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    • Melting Greenland ice may leak waste 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 27, 2016, on page A13)
      A snow-covered former US army base in Greenland — dubbed “a city under ice” — could leak pollutants into the environment as the climate changes, raising difficult questions over who is responsible for a clean-up. In 1959, ...

    • Melting Greenland ice threatens to expose Cold War waste 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Manila Times, September 27, 2016, on page A6)
      A network of tunnels under the snow contained everything from research facilities to a hospital, a cinema and a church — all powered by a small, portable nuclear reactor. The pollutants left behind include PCBs used in ...

    • Memo on Philippine crab signed 

      Galang, Vincent Mariel (BusinessWorld, September 30, 2019, on page S1/11)
      The Philippines and the United States have partnered with the private sector to promote sustainable management of the local alimasag or blue swimming crab in the Visayan Sea.The partnership will engage local governments, ...

    • Men caught fishing in marine protected area 

      Singuay, Mae (Panay News, May 24, 2019, on page 7)
      About 610 kilos of fish valued at P33,000 were recovered from illegal fishers in Sagay City, Negros Occidental, a police report showed. The 38-year-old Reynald Franco and 58-year-old Sammy Munez were arrested off the coast ...

    • Meralco Foundation offers fish culture training 

      (The Philippine Star, September 28, 2003, on page B-7)
      Training for a responsible fish culture at the Laguna de Bay is now available to interested students/trainees. Meralco Foundation, Inc. (MFI) and SEAFDEC embarked on a joint venture to put up a training center, the Aquaculture ...

    • Meralco joins inter-agency cleanup drive along Pasig River 

      (The Manila Times, July 13, 2022, on page B13)
      To commemorate the International Day of Biological Diversity, the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) recently participated in a special inter-agency clean-up activity in Estero de Provisor organized by the Department of Environment ...

    • Meralco unit eyes floating solar plant in Laguna de Bay 

      Flores, Alena Mae S. (Manila Standard, October 17, 2019, on page B1)
      MGen Renewable Energy Inc., a subsidiary of Meralco PowerGen Corp., plans to put up a 110-megawatt floating solar project in Laguna de Bay, a top executive said Wednesday. “We are in the process of applying for a pilot ...

    • Merger to boost agri-fishery network in W. Visayas 

      (SunStar Philippines, March 19, 2024, on page 5)
      To enhance the region’s research, development, and extension (R4DE) priorities for the agriculture and fishery sectors, the Department of Agriculture (DA) recently held a transition meeting in Iloilo City to establish the ...

    • Merkel suggests China resolve sea row in courts 

      Reuters (The Philippine Star, October 30, 2015, on page 16)
      German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed concern yesterday about a territorial dispute between the Chinese and US navies in the South China Sea, and suggested China go to international courts to resolve the row. On a ...

    • Messages 

      Escudero, Salvador H. III; Gerochi, Josemari D.; Duangsawasi, Maitree; Platon, Rolando R. (The Philippine Journal, July 11, 1996, on page 11)
      For the past 22 years, SEAFDEC/AQD has grown into a major research facility despite major problems and setbacks in aquaculture. The aquaculture industry, however, is still grappling with innovative technology.

    • Metal lead found in rice, fish - study 

      Arias, Jacqueline (The Manila Times, December 17, 2015, on page A2)
      High levels of metal lead, a hazardous chemical substance, were found in various kinds of rice and fish in the Philippines, according to a study. The study conducted by Dr. Judilynn Solidum, a pharmacist and faculty member ...

    • Methods on how to clean up oil spill 

      Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Region VI (Panay News, August 1, 2020, on page 4)
      An explosion in Power Barge 102 triggered an oil spill in Iloilo Strait last July 3, 2020. It affected coastal areas in Bo. Obrero, Lapuz where it is located and has reached other communities and even Guimaras Island ...

    • Metro Manila urged to save water as Angat Dam recedes 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, January 27, 2022, on page 2)
      Amid the decreasing water level in Angat Dam, the Philippine Atmosphere, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) urged Metro Manila resident to save water to help ensure enough supply during the dry ...

    • Metro 3rd gears for intensified coastal management 

      (SunStar Philippines, January 19, 2023, on page 2)
      Metro 3rd officials led by Third District Representative Francisco “Kiko” Benitez and Victorias City Mayor Javier Miguel “Javi” Benitez who chairs the Metro 3rd Coastal Management Alliance convened a special meeting of the ...

    • Metro assured of enough water this summer 

      Villanueva, Rhodina (The Philippine Star, March 13, 2020, on page 9)
      The National Water Resources Board (NWRB) increased the water allocation from Angat Dam to Metro Manila effective yesterday amid the threat of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). From 42 cubic meters per second, water ...

    • 'Metro Cebu wildlife sanctuary threatened by urbanization' 

      Fernandez, Rudy (The Philippine Star, November 9, 2017, on page B6)
      Metro Cebu’s Olango Island Wildlife Sanctuary (OIWS) continues to be threatened by urbanization. The Olango Island Wildlife Sanctuary is a 5,800-hectare expanse in Metro Cebu that encompasses inter-tidal flat lands, ...

    • Metro mayors back Manila Bay cleanup 

      Ramos, Mariejo S.; De Vera, Ben O.; Gamil, Jaymee T. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 3, 2019, on page A7)
      Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu and Interior Secretary Eduardo Año have met with six Metro Manila mayors who backed plans to “restore the beauty and bounty” of Manila Bay. Metropolitan Manila Development Authority chair ...

    • Metro Pacific shores up Balayan Bay ecosystem 

      (The Manila Times, February 7, 2019, on page B5)
      As part of its corporate social responsibility, Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) Foundation, through its Shore It Up program, recently received a donation of 40 eco-reef modules that will be installed in Balayan Bay, ...

    • Metro Pacific shores up Balayan Bay ecosystem 

      (Manila Standard, February 12, 2019, on page C2)
      As part of its corporate social responsibility, Metro Pacific Investments Corporation Foundation, through its Shore It Up program, recently received a donation of 40 eco-reef modules which will be installed in Balayan Bay, ...

    • Metrobank Foundation delivers 6 boats for northern Cebu 

      (SunStar Philippines, November 4, 2020, on page 12)
      The Metrobank Foundation Inc. (MBFI) recently turned over six motorized boats to beneficiary-communities of Yellow Boat of Hope Foundation (YBHF) in northern Cebu. The wooden sea vessels are called Yellow School Boats. ...