Browsing Aquatic News Index by Subject "water pollution"

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    • Algae-lined Boracay beach freaks out tourists 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, April 28, 2015, on page 9)
      Not a few tourists on holiday on Boracay are being repelled by the emergence of excessive green, slimy algae marring the shoreline of the world-famous island in Malay, Aklan. Since the start of the summer season last month, ...

    • Algal bloom highlights need for wastewater treatment 

      Ronda, Rainier Allan (The Philippine Star, June 25, 2015, on page B-6)
      The spreading algal bloom in coastal and lake areas of the country is raising the need for effective wastewater treatment systems with communities leading a concerted effort to make sure that each household is discharging ...

    • All hands on deck to save the Manila Bay! 

      Siytangco, Deedee M. (Manila Bulletin, January 27, 2019, on page D-3)
      ANGEL THOUGHTS ‘The only things you can take with you when you go on your final journey are the things packed in your heart. So start packing!’ The US side of the majestic Niagara Falls has frozen over, thanks to a snowstorm. ...

    • Ang biyahe sang tubig 

      Detaro, Romeo Felarca (The Daily Guardian, March 4, 2019, on page 13)
      Maliempyo nga tubig, indi pa naton matilawan, kon kaisa naga baha-baha sa ibabaw sang kabukiran, maayo iya ang MIWD, ila ini nasolbar, pag abot sa Iloilo City, liempyo nga tubig aton matilawan, sang water treatment facility ...

    • 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 ...

    • 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 ...

    • Aquaculture poisoning Taal Lake 

      Icamina, Paul (Malaya, February 4, 2010, on page A1-A6)
      The calm waters of Taal Lake are deceiving, and what lies below may be toxic. Fish cages have poisoned the sediments below while surface waters remain relatively safe for fisheries, according to a study made by the University ...

    • Arctic oil infrastructure faces climate karma 

      Lee, Julian (BusinessWorld, July 8, 2020, on page S1/9)
      Beaches, clear blue seas, scorching temperatures and long days. Forget the Caribbean, your next summer beach holiday could be on the shores of Russia’s Arctic Ocean. Temperatures at Nizhnyaya Pesha, some 840 miles (1,352 ...

    • Artificial beach can't stand natural forces 

      (Tempo, November 2, 2020, on page 4)
      That patch of white sand – actually crushed dolomite rock – in Manila Bay on Roxas Boulevard was in the news again last Thursday. A part of the beach had turned dark, apparently covered by black sand brought in by the waves ...

    • Asia’s ocean pollution crisis 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Bulletin, June 6, 2018, on page 2)
      A Vietnamese mangrove draped with polythene, a whale killed after swallowing waste bags in Thai seas and clouds of underwater trash near Indonesian “paradise” islands — grim images of the plastic crisis that has gripped ...

    • At 50, Singapore leads water revolution 

      (The Philippine Star, August 6, 2015, on page B-8)
      Fifty years ago Singapore had to ration water, and its smelly rivers were devoid of fish and choked with waste from shipbuilding, pig farms and toilets that emptied directly into streams. Singapore, which is recognized as ...

    • Austalia failing to protect Great Barrier Reef, say activists 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, June 26, 2018, on page B3)
      Australia is breaching commitments to protect the embattled Great Barrier Reef from the effects of land clearing, environmental groups claimed on Monday (June 25) and called on the UN to probe the alleged failures. Canberra ...

    • Bacteria blamed for fish kill 

      Supnad, Mar T. (Manila Bulletin, June 24, 2011, on page B-8)
      The sudden and mysterious emergence of an unknown bacteria along the coastal waters of Manila Bay causes a massive fish kill, resulting in the loss of millions of pesos worth of fish products here. This was disclosed by ...

    • 'Bad accident': Ayala firm brings in team to probe barge blast, oil spill 

      Rendon, Jennifer P. (DailyGuardian, July 7, 2020, on page 1-11)
      Despite claims by the Bureau of Fire Protection- Region 6 (BFP-6) that negligence and recklessness caused the explosion in Power Barge 102, Ayala-owned AC Energy Philippines said they’re still unsure of what really caused ...

    • Baguio City after Boracay 

      Espina, Erik (Manila Bulletin, January 10, 2019, on page 6)
      The timely intervention of President Rodrigo Duterte in closing Boracay for rehabilitation is to be applauded, given the political, and the moral will, to save the pristine beaches and bucolic lifestyle of the world-famous ...

    • Baguio rivers remain heavily polluted–DENR 

      Cabreza, Vincent (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 29, 2019, on page A12)
      Two main rivers in the summer capital remain heavily polluted due in part to unregulated hog raising operations and sludge coming from Baguio’s public market and slaughterhouse, the Department of Environment and Natural ...

    • Bali declares 'garbage emergency' amid sea of waste 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Manila Times, December 29, 2017, on page B5)
      Bali’s palm-fringed Kuta beach has long been a favorite with tourists seeking sun and surf, but nowadays its golden shoreline is disappearing under a mountain of garbage. Plastic straws and food packaging are strewn between ...

    • Bamboo to save Laguna Lake 

      De Leon, Isabel C. (Manila Bulletin, April 28, 2017, on page 5)
      Calamba City, Laguna — The government has laid out an elaborate plan to cover one million hectares of watershed, riverbanks and lakeshores with 200 million seedlings of high and commercially productive variety of bamboo ...

    • Barge explosion leads to oil spill: 48,000 liters of oil leaked into Iloilo City waters - Coast Guard 

      Rendon, Jennifer P. (DailyGuardian, July 4, 2020, on page 1-11)
      An estimated 48,000 liters of oil spilled into the waters of Iloilo City following an explosion in a power barge operated by AC Energy Philippines in Bo. Obrero, Lapuz, Iloilo City afternoon of July 3, 2020. Lieutenant ...

    • Barge owner pressed to pay for oil spill 

      Silubrico, Ruby (Panay News, July 8, 2020, on page 1-14)
      AC Energy Corp., owner of the power barge that discharged bunker oil into this city’s waters following an explosion Friday last week, is being pressed to compensate those adversely affected. “There is no skirting the issue. ...