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DOST launches satellite monitoring program on Manila Bay
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) officially launched on Friday the "IM4ManilaBay" (Integrated Mapping, Monitoring, Modelling, and Management System for Manila Bay and Linked Environments) program, which aims ...
- June 8, 2020
Boracay coasts eyed as water quality management area
This island paradise is being eyed as another water quality management area (WQMA) in the region to ensure water quality protection. Engr. Bonifacio Enorme Jr., WQMA focal person of the Department of Environment and Natural ...
- May 15, 2018
One- stop shop to open for Boracay businesses
A one-stop shop will be opened in this island resort to cater to business establishments that have to secure for permits in compliance with the existing environmental laws. Establishing the shop will help the businesses ...
- July 30, 2018
Beached whale rescued, herded back to open sea
A 15-foot whale was eventually pulled back into the sea Saturday afternoon after a team of environment, maritime, and coast guard authorities spent several hours to rescue it in Honda Bay here. The large whale, suspected ...
- December 18, 2017
DA works with private sector, Congress for salt industry dev't
The government is awaiting the passage of bills that would modernize the salt industry. Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) national director Demosthenes Escoto said the law needs updating. “The existing law ...
- July 17, 2023
Gov’t mulls Sept. Boracay ‘soft opening’
Boracay may have a “soft opening” on the first week of September, according to the interagency task force overseeing the island’s rehabilitation. The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), a member of the task ...
- June 21, 2018
DENR puts up e-toilet in Bataan to curb pollution in Manila Bay
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Central Luzon (DENR-3) has put up an ecotoilet (e-toilet) facility in Orion town, Bataan province as part of the continuing effort to reduce the pollution in Manila ...
- January 13, 2023
Apo Island has enough fish, income to sustain food security
Residents of the world-renowned dive destination Apo Island in Dauin town, Negros Oriental province have enough fish to sustain their daily food requirements while boosting their income from fisheries and eco-tourism. This ...
- May 19, 2023
DA chief wants stronger measures for fisheries sector
The Department of Agriculture (DA) secretary William Dar on Friday underscored the need for stronger measures on the conservation and management of the fisheries sector. One of the measures is the continuous implementation ...
- September 29, 2019
Donated equipment to boost marine research, food security in Negros
The PHP2-million donation of the Philippine Army Finance Center Producers Integrated Cooperative (PAFCPIC) will bolster the scientific research on the health of coral reefs in the southern towns of the province, the Marine ...
- December 4, 2023