Browsing Aquatic News Index by Subject "water pollution"
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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 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, ... -
105 families flee bunker oil fumes: PCG mulls raps vs barge owner for oil spill
(Panay News,July 6, 2020 , on page 1-14)Harsh fumes from the bunker fuel that spilled from a power barge in Barangay Bo. Obrero, Lapuz district here drove 105 families or 378 persons away from their houses, according to the City Disaster Risk Reduction and ... -
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 ... -
2 held for dumping chemical waste into river
(The Philippine Star,August 21, 2020 , on page 11)Two persons were arrested for allegedly dumping chemical waste into a river in Tuy, Batangas on Wednesday. Romano Cabrera, 46, and Mark Anthony Austria, 38, were apprehended in Barangay Bayudbud by police officers who ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
3 establishments shuttered in Manila Bay cleanup drive
(BusinessWorld,January 28, 2019 , on page S1/12)The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), through its Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA), issued cease and desist orders to three companies and notices of violations to six establishments in the ... -
3 fast food restos found polluting Mindoro river
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,March 9, 2019 , on page A5)The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) issued a cease and desist order against three fast food restaurants here—the first in a series of government action against establishments polluting the Calapan ... -
500 'pawikan' hatchlings released in Sarangani Bay
(Manila Bulletin,May 26, 2019 , on page 14)The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has released more than 500 hatchlings of threatened marine turtle or pawikan in the waters of Saranggani Bay. DENR-Soccsksargen executive director Nilo Tamoria led ... -
9 Boracay businesses charged with forestry, water violations
(BusinessWorld,December 4, 2020 , on page S1/2)The government has charged nine Boracay establishments with illegally occupying protected forest land on the island, the Environment department said. The violations involve rules laid down under the revised Forestry Code ... -
95 towns, cities broke environment laws - DILG
(The Philippine Star,February 15, 2019 , on page 19)A total of 95 towns and cities within the Manila Bay watershed area have not complied with environmental laws, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said yesterday. DILG Secretary Eduardo Año said the ... -
Abundant catch
(Panay News,October 20, 2015 , on page 8)A young fisherman is happy. He has a lot of catch today from Iloilo River. He may sell some, he says, and take home the rest for his family. His catch is proof that the Iloilo River has survived years of pollution. -
AC Energy doing okay on clean-up, EMB head says
(DailyGuardian,July 17, 2020 , on page 1-15)AC Energy Philippines, the owner of the barge which spilled bunker fuel into the coast of Iloilo City and Guimaras following an explosion on July 3, 2020, is doing okay in its clean-up activity, according to the regional ... -
'Action plan' vs oil spill on a roll
(Panay News,July 13, 2020 , on page 1-14)An environment management plan (EMP) addressing the environmental impact of the oil spill following an explosion from a power barge in Barangay Bo. Obrero, Lapuz district on July 3 is on a roll. AC Energy Philippines, owner ... -
After Boracay, rehabilitate Laguna de Bay, Manila Bay
(Manila Bulletin,September 30, 2018 , on page 10)Long before he acted decisively on the “cesspool” that, he said, Boracay’s waters had become, President Duterte had singled out Laguna de Bay as a body of water that demanded immediate government attention and action. ... -
After Boracay, will Manila Bay follow?
(The Manila Times,July 17, 2018 , on page B8)Last week, a roundtable discussion (RTD) on the status of compliance by government agencies covered by the continuing mandamus issued by the Supreme Court to rehabilitate the Manila Bay was convened by the Women in Maritime ... -
Alcohol eyed in Pampanga River fish kill
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,October 1, 2017 , on page A10)Molasses discharged by an alcohol fermentation plant into the Pampanga River on Sept. 19 may have reduced the amount of dissolved oxygen to a degree that could have triggered a fish kill incident near the towns of Macabebe ... -
'Algae make Boracay sand white and cool'
(Panay News,March 18, 2017 , on page 5-14)The algal bloom in Boracay Island is a blessing, not a curse to the tourism industry, according to the Regional Ecotourism Committee (REC). Algae contributes to making Boracay’s sand white and cool even under the scorching ...