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Water in Davao Oriental river turns orange; DENR orders probe
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in the Davao region has started an investigation into the heavy siltation of Maputi River in Banaybanay town, Davao Oriental province. The DENR probe came after ...
- January 17, 2022
DENR: Manila Bay swimmable by December
It may not end up like the turquoise waters of Boracay or El Nido, but the hyperpolluted Manila Bay would at least be swimmable after a major rehab by the end of the year, officials promised on Saturday. An interagency ...
- January 13, 2019
Beguiling Basilan
On board SuperFerry 6 en route to Zamboanga City last December, I discovered that one of my cabin mates was a Marine corporal bound for Jolo. When he learned that I was going to Basilan, where he had been previously stationed ...
- February 27, 2000
Boracay waters safe for swimmers-DENR: Environment chief notes absence of algal blooms on beach after island rehab
These days, visitors to White Beach need only a quick glance at the shoreline to conclude that the water quality in the country’s premier tourist destination has improved, according to Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu. ...
- April 27, 2019
DLSU-SHORE, WWF Phils. team up for coral reef research
DE La Salle University Br. Alfred Shields FSC Ocean Research Center (DLSUSHORE) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Philippines embarked on consecutive reef research trips last April and May of this year. Dubbed ...
- August 26, 2019
12-kg tagged turtle set free
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Tuesday released a 12-kilogram Olive Ridley turtle, that kept returning to a village in Pangasinan, into the Lingayen Gulf. The turtle ( Lepidochelys olivacea), whose ...
- December 15, 2010
Fisheries dep't will end political football
In 1996, we already had a shortfall of about 600,000 tons of fish. With globalization now a reality, we've gone beyond mere processing of imported mackerel to actual importation of bangus and even the lowly galunggong. In ...
- May 25, 1999
Siargao reptiles thrive as tourism pauses
As tourism ground to a halt in Siargao, environmental officials in the coastal town of Del Carmen in Surigao del Norte province saw a record number of sea turtle rescues. From March to November last year, the Municipal ...
- January 31, 2021
Settlers give way to Manila Bay rehab: 12,000 Cavite families up for relocation as DENR checks pollution from communities, farms
Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu on Friday said one of the most difficult tasks in rehabilitating Manila Bay involved dealing with thousands of informal settlers around the water body. Cimatu, in his speech at the inauguration ...
- January 26, 2019
When development is good for the environment
The recent flood spawned by the monsoon rains that hit Metro Manila and parts of Central Luzon have triggered widespread finger-pointing. Many were quick to blame the squatters who had built their shanties along the banks ...
- September 10, 2012