Browsing by Subject "wastewater treatment"

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    • Cimatu risks getting P100 budget for DENR 

      Porcalla, Delon (The Philippine Star, August 9, 2018, on page 8)
      Invoking helplessness in cleaning up highly polluted water tributaries, Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu has earned the ire of mostly female lawmakers from the House of Representatives, as well as other environmental ...

    • Cleaning up Manila Bay 

      Mawis, Sara Mae D. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 16, 2019, on page B2-2)
      Manila Bay was considered one of the world’s greatest harbors as it allowed trading between the natives of Manila and merchants from other countries. It was a haven for boat enthusiasts, couples, and those who seek some ...

    • Davao River to Filter with water plants 

      Ocampo, Yas D. (Manila Bulletin, August 9, 2018, on page B-9)
      The Department of Science and Technology will roll out this quarter its plan of using natural plants to help clean up a critical portion of the Davao River. The project aims to use vertical helophyte plants to help filter ...

    • DENR issues latest memo on Boracay Island STPs 

      (The Daily Guardian, September 24, 2018, on page 12-13)
      The Department of Natural Resources (DENR) released its recent memorandum order, which detailed the guidelines on the installation or construction of Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) in Boracay Island. The Memorandum Order ...

    • DENR names 3 more protected river systems 

      Villanueva, Rhodina (The Philippine Star, August 7, 2018, on page 7)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has named three more river systems as water quality management areas (WQMAs), bringing to 37 the total number of water bodies under policies for protection. In ...

    • 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 prods LGUs on water treatment facility 

      Manalo, Lyka (Manila Bulletin, December 19, 2018, on page 6)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon) urged the local government units (LGUs) to give priority to building wastewater treatment facilities. DENR ...

    • DENR pursues clean water for Filipinos 

      (The Daily Guardian, January 28, 2019, on page 3)
      Water is an element that plays an important role in our daily life. It is one of the primary needs of humans and the environment to survive. A lot of people around the world are dying due to polluted and contaminated water ...

    • DENR urged: clarify boracay sewage policy 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, August 24, 2018, on page 7)
      Stakeholders at Boracay in Aklan are calling on the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to clarify its directive compelling resorts and hotels to install their own sewage treatment plant (STPs).“We have ...

    • DILG: Full Boracay rehab to take 2 years 

      San Juan, Alexandria Dennise (Manila Bulletin, October 21, 2018, on page 16)
      The full rehabilitation of Boracay Island will take about two years, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said, ahead of the reopening of the world-renowned beach destination to local and foreign ...

    • DILG: No swimming in Boracay for 6 months 

      (Panay News, April 8, 2018, on page 13)
      Swimming in the beaches of this island resort will be prohibited during the six-month closure period, according to Department of the Interior and Local Government officer-in-charge Eduardo Año. Even residents will be barred ...

    • Dirty sea could delay Boracay reopening 

      (The Daily Guardian, May 24, 2018, on page 1-14)
      Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said it would take longer for the government to reopen Boracay Island to tourists if establishments in the famed island tourist resort will not help fix their sewerage and drainage systems. ...

    • DOST to help rid Boracay of green algae 

      Aguirre, Jun (Manila Bulletin, March 10, 2017, on page 13)
      The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is helping the Malay town government in Aklan rid Boracay Island of the green algae bloom. DOST-Aklan Chief Jairus Lachica said Dr. Melinda Palencia, a professor and ...

    • DOST willing to clean Boracay algal bloom 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, March 10, 2017, on page 3)
      The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) will help the local government unit of Malay in cleaning the excessive algae that grew on the white-sand shores of this island resort. “Dr. Palencia invented the vigormin, a ...

    • DPWH building ₱150-M waste water facilities in Puerto Galera 

      Alcayde, Jerry J. (Manila Bulletin, July 29, 2018, on page 10)
      Modern waste water treatment plants will be constructed in two popular tourist sites of this town with a budget allocation of P150 million from the national government. Puerto Galera Mayor Rockey Ilagan said the construction ...

    • DPWH: coordinate Boracay road works 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, August 2, 2018, on page 12)
      The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is pushing for stronger coordination to be able to complete the road works by the time world-famous Boracay Island will reopen to tourists on October 26. For instance, ...

    • Duterte approves six-month shutdown of Boracay 

      Kabiling, Genalyn D.; De Vera, Analou; Terrazola, Vanne Elaine P.; Casayuran, Mario B.; Abadilla, Emmie V. (Manila Bulletin, April 6, 2018, on page 1-8)
      Boracay, the country's best known holiday island, will be totally closed down to tourists for the next six months over concerns that the once idyllic white-sand resort has become a "cesspool" tainted by dumped sewage.

    • Early reopening possible if... 

      Rendon, Jennifer P. (The Daily Guardian, July 7, 2018, on page 1-14)
      The DENR called for a closed-door meeting to update residents on the rehabilitation efforts done on the island. Boracay was sealed off to tourists in April 2018 to undergo six months of rehabilitation and cleanup. It is ...

    • Environmental degradation is Boracay's main problem 

      (The Manila Times, May 10, 2018, on page B6)
      Scientists and academicians gathered in Manila last month for a conference to map out a plan for Boracay's rehabilitation while tracing the resort island's woes to environmental degradation due to poor local governance.

    • Estrada warns vs swimming in 'polluted Manila Bay' 

      Barcelo, Vito (Manila Standard, March 14, 2018, on page B4)
      Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada on Tuesday warned the public against swimming in Manila Bay to cope with rising temperatures, saying the polluted water body could pose serious health risks such as diarrhea, cholera, typhoid ...