tourists when Boracay reopens 

      Burgos, Nestor Jr (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 29, 2018, on page A9)
      When Boracay reopens on Oct. 26, fewer tourists will be allowed into the island and they will have to follow strict regulations that will help preserve the world-famous tourist spot, officials said on Friday. Tourism ...

    • Bantay Dagat volunteers get a benefactor 

      Loyola, James (Manila Standard, August 3, 2015, on page C-4)
      For the past 11 years, First Gen Corporation has been quietly helping protect the fragile ecosystem of the Verde Island passage which has been recognized as the center of the world's marine biodiversity. Unknown to many, ...

    • ‘Bantay Danao’ reactivated for Agusan Marsh Protected Area 

      Crismundo, Mike U. (Manila Bulletin, February 13, 2019, on page 16)
      In an effort to strictly protect the Agusan Marsh Protected Area (AMPA) and other protected areas within and along Agusan River, the Bantay Danao Conservation Group (BDCG) was reactivated in the marsh communities/municipalities ...

    • Barge owner pressed to pay for oil spill 

      Silubrico, Ruby (Panay News, July 8, 2020, on page 1-14)
      AC Energy Corp., owner of the power barge that discharged bunker oil into this city’s waters following an explosion Friday last week, is being pressed to compensate those adversely affected. “There is no skirting the issue. ...

    • Bataan sewage treatment pact inked to protect water sources 

      Supnad, Mar T. (Manila Bulletin, November 29, 2015, on page 13)
      The provincial government of Bataan has entered into an agreement with a major Freeport, a government agency, and private firms to amplify moves on sewage treatment that will ultimately enhance the biological viability of ...