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Pasig River rehab body gets award
The Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRCC)was conferred the first Asia river Prize Award by the International River Foundation (IRF), which found its efforts at bringing the Pasig River back to life as a still ongoing ...
- October 19, 2018
‘Boracay not yet ready for tourists’
Boracay is not yet ready for tourists. Over a month before the reopening of Boracay on Oct. 26, some tourism stakeholders have yet to start accepting bookings for the island due to its condition. Tourism Congress of the ...
- September 13, 2018
'Industries around Laguna de Bay violating Clean Water Act'
Presidential Adviser for Environmental Protection and Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) general manager Neric Acosta said recently that hundreds of industries in Metro Manila and CALABARZON are in clear violation ...
- December 21, 2011
Young eco game changers preserve Taytay's mangroves
Mangrove deforestation is a big problem in many villages in Taytay, Palawan, where residents wantonly use mangroves as firewood and furniture material. But where the local government was ill-equipped to deal with the issue, ...
- November 2, 2015
Greenpeace pushes ocean preservation
Environmentalists led by Greenpeace urged the Aquino government to enact and enforce stronger policies for the preservation of the country’s oceans. This developed as World Ocean Day was observed yesterday. The event is a ...
- June 9, 2013
Firefighters join Manila Bay cleanup
At least 175 firemen from Metro Manila joined the cleanup of Manila Bay over the weekend. The firefighters collected trash and declogged drains covering the portion of the bay in Pasay City at around 5:30 a.m. yesterday. ...
- February 18, 2019
Boracay residents in no-build zones told to leave
Several families living in Boracay’s no-build zones have received notices to vacate their homes as part of the government’s plan to rehabilitate the island, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said ...
- April 18, 2018
DILG to convene mayors on Manila Bay rehab today
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) will convene today 178 city and municipal mayors to discuss the rehabilitation efforts for Manila Bay. DILG Secretary Eduardo Año said the local chief executives’ ...
- February 11, 2019
Pasig River rehab body partners with Chinese firm
To help address pollution in the Pasig River and enhance its development for socioeconomic purposes, the Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC) recently entered into a partnership with China First Highway Engineering ...
- March 29, 2019
Naic Fish Sanctuary project relaunched
Cavite State University-Naic (formerly Cavite College of Fisheries) recently spearheaded the relaunching of the Naic Fish Sanctuary (NFS) Project at CvSU-Naic Eco Park, Bucana, Naic, Cavite. The NFS project is one of the ...
- January 21, 2010