Browsing by Subject "environmental restoration"
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'1,000 barangays ignored Manila Bay cleanup drive'
(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
(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 ... -
10,000 Manila Bay establishments inspected — DENR
(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
(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
(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
(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 ... -
12 groups buck P14-B Manila Bay reclamation project
(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
(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
(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 ... -
17 Aklan officials face raps over Boracay woes
(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
(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 flows in Pasig River cleanup
(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 ... -
2 tons of waste fished from Calahunan Creek
(DailyGuardian,May 5, 2019 , on page 2)The Iloilo City General Services Office (GSO) collected more or less two tons of waste from Calahunan Creek in Mandurriao district during a cleanup drive on May 17, 2019. The activity was part of the Department of Environment ... -
2,000 sq m of coral reef destroyed
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,June 19, 2015 , on page A14)Port and city authorities are preventing the departure of a Vietnamese cargo vessel that ran aground at the Albay Gulf on Monday and damaged about 2,000 square meters of coral reef within the city’s waters. Benigno Redito, ... -
2-T mangroves planted in NegOcc's coastal village
(Panay News,March 2, 2019 , on page 10)“We only have one planet earth – one world. It is our earth. Our home.” This was the statement of Ignacio Cabayao Jr., chief Agrarian Reform Program officer during a mangrove-planting activity in Barangay Tomongtong’s ... -
200 Boracay firms fined
(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 ... -
2018 int'l gab on coastal mgt in Guimaras
(Panay News,December 27, 2017 , on page 3)Gov. Samuel Gumarin accepted the PNLG flag recently at Sanya Visun Yacht Hotel in Hainan province, China as a symbol of acceptance for the hosting of the 2018 PNLG. Guimaras has an integrated coastal management program for ... -
2018 International Coastal Cleanup
(The Daily Guardian,September 14, 2018 , on page 17)Every September, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) participates in the International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) a global movement that provides opportunity to make a difference in the deterioration of ... -
219 Boracay establishments slapped fines totaling ₱43 M
(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 ...