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Monitoring to be more stringent than before
Even if the government is already set to formally reopen Boracay Island from a six-month rehabilitation, things will no longer be the same for the world-famous island destination. From now on, the island will always be a ...
- October 21, 2018
'White beach' for people's mental health - Palace
Setting up a “white beach” in Manila Bay would bring peace of mind to the people, according to Palace spokesman Harry Roque Jr. Roque defended the plan of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to repair ...
- September 7, 2020
Gov't steps up efforts to protect key biodiversity areas in Caraga
The government stepped up preservation and protection of all key biodiversity areas in Caraga region, especially in Lanuza Bay in Lanuza town in the Pacific Ocean facing province of Surigao del Sur. The preservation and ...
- June 11, 2015
Government-protected areas leave avenues for exploitation
There are a few probable reasons why the country’s protected areas – there are 240 of them – can easily be intruded into by scheming persons under the guise of “investors.” Why is this so? Under the Department of Environment ...
- May 11, 2018
Cimatu has done right for Manila Bay
I really don’t know why there is a controversy over the use of Dolomite grains, which come from Alcoy, Cebu. That company that creates these Dolomites have been there for over 20 years already. When our biker groups go on ...
- September 15, 2020
Phl won't recognize Chinese names for Rise features
The Philippines and China are discussing joint exploration in the South China Sea and working on ways to make it legally acceptable, Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said yesterday. “Right now we haven’t ...
- February 17, 2018
Fishkill reported in 3 BAtangas areas
the Taal Lake were safe to eat following a massive fishkill that spawned an industry nightmare, hundreds of “bangus” (milkfish) were again seen floating in at least three lakeside villages on Monday, police said. SPO3 Larry ...
- June 21, 2011
What to do with the fish pens in Laguna de Bay
‘There are those who look at things the way they are, and ask why… I dream of things that never were, and ask why not?’ – Robert Kennedy. The order of the President to dismantle the big fish pens in Laguna de Bay while ...
- February 18, 2017
SC: No violation of mandamus in dolomite dumping on bay
The Supreme Court has junked the petition of the Akbayan Citizens’ Action Party seeking to intervene in the Manila Bay case, with a plea to cite the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in contempt for ...
- November 20, 2020
San Juan River rehabilitation underway
The San Juan government has partnered with government agencies and the private sector to clean up San Juan River and its tributaries, according to Mayor Francis Zamora. During the launch of the “Adopt an Estero” rehabilitation ...
- January 29, 2021