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    • 15 isdang natatangi sa Lake Lanao, naglaho na 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Balita, December 13, 2020, on page 3)
      Labinlimang uri ng isdang tabang na sa Lake Lanao lamang matatagpuan ang naglaho na ngayon sa ligaw, habang ang dalawang species ay maaari ring posibleng maubos, ayon sa pinakabagong International Union for Conservation ...
    • 219 Boracay establishments slapped fines totaling ₱43 M 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, October 23, 2018, on page 1-7)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) through its Pollution Adjudication Board (PAB) has slapped 209 business establishments in Boracay a total fine of P43 million for violation of various environmental ...
    • ₱5.8-B farm, fishery products sold through DA’s ‘Kadiwa’ 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, June 7, 2020, on page 3)
      About P5.8 billion worth of farm and fishery products were sold through the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) Kadiwa ni Ani at Kita marketing platforms, which had so far benefited around 1.3 million households nationwide. ...
    • 500 'pawikan' hatchlings released in Sarangani Bay 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, May 26, 2019, on page 14)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has released more than 500 hatchlings of threatened marine turtle or pawikan in the waters of Saranggani Bay. DENR-Soccsksargen executive director Nilo Tamoria led ...
    • Angat Dam's water level drops to 161.34 meters 

      Velez, Freddie C.; De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, July 8, 2019, on page 1-4)
      Despite rains brought about by the southwest monsoon, the water level of Angat Dam dropped to 161.34 meters on Sunday. Vice Governor Wilhelmino M. Sy-Alvarado said that with the rains, the water elevation of Angat Dam ...
    • Angat may drop to minimum level; Metro folk urged to conserve water 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, February 24, 2022, on page 1-3)
      Metro Manila residents were advised to start conserving water, as the level of Angat Dam, which supplies 98 percent of the region’s domestic water requirements, may drop to its minimum operating level of 180 meters by ...
    • Battle of Manila Bay to be won in 7 years - DENR 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, January 29, 2019, on page 1-3)
      The rehabilitation of Manila Bay will be in three phases in the next seven years, which means this will go beyond the term of President Duterte who vowed to make the bay as clean as the world-famous Boracay island. Environment ...
    • BFAR told to regulate fishpens, not ban total harvest of tawilis 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, January 28, 2019, on page 7)
      A local fisherfolk group urged the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to regulate fishpen structures instead of imposing fishing ban on Sardinella tawilis following reports that the only freshwater sardine ...
    • Boracay establishments face closure for releasing untreated waste water 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, February 8, 2018, on page B-9)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is determined to finish in two months the assessment of commercial establishments that may have been releasing untreated wastewater, and sewage causing pollution ...
    • Boracay Island is now a sight to behold - Cimatu 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, October 16, 2018, on page 1-4)
      Boracay Island is no longer a cesspool, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu declared on the first day of the 10-day dry run for the soft opening of Boracay Island on Monday. The DENR ...
    • Boracay workers' aid fund sufficient - DSWD 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, May 6, 2018, on page 11)
      “We ask members of the public and the media to dismiss or ignore these reports about DSWD stopping the release of assistance. We reiterate what we said before the closure of Boracay: We have enough funds to use for the ...
    • Cagayan River dredging, pagtatanim ng 200 milyon puno, tugon sa baha 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Balita, November 17, 2020, on page 3)
      Iminungkahi ni Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu ang agarang pagkalubkob sa Cagayan River at pagtatanim ng halos 200 milyong punla ng puno sa mga mababang lugar sa Cagayan kasunod ...
    • Cagayan River dredging, planting of 200 M trees proposed 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, November 17, 2020, on page 2)
      Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu has proposed the immediate dredging of Cagayan River and planting of some 200 million tree seedlings on low-lying agricultural areas in Cagayan ...
    • Cimatu calls on ASEAN to conserve mangroves 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, September 7, 2017, on page B-8)
      Recognizing the significant opportunities that mangroves offer for climate change adaptation and mitigation, Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Roy Cimatu on Tuesday urged member-countries of the Association of ...
    • 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 to barangay leaders: Cleaning Manila Bay is your most important mission 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, March 25, 2019, on page 1-4)
      Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu has called on barangay leaders to do their share in the Manila Bay rehabilitation by cleaning up waterways, rivers, and tributaries that flow into ...
    • 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, ...
    • Consider rule on suitable land use for Boracay Island - Recto 

      Terrazola, Vanne Elaine P.; De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn; Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, April 11, 2018, on page 17)
      Senator Ralph Recto on Monday urged the government to reconsider the plan to turn Boracay Island into a land reform area following its six-month rehabilitation. The Senate President Pro Tempore made the appeal after President ...
    • Countries move to save sea cow population 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, March 30, 2017, on page B-8)
      As global sea cow (dugong) populations have been declining and the species classified as “vulnerable to extinction,” countries with surviving population of the animal need all the help they can get to help the elusive ...
    • Culture change needed to restore Manila Bay 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, February 10, 2019, on page 4)
      Culture change among Filipinos is needed if the polluted Manila Bay is to be restored and preserved for the long-term, according to Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Roy Cimatu. “If they ask me what is the most ...