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Cleaning up Manila Bay
President Duterte could be embarking on what can only be termed as the most ambitious environmental cleanup project in the country. This is the cleaning of Manila Bay. If he succeeds, it will be one of the crowning ...
- January 10, 2019
Paje welcomes win of Tubbataha Reef Act
Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Ramon Paje on Saturday welcomed the recognition of Republic Act 10067, or the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park Act, as one of the world's best environmental policies. The law, which ...
- October 17, 2012
‘No to plastic’ movement launched
“Plastic pollution is a serious threat not only to marine life but to human life as well. Plastics don’t completely degenerate and just break down into small pieces—microplastics—which are ingested by the fish that we eat. ...
- October 23, 2018
What’s next for Philippine Rise
The Foreign Service Institute and Oceana Philippines recently gathered relevant agencies, members of the academe, and stakeholders to discuss future plans to sustain and further strengthen the protection of the Philippine ...
- August 7, 2018
'Dead Whale' art installation wins in Cannes Lions 2018
The huge dead whale art installation unveiled last year on the beach of Naic, Cavite bagged two top awards in the 2018 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in France. Presented by Greenpeace Philippines and ...
- June 26, 2018
CDO issued vs. 5 Bay ‘pollutants’
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources through the Laguna Lake Development Authority on Tuesday issued a cease-and-desist order on five commercial establishments for water pollution at Manila Bay. LLDA served ...
- February 20, 2019
Single-use plastic phaseout in Quezon City
Quezon City Vice Mayor Joy Belmonte is batting for the gradual implementation of the ban on single-use plastics, citing reports the Philippines is the world’s third-biggest contributor of plastic wastes to the ocean. She ...
- July 15, 2018
‘Stop coastal reclamations’
Fishermen and farmers from different regions on Sunday called on the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to stop all coastal reclamations and conversion projects that are damaging the environment and threatening ...
- October 10, 2016
New Zealand to create large marine sanctuary
New Zealand has unveiled plans to create a South Pacific marine sanctuary the size of France, saying it would protect one of the world's most pristine ocean environments. Prime minister John Key said the Kermadec Ocean ...
- September 30, 2015
Coral cure in Bagac, Subic
The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and the Bataan Peninsula State University (BPSU) are implementing ...
- November 12, 2016