Browsing Aquatic News Index by Subject "pollution control"

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    • Seagrass in decline, jeopardizing human, coral health- study 

      (The Manila Times, February 20, 2017, on page A6)
      Underwater meadows of seagrass offer important protection against pollution to both humans and coral reefs, but are in jeopardy worldwide due to climate change, sewage and agricultural runoff, researchers said Thursday. ...

    • Senate bill to require buyback of plastics 

      Reyes-Estrope, Carmela (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 30, 2018, on page A8)
      The Senate plans to push legislation to require beverage manufacturers to buy back plastic bottles sold at supermarkets and retail and help reduce the country’s plastic pollution. The country, along with China, Indonesia, ...

    • Senators want law banning plastic 

      Tamayo, Bernadette E. (The Manila Times, June 8, 2018, on page A3)
      Senators Juan Miguel Zubiri and Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel on Thursday sought a law banning the use of single-use plastic amid reports that the Philippines is the third worst plastic polluter of oceans. Sen. Cynthia Villar, ...

    • True state of Philippine coral reefs 

      Alcala, Angel C. (Malaya Business Insight, August 22, 2013, on page B5)
      I attended the two -day Forum on the Coral Triangle Initiative on 14-15 August 2013 on invitation form the Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau (PAWB) of the Department of Environment and Natural resources. In this forum, ...

    • Water concessionaire breaks ground on P2B sewage treatment facility 

      (Malaya, March 8, 2019, on page A3)
      Maynilad Water Services inc. broke ground to construct a P2.05-billion sewage treatment plant (STP) in Las Pinas that will further boost sewarage coverage and to reduce pollution loading in Manila Bay. The Manila west zone ...

    • The world’s plastic problem 

      Stinus-Cabugon, Marit (The Manila Times, June 4, 2018, on page A5)
      Plastic is indeed ubiquitous and it is forever: Even after we are done with it and throw it away, it doesn’t cease to exist. Burn it and it will transform into invisible, indestructible toxins. Dump it and while it might ...