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Saving Manila Bay
In last week’s Kapihan sa Manila Bay, we continued our focused discussions on the rehabilitation of Manila Bay. We have invited Manila City Administrator Atty. Erickson “Jojo” Alcovendaz, Jennifer Rufo of Maynilad Water ...
- February 25, 2019
On stout-hearted men (and women)
Before DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu, there was Gina Lopez – the ex-future environment secretary of PDu30. She didn’t clear the Advise & Consent of Congress because of the strong lobby of miners’ vested interests. But, as the ...
- March 12, 2018
Boracay rehabilitation off to'good start'
Rehabilitation work in Boracay got off to a “good start” with the overwhelming support and cooperation from its residents and stakeholders, according to Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu. “We anticipated confusion and ...
- April 30, 2018
DOT supports DENR effort to rehabilitate Manila Bay
The Department of Tourism (DOT) expressed its support for the initiative of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to rehabilitate Manila Bay in a bid to bring it back to its former pristine state. The tourism ...
- January 14, 2019
DENR vows continuous Boracay rehabilitation
The rehabilitation of the world-renowned Boracay Island will continue even after its formal reopening to the public on Oct. 26. “This is not the time for us to relax and lower our guards. Rehabilitation will continue after ...
- October 18, 2018
Private firms helping restore Boracay
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) welcomes the participation of several private firms in the government’s efforts to rehabilitate Boracay Island in Aklan. DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu recently signed ...
- April 9, 2019
PENRO Antique calls for public support on Malandog River ecotourism project
The province of Antique, touted as the place “where the mountains meet the sea,” is yet about to rise from the great onslaught of typhoon Paeng. But no storms will ever dampen the zeal of Antique from striving for greater ...
- November 17, 2022
Boracay, Manila Bay clean-up among environment legacies
The start of the Duterte administration on July 1, 2016 proved to be a morale booster as far as pro-environment groups were concerned, particularly with the appointment of the late staunch environmentalist Gina Lopez at ...
- June 29, 2022
Nilad shrub returns to Manila's rivers
The nilad shrub, after which the City of Manila was named, will soon become a familiar sight in the city after the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) opened a nursery in Baseco, Tondo, to raise seedlings ...
- January 1, 2021
Still no room for small fishers as pens remain in Laguna de Bay
Behind some idle fishing boats, Danny Machado, 62, scans Laguna de Bay from Barangay Cuyab here. Machado is starting to grow impatient over hectares after hectares of fish pens that he blames for his dwindling catch. “I’m ...
- July 20, 2017