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Tubbataha waits for US payment
The US government has not yet paid compensation for the damage done to the Tubbataha Protected Area 15 months ago. Angelique Songco, Tubbataha Management Office (TMO) officer-in-charge, said yesterday that time is running ...
- April 26, 2014
‘No swim zone’ strictly enforced in Manila Bay
Members of the Manila Police District (MPD) were deployed yesterday to prevent people from swimming in Manila Bay which authorities declared as unsafe due to high levels of fecal coliform. Manila Police District chief ...
- February 7, 2019
MPIC, Maynilad commit to help in Manila Bay rehabilitation
Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) and Maynilad Water Services, Inc. have committed to help the government clean up Manila Bay through the Adopt-an-Estero program. In a statement on Tuesday, MPIC and Maynilad said they ...
- May 22, 2019
The Netherlands can help clean up Manila Bay
Actually one of the things that all the communities living around Manila Bay can do is come up with a Garbage Trap at the mouth of all the rivers and creeks facing the Manila Bay. Of course the best way to clean up Manila ...
- October 11, 2018
Pasig River rehab program bags Asia Riverprize award
The Philippine government’s efforts to manage and protect the Pasig River were recognized in this year’s first Asia Riverprize awards in Sydney, Australia on Wednesday. The award, received by Pasig River Rehabilitation ...
- October 18, 2018
Manila Water boosts Pasig River rehab with ‘Toka Toka’
Manila Water’s “Toka Toka” advocacy, the first and only environmental campaign focused on the need for used water management, was featured in the recent Taga-Alog Stakeholder Conference 2018 with the theme “Taga-Alog 2018, ...
- September 26, 2018
Data awaited for Boracay state of calamity
The Department of Tourism (DOT), Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) earlier recommended for a six-month closure to rehabilitate Boracay Island ...
- March 29, 2018
DPWH joins int'l coastal clean-up
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Region 6 and Negros Island Region (NIR) observed and celebrated the 31st International Coastal Clean Up (ICC) Day last Saturday Sept. 16, 2017. Several employees of DPWH ...
- September 26, 2017
ADB gives Pasig River rehabilitation a failing grade
A 15-year program which started in 1999 to rehabilitate the Pasig River was rated unsuccessful by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). "The program was too ambitious, and its implementation arrangements too complicated to be ...
- December 28, 2010
Illegal fish pens dismantled in Laguna de Bay
A government task force led by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has started dismantling illegal fish pens in Laguna de Bay. The task force which is also composed of representatives of the Laguna ...
- January 27, 2017