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La Union placed under state of calamity due to oil spill
The provincial board of La Union, upon the request of Gov. Manuel Ortega, has approved a resolution placing the province under a state of calamity due to the oil spill. Vice Gov. Aureo Nisce told The STAR that provincial ...
- March 4, 2013
Stop Manila Bay reclamation projects, Duterte urged
President Duterte should stop reclamation projects in Manila Bay, Buhay party-list Rep. Lito Atienza said yesterday. “The problem of pollution and flooding will worsen. This is what happened to Navotas and Malabon, which ...
- June 29, 2018
Technology will help clean up our seas
Apparently there’s a group that calls themselves a “Plastic Bank.” It plans to create a currency for the world’s poor using plastic trash as its main product. As their story goes, “The company, formed in 2013, pays people ...
- October 23, 2018
TIEZA steps up Boracay rehab
The Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) has mobilized the construction of a temporary discharge pipeline to fast-track rehabilitation activities in Boracay at the onset of the rainy season in June. ...
- May 27, 2018
Puerto Princesa starts drive to reverse bay pollution
Palawan's capital city has begun to reverse the damage brought about by pollution in Puerto Princesa Bay. The city government entered into a partnership last September 27 with Ecosystem Technologies International Incorporation ...
- October 11, 2018
Conor Dwyer and Kelsey Merritt dive deeper beyond swimming and modeling by helping save the oceans from being ruined by plastic
Kelsey: In the past year I’ve been active in trying to use less plastic. I told Conor about it when we met.
Conor: Now I’m with a brand that’s coming out hopefully next year, an alternative to plastic. A nutrition tech ...
- April 3, 2019
Gov't finalizes P30-B Hungary loan for Laguna Lake cleanup, rubber mfg
The Department of Agriculture expects to secure a P30-billion loan from the Hungarian government which it plans to use for the cleanup of the Laguna Lake as well as the establishment of the first-ever rubber manufacturing ...
- September 21, 2017
Manila Bay cleanup
With the government now bent on cleaning up Manila Bay, perhaps the beach resorts in Cavite could be compelled to do their part in cleaning up. The owners’ cooperation could be stronger if they realize that clean waters ...
- January 16, 2019
Boracay no longer a cesspool, may reopen Oct. 26
Just two months since its closure, top tourist destination Boracay Island is no longer a “cesspool” following intensified rehabilitation efforts to regain its status, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources ...
- July 5, 2018
A solution to plastic pollution
The Philippines is supposedly the third largest contributor to ocean plastic waste. This alarming crisis has brought the topic of plastic pollution to the forefront in the Philippines and the world. Promoting democracy ...
- January 13, 2022