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Manila Bay rehab; DENR orders sewage treatment plants put up
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu yesterday gave establishments surrounding Manila Bay three months to put up their own sewage treatment plants (STPs). “Establishments have to put ...
- January 13, 2019
Boracay Water hikes budget amid rehab
Boracay Island Water Co. Inc. may adjust its five-year capital budget to allow it to accelerate the construction of the Yapak sewage treatment plant as part of the rehabilitation efforts in the island. The Yapak STP is ...
- June 23, 2018
Boracay, the new turtle haven
66 Olive Ridley hatchlings were released back to their home on early morning of Jan. 10, 2020. This was after the 65 days of their incubation period. The eggs were found last Nov. 5, 2019 in front of Movenpick Resort & Spa ...
- January 18, 2020
Bicol River dredging works start Tuesday
Dredging works along the narrow section of the 94-kilometer Bicol River will start tomorrow and will be followed by bamboo planting activities in the area and relocation of typhoon-victims, the Department of Environment ...
- March 22, 2021
Healing Boracay
Doreen Fugoso had barely landed a job as chef in one of the big hotels here when word got around that President Rodrigo Duterte had ordered the closure of the island for six months. “I had not reached a year yet in my job ...
- October 21, 2018
Saving Manila Bay
Rotary District 3810, led by District Governor Odie Tarriela, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) supporting the activities, programs and projects of the ...
- September 29, 2020
Boracay may open earlier if business groups cooperate
Boracay could reopen earlier than October if businesses will fully cooperate with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in the rehabilitation of the island. In a meeting with stakeholders over the ...
- July 8, 2018
DENR reviews Sarangani Bay protective seascape accords
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is reviewing five agreements on the 215,950-hectare Sarangani Bay Protected Seascape to ensure that the contracts abide by existing policies. The review is being ...
- June 3, 2022
DENR bans vessels docking in Manila Bay
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources has banned all vessels, except cargoes, within two kilometers from the shoreline of Manila Bay to prevent further water pollution. DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu said vessels ...
- April 27, 2021
DENR to lead 'Bora-like' rehab of Manila Bay
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources on Friday said it will lead the rehabilitation of Manila Bay starting Jan. 27 similar to the successful rehabilitation of Boracay to address mounting pollution on Manila’s ...
- January 12, 2019