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Battle of Manila Bay to be won in 7 years - DENR
The rehabilitation of Manila Bay will be in three phases in the next seven years, which means this will go beyond the term of President Duterte who vowed to make the bay as clean as the world-famous Boracay island. Environment ...
- January 29, 2019
Placing collectors near coasts efficient in cleaning up ocean
The most efficient way to clean up ocean plastics and avoid harming ecosystems is to place plastic collectors near coasts, according to a new study by the Imperial College London. Plastics including bags, bottle caps and ...
- January 21, 2016
Keeping the faith despite unfinished work in Boracay
Six months ago, Boracay Island was closed to tourism activities to pave the way for its rehabilitation. President Duterte had then described the country's premier beach destination as a "cesspool", referring to the huge ...
- October 21, 2018
The Boracay rehabilitation
I wonder how Boracay’s rehabilitation is progressing after all the heavy security and the strict shutdown of the island. I hope they let journalists in so that there would be proper documentation of the rehabilitation ...
- May 22, 2018
'Stretch of shoreline' closed to public
The Environment department said Wednesday there will be no eviction and relocation of the squatters along the Manila Bay “in the meantime” but the agency plans to put up a communal septic tank and waste water treatment ...
- January 31, 2019
Install water treatment plants for Manila Bay cleanup- Atienza
President Duterte’s bid to enforce a cleanup of Manila Bay will likely fail unless the Maynilad Water Services Inc. and the Manila Water Company are “forced” to install waste water treatment plants as provided under their ...
- January 10, 2019
Fish parasites may prevent human intake of heavy metals - study
A common type of fish parasite can prevent the accumulation of heavy metals from pollution in the fish’s tissues, making the fish safer for humans to eat, a study by the Institute of Biological Sciences of the University ...
- October 20, 2016
Violation of the Philippine Clean Water Act
Disposing sewerage waste to any body of water is a violation of Section 27 (a) of Republic Act (RA) 9275, otherwise known as the “Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004”: “Prohibited Acts. – The following acts are hereby ...
- October 26, 2018
Paje stresses need to save Coral Triangle
Environment Secretary Ramon Paje on Saturday said more action was needed to save the reefs of the Coral Triangle, an important marine area encompassing Asia Pacific countries including the Philippines, amid growing threats ...
- August 25, 2013
MAP urges holistic Laguna Lake rehabilitation for water security and eco-tourism
Laguna Lake is the largest freshwater lake in our country and among the largest in Southeast Asia. It is an ideal, logical, inexhaustible, and proximately-located source of fresh water for Metro Manila. It is well endowed ...
- May 28, 2019