Browsing by Subject "environmental protection"

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    • '1,000 barangays ignored Manila Bay cleanup drive' 

      Africa, Raymond (Malaya, May 3, 2019, on page B1-B3)
      Nearly 18 percent of the 5,714 barangays surrounding Manila Bay have complied with a directive from the interior department to participate in a drive to clean the polluted bay. The interior department is preparing show-cause ...

    • 1,000 barangays in hot water 

      Chavez, Chito A. (Manila Bulletin, May 3, 2019, on page 1-3)
      Heads are expected to roll as the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is zeroing in on 1,000 of the 5,714 barangays who have defied orders to strictly enforce environmental laws in their respective turfs ...

    • 1,500 mangroves planted in Leganes 

      Sornito, Ime (Panay News, December 10, 2022, on page 2)
      Around 1,500 mangrove seedlings were planted by the Regional Finance Service Office (RFSO) of the Police Regional Office 6 at the Leganes Integrated Katunggan Ecopark (LIKE) in Barangay Nabitasan, Leganes town on Friday ...

    • 10,000 Manila Bay establishments inspected — DENR 

      Villanueva, Rhodina (The Philippine Star, January 3, 2020, on page 8)
      lose to 10,000 commercial establishments around Manila Bay have been inspected since the bay’s rehabilitation program was launched a year ago, according to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). The ...

    • 10,000 volunteers join coastal cleanup drive 

      Antonio, Raymund F. (Manila Bulletin, September 20, 2015, on page 9)
      Some 10,000 participants responded to the call to help protect marine environment and actively took part in the annual International Coastal Cleanup Day along the Manila Bay shoreline. The volunteers, armed with gloves, ...

    • 100,000 Pinoys join coastal cleanup 

      Chavez, Chito A. (Manila Bulletin, September 21, 2013, on page 2)
      More than 100,000 Filipino volunteers are expected to descend on beaches, coasts, waterways and underwater dive sites on Saturday to pick up marine trash and debris as the Philippines joins the rest of the world in celebrating ...

    • 11 central visayas rivers due for clean up 

      Newman, Minerva B. C. (Manila Bulletin, December 15, 2018, on page 7)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Central Visayas will prioritize 11 rivers for cleanup and development. DENR Regional Executive Director Gilbert Gonzales has directed all provincial environment ...

    • 11 sacks of corals seized in Lucena 

      Estacio, Danny J. (Manila Bulletin, October 25, 2016, on page 8)
      Eleven sacks of assorted corals taken from reefs were confiscated by elements of the 403rd Philippine Maritime Group (403PMG) and the local "Bantay Dagat" in Purok 1 Ilaya, Barangay Dalahican, here, last weekend. Tanggol ...

    • 11.5km coastline in Bohol declared national geological monument 

      De Vera, Ellalyn B. (Manila Bulletin, May 29, 2015, on page 17)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has declared the 11.5km Loon-Maribojoc coastline as a national geological monument to provide for its management, protection and preservation. The coastline was ...

    • 12 groups buck P14-B Manila Bay reclamation project 

      Araneta, Sandy; Agcaoili, Lawrence (The Philippine Star, September 6, 2012, on page 13)
      Twelve cause-oriented groups representing fisherfolk, urban poor, church and health associations, environmental alliances and non-government organizations yesterday filed an urgent motion before the Supreme Court (SC) to ...

    • 14 erring Boracay tourists fined 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, November 5, 2018, on page 2-15)
      More than a week after Boracay’s reopening on Oct. 26, 14 tourists were fined for violating new island rules and regulations. According to Tourism secretary Bernadette Romulo Puyat, these violators were caught by the Boracay ...

    • 15 divers join Capiz's underwater clean-up 

      (Panay News, June 4, 2022, on page 4)
      Fifteen volunteer licensed divers from different government and non-government organizations participated in Capiz’s first-ever underwater clean-up drive on May 27 in Barangay Balogo, Pilar town. The activity dubbed “Sisid ...

    • 16 more Manila Bay polluters named 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times, February 1, 2019, on page A8)
      Sixteen more establishments have been found polluting the Manila Bay, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said on Thursday. Data released by the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA), one of the ...

    • 16,466 kilos of trash collected in int'l coastal, river cleanup 

      (Daily Guardian, September 30, 2019, on page 11)
      Iloilo City's conduct of International Coastal Cleanup Day and Jaro River Cleanup drive collected a total of 16,466 kilos of garbage from shores and riverbank over the weekend. The initiative gathered 5,500 stakeholders ...

    • 17 Aklan officials face raps over Boracay woes 

      Golez, Prince (Panay News, June 28, 2018, on page 7)
      The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) filed graft and administrative complaints before the Office of the Ombudsman against 17 Aklan government officials over Boracay’s environmental problem. DILG undersecretary ...

    • 17 officials sued over Boracay woes 

      Conserva, Louine Hope; Rendon, Jennifer P. (The Daily Guardian, June 28, 2018, on page 1-14)
      Seventeen officials of Aklan province are accused of allegedly neglecting their duties that led to Boracay Island’s environmental crisis. Punong Barangays Hector Casidsid of Barangay Gabay of Manoc-Manoc and Lilibeth ...

    • $1M conservation fund established for Palawan area 

      Kritz, Ben (The Manila Times, October 13, 2016, on page B6)
      Established by Conservation International’s (CI) Global Conservation Fund (GCF), the fund ensures conservation efforts can continue across the 120,000-hectare landscape, Palawan’s largest terrestrial protected area, the ...

    • $1M flows in Pasig River cleanup 

      Ayeng, Raffy (Daily Tribune, June 10, 2021, on page B12)
      The International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) Foundation has earmarked $1 million (P47.8 million) to support a financially sustainable river waste collection system along the 25.2 kilometers Pasig River. The ...

    • 1st Dive Expo in Davao highlights underwater 'treasures' 

      (SunStar Philippines, June 29, 2022, on page 7)
      Davao Region’s rich underwater biodiversity took center stage in its first-ever Davao Dive Expo launched by the Department of Tourism-Davao (DOT-11) and SM Lanang Premier at the latter’s The Atrium on June 24-26. The ...

    • 2 groups clash over whale shark feeding in Bohol 

      Udtohan, Leo (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 24, 2023, on page A10)
      Two fisher groups clashed on Monday as they expressed opposing views on whether or not they should feed the whale sharks that have now found a home in the waters of Bohol province. At least 50 fishermen from Loay town, ...