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Manila bay rehab set in January-Cimatu
After Boracay Island, it's the turn of Manila Bay. "I am determined to start the rehabilitation of Manila Bay immediately, possibly to start [in the] second week of January," Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said on Monday ...
- December 18, 2018
Prelate on Laguna Lake: It will die
In a gathering in this city last week, retired Manila Archbishop Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales said it is the duty of everyone to take care of the lake by not contributing to its death. “Time will come, that if Laguna Lake ...
- August 5, 2016
Young Tawi-Tawi scientist out to save sea of childhood
The sea, with its diverse marine life, and the pristine beaches of his hometown Sibutu Island in Tawi-Tawi were Richard Muallil’s playground as a child. Now, as a 35-year-old marine scientist, Muallil is hoping to transform ...
- July 24, 2016
Obama to unveil tougher climate change plan
President Barack Obama will unveil on Monday the final version of his plan to tackle greenhouse gases from coal-fired power plants, kicking off what is expected to be a tumultuous legal battle between federal environmental ...
- August 4, 2015
Cleaning up Manila Bay
Manila Bay was considered one of the world’s greatest harbors as it allowed trading between the natives of Manila and merchants from other countries. It was a haven for boat enthusiasts, couples, and those who seek some ...
- February 16, 2019
Prawn farms destroying nation's fish nurseries
She helped turn many of the world's prawn farmers into millionaires, but Jurgenne Primavera now worries that her life's work might have indirectly accelerated the destruction of fish nurseries. The Filipino zoologist, whose ...
- April 11, 2008
Tourists help save Boracay's corals
British tourist Christian Licursi and his Canadian friend, Michelle Girouard, attach small coral fragments to a framed plastic screen holder. They are joined by other volunteers on a floating platform, about a kilometer ...
- May 2, 2015
Fish have rights, too
If it were only a matter of laws, we have more than enough of them to ensure the protection of our environment. What makes environmental protection so difficult, however, is that despite the plethora of international, ...
- August 3, 2018
Expert says recycling rubble to save mountains, rivers, beaches
Recycling rubble, particularly in countries pummeled by war, is one way to limit environmental damage caused by extracting sand and rock, according to Pascal Peduzzi of UN Environment. Extraction of sand and gravel cannot ...
- September 2, 2019
PTT dares to duplicate Thailand's mangrove project in PH
A multinational oil company in the Philippines is daring to bring into the country their own model of mangrove reforestation in their home country through a corporate social responsibility project that has drawn hundreds ...
- April 3, 2014