Browsing by Subject "dredging"

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    • 2 firms tapped to dredge Cagayan River 

      Martin, Victor (The Philippine Star, December 15, 2020, on page 9)
      The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) has accredited two dredging firms to rehabilitate the mineral-rich Cagayan River at no cost to the government. MGB-Cagayan Valley director Mario Ancheta said the Great River North ...

    • 500-hectare bamboo plantation, dredging to reduce Cagayan floods 

      Visaya, Villamor Jr (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 24, 2022, on page A8)
      Riverside communities in Cagayan province have been asked to guard a 500-hectare plantation made up of bamboo and homegrown tree species that will help protect Cagayan River and avoid future floods. The Regional Build Back ...

    • ₱ 93-M beach wall project in Romblon questioned: Project undertaken by the Department of Public Works and Highways has not been endorsed by the Mimaropa Regional Development Council or the Department of Tourism 

      Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 21, 2020, on page A10)
      The private sector representative to the Regional Development Council (RDC) in Mimaropa (Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan) has sounded the alarm over the construction of a shore protection causeway, or a concrete ...

    • Agreement signed to dredge Cagayan River 

      Iñigo, Liezle Basa (Manila Bulletin, December 12, 2020, on page 5)
      A memorandum of agreement (MOA) has been signed between the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), a provincial inter-agency committee on the rehabilitation of Cagayan River, and two private parties to ...

    • Alarming river siltation in Antique 

      Vego, Herbert (Panay News, January 1, 2020, on page 9-15)
      Secretary Roy Cimatu of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) could not keep his hands off the problem anymore. And so he called the mayors of all 18 municipalities of Antique for a conference on a ...

    • Aussie Reef 

      Associated Press (AP) (Manila Bulletin, February 1, 2014, on page 6)
      The government agency that oversees Australia's great barrier reef on Friday approved a plan to dump vast swathes of sediment on the reef as part of major coal port expansion - a decision that environmentalists say will ...

    • Australia: Plan ensures Great Barrier Reef future 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Philippine Star, March 23, 2015, on page 12)
      Australia released its long-term blueprint to save the Great Barrier Reef Saturday, with Prime Minister Tony Abbott saying protecting the World Heritage site was a priority. The 35-year plan for the major tourist attraction ...

    • Baguio City gov't proposes dredging of Balili River; about 1,000 structures blocking waterways identified 

      (BusinessWorld, October 22, 2021, on page S1/10)
      Baguio is asking the national government’s help in dredging the Balili River and other waterways to prevent perennial flooding in low-lying areas of the mountain city. In a statement released by the information office on ...

    • 'Be mindful of environment protection, conservation," bizmen urge LGUs 

      Nicavera, Erwin P. (SunStar Philippines, January 25, 2021, on page 5)
      Though they are backing road, river and creek clearing activities in Negros Occidental, businessmen have urged local government units (LGUs) in the province to be mindful of environment protection and conservation. Frank ...

    • Belgian embassy confirms guarantee for P18.7-B Laguna Lake project 

      Go, Marianne V. (The Philippine Star, September 22, 2010, on page B-4)
      The Belgian embassy has confirmed that the P18.7-billion Laguna Lake rehabilitation project enjoys a guarantee from Brussels through its export credit facility. In a letter dated June 10, 2010, Ambassador Christian Meerschman ...

    • Bicol River dredging up 

      Quismorio, Ellson (Manila Bulletin, March 22, 2021, on page 8)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will start tomorrow the dredging of sandbars on a narrow section of the 94-kilometer Bicol River, DENR Secretary and Task Force Build Back Better (TF BBB) Chairman ...

    • Bicol River dredging works start Tuesday 

      Marcelo, Elizabeth (The Philippine Star, March 22, 2021, on page 7)
      Dredging works along the narrow section of the 94-kilometer Bicol River will start tomorrow and will be followed by bamboo planting activities in the area and relocation of typhoon-victims, the Department of Environment ...

    • Cagayan flooding seen to ease with river rehab: Project part of gov’t postdisaster program for typhoon-hit areas 

      Visaya, Villamor Jr.; Subingsubing, Krixia (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 3, 2021, on page A8)
      The rehabilitation of Cagayan River, the country’s longest waterway spanning 500 kilometers, started on Tuesday to prevent severe flooding in Cagayan Valley during the rainy months and when typhoons batter northern Luzon. ...

    • Cagayan River dredging to start next week 

      Cortez, Gillian M. (BusinessWorld, January 29, 2021, on page S1/6)
      The dredging of the Cagayan River will begin next week to prevent the flooding that hit the region after major typhoons last year, an economic planner said. National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Region 2 ...

    • 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 ...

    • Cagayan River rehabilitation begins 

      Kahulugan, Jeric; Visaya, Vince (The Manila Times, February 3, 2021, on page A7)
      The Build Back Better (BBB) Task Force has formally launched the Cagayan River Rehabilitation Project, which aims to end the flooding in the Cagayan and Isabela provinces. On Tuesday, a ceremonial dredging of sandbars along ...

    • Can the annual floods from Marikina River be controlled? 

      Nepomuceno, Ariel (The Philippine Star, September 13, 2022, on page 13)
      The recent torrential floods that devastated Pakistan is reminiscent of the 2009 onslaught of Ondoy that left thousands dead and billions of damaged properties. Then after, other threats from the overflow of rivers became ...

    • China's latest weapon against Taiwan: the sand dredger 

      Reuters (BusinessWorld, February 8, 2021, on page S1/10)
      On board the Taiwan Coast Guard Ship PP-10062, East China Sea — Taiwanese coast guard commander Lin Chie-ming is on the frontline of a new type of warfare that China is waging against Taiwan. China’s weapon? Sand. On a ...

    • Chinese disown dredging ship 

      Requejo, Rey E.; Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, February 4, 2021, on page A2)
      The Chinese Embassy in Manila on Wednesday debunked reports the dredging ship recently seized by Philippine Coast Guard off Bataan came from China. “Initial investigation on the identity of MV Zhonhai 68 by relevant Chinese ...