Browsing by Subject "environmental monitoring"

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    • 200 Boracay firms fined 

      Gomez, Eirenee Jairee (The Manila Times, October 30, 2018, on page A3)
      The Pollution Adjudication Board of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) fined 219 business establishments in Boracay, collecting a total of P43 million for violation of environmental laws. The PAB ...

    • 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 ...

    • Anilao dive spot gets coral restoration lab 

      (Manila Standard, February 5, 2019, on page B4)
      As part of its corporate social responsibility, Metro Pacific Investments Corp. Foundation, through its Shore It Up program, recently received a donation of 40 eco-reef modules, which will be installed in Balayan Bay, one ...

    • Antipolo firm may be sued over oil leak 

      Uy, Jocelyn R.; Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 10, 2015, on page A17)
      Officials of Teresa town in Rizal province—which ended up a “catch basin” for spilled bunker fuel—were considering suing the cement company responsible for leaking oil into the Teresa River. Marlon Pielago, Teresa environment ...

    • At Panatag Shoal, China asserts power through control and concessions 

      Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 11, 2017, on page A6)
      Far out in the South China Sea, where dark blue meets bright turquoise, a kilometers-long row of fishing boats anchor near Panatag Shoal, backed by a small Coast Guard armada projecting China's power in Asia's most disputed ...

    • Bay in Samar now rid tide-free 

      Philippine Information Agency (PIA) (Manila Bulletin, March 10, 2017, on page 13)
      Cambatutay Bay in Samar has no more traces of the red tide toxin. An advisory issued Monday by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) stated that shellfish samples from bay yielded negative results for red ...

    • BFAR bans fishing in Davao Gulf 

      Valencia, Czeriza (The Philippine Star, June 3, 2015, on page A-22)
      Authorities have declared a three-month fishing ban in Davao Gulf. The regional office of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said the ban, which started on June 1, was meant to conserve fish species and ...

    • BFAR lifts Bohol shellfish ban 

      Mosqueda, Mars W. Jr. (Manila Bulletin, May 14, 2017, on page 20)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) lifted the ban on shellfish harvested in the waters off Tagbilaran City and the municipality of Dauis in Bohol and declared the same safe for human consumption. BFAR ...

    • Blast fishing threatens marine sanctuaries in Tayabas Bay 

      Mallari, Delfin Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 15, 2017, on page A16)
      The fish sanctuaries in the bay fronting Lucena City and Pagbilao and Sariaya towns in Quezon province are showing life as sea turtles, manta rays and assorted fish species are starting to return to these areas, an official ...

    • Blockchain to quantify garbage in dirty rivers 

      Factao, Genivi (The Manila Times, August 14, 2018, on page B5)
      An environmentalist group vowed to clean up Pasig River using blockchain technology, a move that is seen to resolve garbage problems in other parts of the world. Environmentalist and entrepreneur Mariano Jose Diaz Villafuerte ...

    • 'Boracay cesspool no more but much rehab work still needed' 

      Zabal, Boy Ryan (Panay News, October 17, 2018, on page 13)
      Environment secretary Roy Cimatu asked “extended patience, support and understanding” from stakeholders amid the ongoing rehabilitation of this world-famous island resort. The half-year rehabilitation which aims to reverse ...

    • Boracay corals dying fast, says group 

      Burgos, Nestor P. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 21, 2015, on page A13)
      After concerns have been raised about the deteriorating water quality at a portion of the pristine White Beach of the island in Malay, Aklan province, a coral reef rehabilitation group has now reported mass dying of corals. ...

    • Boracay no longer a cesspool, may reopen Oct. 26 

      Simeon, Louise Maureen; Romero, Alexis (The Philippine Star, July 5, 2018, on page 3)
      Just two months since its closure, top tourist destination Boracay Island is no longer a “cesspool” following intensified rehabilitation efforts to regain its status, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources ...

    • Boracay rehab blueprint will save island – BIATF 

      Zabal, Boy Ryan (Panay News, February 5, 2019, on page 7-13)
      The medium-term plan to safeguard against the ecological degradation of this island and sustain its tourism activities will be implemented soon by the Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force (BIATF). These strategic interventions ...

    • Boracay reopens for dry run from Oct. 15-25 

      Araja, Rio (Manila Standard, October 15, 2018, on page A3)
      An inter-agency task force in charge of the rehabilitation of Boracay will closely monitor compliance with the guidelines it has laid down to protect the resort island from destructive practices during its partial reopening ...

    • 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 ...

    • Carpio warns of China zone over Scarborough 

      Requejo, Rey; Araneta, Sandy (Manila Standard, March 20, 2017, on page A1-A2)
      A Magistrative on Sunday warned the government on China’s reported plan to install a radar station in the disputed Scarborough Shoal. Senior Justice Antonio Carpio said the installation of an environmental monitoring station ...

    • Carpio warns of China's looming encroachment on Scarborough 

      GMA News (Panay News, March 19, 2017, on page 9-14)
      Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio has warned that China may impose an air defense zone and control the whole South China Sea if the Philippines will not stop its plan to build a radar station in the disputed Scarborough ...

    • Cavite takes action against water pollution 

      Giron, Anthony (Manila Bulletin, February 16, 2017, on page B9)
      Local government authorities in this city have started efforts to clean rivers in the lowland and upland districts of the province following reports that some tributaries are contaminated by waste and toxic chemicals. River ...

    • China denies designs on Scarborough Shoal 

      Cigaral, Ian Nicholas (BusinessWorld, March 23, 2017, on page S1/11)
      The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Wednesday said the government is maintaining a “close watch” on developments in the South China Sea, as Manila awaits Beijing’s clarification on its reported plan to further build ...