Browsing by Author "Galupo, Rey"

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    • 10 held for selling giant pearls 

      Galupo, Rey; Ong, Ghio (The Philippine Star, March 15, 2017, on page 16)
      National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) agents arrested 10 persons for illegally possessing and selling giant pearls in Ermita, Manila Monday afternoon. In a press conference yesterday, the NBI’s Environmental Crimes Division ...

    • 2 held for dynamite fishing 

      Galupo, Rey (The Philippine Star, September 9, 2017, on page 11)
      Two men were arrested at the Navotas Fish Port yesterday morning for allegedly transporting 22 crates of fish caught through dynamite fishing. Truck driver Francisco Bardinas and fish dealer Manuel Felies Ibanez were charged ...

    • Dead butanding recovered in Navotas 

      Galupo, Rey (The Philippine Star, August 18, 2018, on page 14)
      The carcass of a whale shark, locally known as “butanding,” washed ashore near the Navotas Fish Port Complex before dawn yesterday. The whale shark was at least 15 feet long and weighed more than 3,000 kilos, according to ...

    • DILG to convene mayors on Manila Bay rehab today 

      Tupas, Emmanuel; Galupo, Rey (The Philippine Star, February 11, 2019, on page 12)
      The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) will convene today 178 city and municipal mayors to discuss the rehabilitation efforts for Manila Bay. DILG Secretary Eduardo Año said the local chief executives’ ...

    • DILG, DENR lead fun run for Manila Bay 

      Galupo, Rey (The Philippine Star, April 29, 2019, on page 14)
      The Departments of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) yesterday led a fun run to raise awareness to protect the environment. DILG Undersecretary Epimaco Densing said the ...

    • Firefighters join Manila Bay cleanup 

      Galupo, Rey (The Philippine Star, February 18, 2019, on page 14)
      At least 175 firemen from Metro Manila joined the cleanup of Manila Bay over the weekend. The firefighters collected trash and declogged drains covering the portion of the bay in Pasay City at around 5:30 a.m. yesterday. ...

    • 'Manila Bay makeover part of rehab' 

      Mendez, Christina; Villanueva, Rhodina; Clapano, Jose Rodel; Marcelo, Elizabeth; Galupo, Rey (The Philippine Star, September 5, 2020, on page 8)
      Malacañang defended yesterday the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)’s makeover of Manila Bay’s shoreline. “On the issue of the Manila Bay rehabilitation, per the Department of Environment and Natural ...

    • 'Manila beach' defended amid uproar 

      Valenzuela, Rhodina; Crisostomo, Sheila; Romero, Alexis; Galupo, Rey; Macairan, Evelyn; Romero, Paolo; Felipe, Cecille Suerte (The Philippine Star, September 8, 2020, on page 8)
      Days after the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) started dumping artificial white sand in Manila Bay, the Department of Health (DOH) yesterday warned the public of health risks due to exposure to crushed ...

    • Manila: Volunteers need permit for bay cleanup 

      Galupo, Rey (The Philippine Star, February 5, 2019, on page 11)
      The city government of Manila clarified yesterday reports circulating on social media that it is asking volunteer groups to secure and pay for a permit before they can help clean up Manila Bay. City administrator Erickson ...

    • Thousands of students join Manila Bay cleanup 

      Galupo, Rey (The Philippine Star, August 27, 2018, on page 2)
      Thousands of college students yesterday trooped to Roxas Boulevard to join a clean-up drive of Manila Bay. Students from Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Technological University of the Philippines, Eulogio “Amang” ...