Browsing by Subject "sand"

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    • 2 more firms seek permit to mine Lingayen Gulf 

      Sotelo, Yolanda (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 22, 2022, on page A6)
      Two more mining firms have applied for government permits to mine Lingayen Gulf for magnetite, or black sand, prompting groups here to renew their opposition to what they described as “massive environmental destruction.” ...

    • Activists bike, jog vs Manila 'white sand' project 

      Chiu, Patricia Denise M. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 12, 2020, on page A3)
      The militant group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) on Friday held a “jogging and biking vs dolomite dumping” protest along the Manila baywalk in Roxas Boulevard, in protest against the ...

    • Akbayan asks SC to cite DENR for contempt over Manila Bay project 

      Villegas, Vann Marlo M. (BusinessWorld, September 25, 2020, on page S1/12)
      Akbayan Citizens’ Action Party asked the Supreme Court to cite the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in contempt for dumping crushed dolomite along Manila Bay to create a “white sand” effect. In its ...

    • Alex de Rossi pokes fun at Manila Bay white sand project, attacked by netizens 

      Ramos, Neil (Tempo, September 11, 2020, on page 5)
      Social media is still toxic for celebrities as Alessandra de Rossi found out recently, making an offhand comment about the Manila Bay white sand project. Taking to Twitter to poke fun on the issue, Alex said, “Pakibilis-bilisan ...

    • Ang fish kill sa Manila Bay 

      (Balita, September 22, 2020, on page 4)
      Daan-daang mga isda ang natagpuang naglulutangan sa bahagi ng Manila Bay malapit sa Baseco compound sa Maynila nitong Huwebes ng umaga, Setyembre 17, matapos ang isang gabi ng malakas na pag-ulan sa Maynila. Dahil sa ...

    • Bay 'nourishment' project continues to draw flak from lawmakers, group 

      Dela Cruz, Jovee Marie N.; Mayuga, Jonathan L. (BusinessMirror, September 11, 2020, on page A4)
      Lawmakers are urging the leadership of the House of Representatives to conduct an inquiry, in aid of legislation, into the suitability and sustainability of the Manila Bay rehabilitation program, even as an environmental ...

    • Bay project probe set: Move backs Makabayan bloc reso to look into its cost, timing 

      Cruz, Maricel V.; Araja, Rio N.; Ramos-Araneta, Macon; Casas, Willie (Manila Standard, September 10, 2020, on page A1-A2)
      The House of Representatives will investigate the P384-million project to dump synthetic white sand onto the shoreline of Manila Bay, a lawmaker said Wednesday. Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr. of Dasmariñas City in Cavite, chairman ...

    • Bay tourists defy protocols; police chief loses post 

      (Manila Standard, September 21, 2020, on page A1-A2)
      The station commander of the Ermita Police in Manila was relieved over the weekend following the policemen’s failure to enforce social distancing during the opening of the "white sand beach" on Manila Bay. Manila Police ...

    • Beach nourishment - an old practice 

      Mana-ay, Edgar (DailyGuardian, September 21, 2020, on page 4)
      A lot of public brouhaha and sneaking suspicion are being created by the ongoing P389-million beach nourishment project at a segment of Manila Bay along Dewey Boulevard from the US Embassy towards the south side until the ...

    • Beach nourishment project is a work in progress–DENR 

      Mayuga, Jonathan L. (BusinessMirror, November 3, 2020, on page A3)
      An official of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said the P389-million Manila Bay Beach Nourishment Project is still a work-in-progress and will require the contractor to procure and overlay more ...

    • Binay: Dolomite beach not part of 2008 SC writ of mandamus 

      Ramos, Marlon (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 10, 2020, on page A6)
      The Supreme Court did not order the government to rehabilitate Manila Bay by dumping crushed dolomite on the artificial white sand beach that the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) created on a 500-meter ...

    • Cebu calls off probe on Manila Bay 'white sand' 

      Cordova, Calvin D.; Ruiz, Ellalyn V. (Tempo, September 9, 2020, on page 3)
      The provincial board will no longer investigate the transportation of crushed dolomite rocks or “white sand” from Cebu to Manila after it triggered a wave of protests. The enhancing of the Manila Bay through the dumping ...

    • Cebu corals destroyed by crushed dolomite 

      Mayol, Ador Vincent (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 22, 2020, on page A5)
      The extraction of dolomite rocks in the southern town of Alcoy in Cebu province has damaged the marine ecosystem in the area, according to the provincial government. An inspection conducted by the Provincial Environment ...

    • Cebu's dolomite keeps Manila Bay beach white 

      Israel, Dale G. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 21, 2021, on page A10)
      Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia has confirmed that the shipment of crushed dolomite that was recently poured on an artificial beach in Manila Bay came from the mountains of Alcoy town in the southern portion of the province. ...

    • China trains fishing militia to venture into Spratlys 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 2, 2016, on page A1-A23)
      The fishing fleet based in this tiny port town on Hainan Island is getting everything from military training and subsidies to even fuel and ice as China creates an increasingly sophisticated fishing militia to sail into ...

    • 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 ...

    • Cimatu has done right for Manila Bay 

      Avila, Bobit S. (The Philippine Star, September 15, 2020, on page 7)
      I really don’t know why there is a controversy over the use of Dolomite grains, which come from Alcoy, Cebu. That company that creates these Dolomites have been there for over 20 years already. When our biker groups go on ...

    • Cimatu insists dolomite poses no health risk 

      Cruz, Maricel V. (Manila Standard, September 10, 2020, on page A1-A2)
      Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu has defended at the House of Representatives the use of dolomite white sand from Cebu’s crushed dolomite rocks to transform Manila Bay’s shoreline into a white-sand beach. He told legislators ...

    • Cimatu: Stop politicing Manila Bay 

      (Manila Standard, September 20, 2020, on page A2)
      Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu stood firm on his position to push through with the Manila Bay beach nourishment project as he took a swipe at critics of the government’s initiative. “Sadly, there are those who want us ...

    • Cimatu: Use of crushed dolomite in Manila Bay remains an option 

      Semilla, Nestle; Israel, Dale (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 27, 2020, on page A13)
      The continued use of crushed dolomite to enhance the shores of Manila Bay will remain an option amid the environmental issues surrounding its extraction from a town in Cebu. Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu, in a visit in ...