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Bokashi mud balls seen to improve bay's water quality
Some 6,000 Bokashi mud balls will be made and thrown into the Estero de Abad in Malate district, Manila, to help improve its water quality, the Manila Bay Sunset Partnership Program Inc. (MBSPPI) said over the weekend. The ...
- August 21, 2016
Dagupan river gets thumbs up from academe
A team from the University of the Philippines’ Marine Science Institute (UPMSI) checked on the river tributaries here and came away impressed with the “live artery of the city." “Reconnaissance Survey of the River System” ...
- December 22, 2016
Mangrove protection key to survival for Senegalese community
Pelicans, flamingos, monkeys and even hyenas are under threat in Senegal along with the livelihoods of the local people as thick clusters of mangroves are disappearing. And it seems that not even an ancestral spirit can ...
- November 10, 2016
Reveal Boracay water test results, DENR asked
A party-list congressman urged the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) yesterday to release the results of the water tests it conducted in Boracay prior to its reopening to tourists last Friday. “Tourists ...
- October 31, 2018
Boracay eyed as site for agritourism dev't
Think tank Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) is pushing for agritourism development in Boracay in the likes of Bali in Indonesia, Taiwan and Thailand. SEARCA director ...
- May 20, 2018
Massive oil spill hits Manila Bay
A huge oil spill shut down parts of Metro Manila's vital fishing industry yesterday, jeopardizing the livelihoods of tens of thousands of people living along Manila Bay's diesel coated coast. Dead fish floated on the water ...
- August 10, 2013
DILG chief defends Manila Bay 'white sand' project
The criticism of the Manila Bay “white sand” project is misplaced, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said yesterday. Año, who is vice chair of the Manila Bay Task Force, said ...
- September 13, 2020
Boracay in Manila
Boracay... who doesn't want to have its white beach right at one's doorstep? On the 19th, or just two Saturdays from now, the government tentatively intends to open for promenading and swimming a man-made white beach running ...
- September 7, 2020
Governor backs P18.7-B Laguna Lake project
The P18.7-billion Laguna Lake rehabilitation project will spare Laguna and Metro Manila from massive flooding similar to what the country experienced during the killer typhoon “Ondoy” last year, according to Laguna Gov. ...
- September 26, 2010
Cimatu orders probe of firm for polluting Manila Bay
Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu has ordered an investigation of a garbage hauler for allegedly dumping solid waste into Manila Bay. “It would be in the public interest to hold a full investigation to determine the liability” ...
- September 29, 2017