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Baguio rivers remain heavily polluted–DENR
Two main rivers in the summer capital remain heavily polluted due in part to unregulated hog raising operations and sludge coming from Baguio’s public market and slaughterhouse, the Department of Environment and Natural ...
- June 29, 2019
3 fast food restos found polluting Mindoro river
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) issued a cease and desist order against three fast food restaurants here—the first in a series of government action against establishments polluting the Calapan ...
- March 9, 2019
'Paeng' wipes out 'pawikan' nesting sites in Quezon
Several nesting sites of “pawikan,” or sea turtles, along the coast of Tayabas Bay in Sariaya town in Quezon province were destroyed at the height of Severe Tropical Storm Paeng (international name: Nalgae), an environmental ...
- November 1, 2022
PH joins global call: Ban plastic pollution
The Philippines focused on the cleanup of Boracay on Sunday as it joined other Countries in highlighting the global problem of plastic pollution on Earth Day. "This year's observance of Earth Day in the Philippines has ...
- April 23, 2018
Group presses total ban on Manila Bay reclamation projects
The battle for Manila Bay continues under the new administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Hoping to have found a new ally in Environment Secretary Toni Yulo Loyzaga, environmentalists, marine scientists, and ...
- August 29, 2022
Fisherfolk raise concern over Manila Bay’s ‘discoloration’
Social media went abuzz the past few days after some parts of Manila Bay turned turquoise. While some netizens claimed that “mother nature is healing” due to the restriction of movement in the densely populated Metro Manila, ...
- March 28, 2020
Fishers to bets: don’t forget us
Fishermen on Wednesday staged a rally here to press presidential candidates to include their sector in their governance plans, four days ahead of the third and last presidential debate that would be held at the University ...
- April 23, 2016
Need for environmental literacy
Nowadays, no one could deny the urgency of the major environmental problems, particularly global warming and climate change, because of the threat to humanity’s existence. The cause is the unprecedented greenhouse gas ...
- October 2, 2016
2 groups clash over whale shark feeding in Bohol
Two fisher groups clashed on Monday as they expressed opposing views on whether or not they should feed the whale sharks that have now found a home in the waters of Bohol province. At least 50 fishermen from Loay town, ...
- January 24, 2023
Fish cages crowding Laguna's Sampaloc Lake next targey on LLDA demolition list
The government is now targeting to dismantle illegal fish cages in Sampaloc Lake, one of this city's popular seven interconnected lakes and a major tourist attraction in Laguna province. The Laguna Lake Development Authority ...
- August 2, 2017