Browsing by Subject "waste water"

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    • Boracay Water eyes more sewer connections 

      Miraflor, Madelaine B. (Manila Bulletin, September 28, 2018, on page B-5)
      Boracay Island Water Company (Boracay Water) is eyeing more customers following the recently issued order of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) directing hotels, resort, and other establishments to ...

    • Boracay Water hikes budget amid rehab 

      Simeon, Louise Maureen (The Philippine Star, June 23, 2018, on page B4)
      Boracay Island Water Co. Inc. may adjust its five-year capital budget to allow it to accelerate the construction of the Yapak sewage treatment plant as part of the rehabilitation efforts in the island. The Yapak STP is ...

    • Boracay Water ready for Oct opening 

      Simeon, Louise Maureen (The Philippine Star, July 7, 2018, on page B9)
      The Boracay unit of Ayala-led Manila Water Co. Inc. is intensifying its operations in the island to ensure readiness in time for the reopening by October. Boracay Island Water Co. Inc. recently acquired additional desludging ...

    • Boracay waters safe for swimmers-DENR: Environment chief notes absence of algal blooms on beach after island rehab 

      Burgos, Nestor P. Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 27, 2019, on page A8)
      These days, visitors to White Beach need only a quick glance at the shoreline to conclude that the water quality in the country’s premier tourist destination has improved, according to Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu. ...

    • Boracay's environmental woes 2 

      Angelo, F. Allan L. (The Daily Guardian, May 7, 2018, on page 10)
      This is the last part of our discussion of scientific studies on the environmental conditions of Boracay Island. The studies were presented in a policy forum on the rehabilitation of Boracay Island and management of coastal ...

    • Boracay's White Beach declared clean; water quality 'almost there' 

      Mogato, Anna Gabriela (BusinessWorld, July 5, 2018, on page S1/4)
      The government is on track in its efforts to rehabilitate Boracay island, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said as it declared White Beach clean and the effort to improve water quality on the ...

    • Boracay-like rehab eyed for Manila Bay 

      Simeon, Louise Maureen; Flores, Helen (The Philippine Star, December 17, 2018, on page 12)
      Following the six-month Boracay rehabilitation, the government is looking at replicating efforts to restore Manila Bay to its pristine state fit for recreation. “We are preparing for an all-out strategy to bring the coliform ...

    • Businesses blamed for Olongapo fish kill 

      Gonzaga, Robert (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 28, 2013, on page A13)
      Fish along the Kalalake River here floated dead on Tuesday night, providing free food to residents who live beside the river that empties into Subic Bay. But authorities are looking into allegations the fish kill was due ...

    • Cash for Work 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, May 19, 2018, on page 1-14)
      The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Region 6 needs 8,000 workers for its cash-for-work emergency employment program in Boracay Island. Each worker will receive a daily wage of P323.50 or a total of ...

    • Chinese ship waste endangering reefs 

      Associated Press (AP) (SunStar Philippines, July 14, 2021, on page 4)
      Swarns of Chinese vessels have dumped human waste and wastewater for years in a disputed area of the South China Sea, causing algae blooms that have damaged coral reefs and threatened fish in an unfolding catastrophe, a ...

    • Cimatu firm Boracay sewage treatment policy 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, August 29, 2018, on page 7)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) reiterated an order requiring establishments in Boracay to put up sewerage treatment plants (STPs), either individually or in clusters, to ensure that wastewater ...

    • Cimatu pushes Puerto Galera rehab 

      Villanueva, Rhodina (The Philippine Star, December 4, 2019, on page 16)
      Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu has ordered the creation of an office of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Puerto Galera to ensure the implementation of a rehabilitation plan for the tourist ...

    • Cleanup of polluted waters of Manila Bay under way 

      (Tempo, March 10, 2021, on page 4)
      After Secretary Roy Cimatu of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources cleaned up Boracay after five months in 2018, President Duterte told him to clean up Manila Bay next. The secretary looked at the problem ...

    • Crowdsourcing to clean up Manila Bay 

      Pedrosa, Carmen N. (The Philippine Star, February 2, 2019, on page 9)
      The crowds marching to clean Manila Bay reminded me of the crowds who went to Luneta to show who they wanted to lead political change. A million crowds showed up on the miting de abanse of Davao Mayor Rodrigo Duterte to ...

    • DENR Cracks down hard on restaurants polluting Manila Bay 

      Orias, Evan (Malaya, January 28, 2019, on page B1-B3)
      The wastewater-discharging facilities of two restaurants and establishments were ordered closed by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) yesterday for releasing "pollutive wastewater" into the Manila ...

    • DENR exec: 5 of 9 Boracay wetlands still not cleared 

      PN; ABS-CBN News (Panay News, October 26, 2018, on page 9)
      Five out of 9 wetlands in this famed island resort have yet to be cleared of informal settlers and illegal structures, according to an official from the Environment department. DENR undersecretary Benny Antiporda said this ...

    • DENR eyes P.2-M daily fine for Manila Bay polluters 

      Villanueva, Rhodina (The Philippine Star, January 16, 2019, on page 11)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will impose fines of up to P200,000 per day on establishments found to have contributed to the pollution of Manila Bay, an official said yesterday. The computation ...

    • DENR fines Boracay violators 

      Simeon, Louise Maureen (The Philippine Star, October 31, 2018, on page B7)
      Over 200 business establishments in Boracay Island have been ordered to pay a total of P43 million in fines for the violation of various environmental laws. The Pollution Adjudication Board (PAB) of the Department of ...

    • DENR hopes to make Manila Bay fit for swimming again 

      Talavera, Catherine; Villanueva, Rhodina (The Philippine Star, December 15, 2018, on page 13)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources is hoping to eventually make the Manila Bay safe for swimming again, DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu said yesterday. The DENR will set up four community environment and natural ...

    • DENR implement strict measures in Mla Bay 

      Simeon, Louise Maureen (The Philippine Star, January 22, 2018, on page B9)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is set to implement more stringent enforcement measures against polluters of the Manila Bay. Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said the department would be stricter ...