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Alcala: Visionary in marine conservation
If Dr. Angel C. Alcala's work as a pioneer marine biologist was deemed exemplary in 1992 when he was conferred the Ramon Magsaysay award, such contribution is even more appreciated today. This is so because of threats from ...
- March 1, 2014
Ilonggo bikers join Ocean’s Ride
To promote the protection of coastal and marine ecosystems, over 157 cyclists participated in a bike ride, June 3, 2017. Dubbed “Ocean’s Ride” all bikers started their way to the Katunggan Eco-park in Barangays Nabitasan ...
- June 7, 2017
EDC contributing P10m for Boracay rehabilitation
Geothermal producer Energy Development Corp. is investing P10 million in the rehabilitation of its adopted wetland in Barangay Balabag here over a three-year period. “Under our memorandum of agreement with the DENR [Department ...
- February 3, 2019
Sen. Villar lauds DENR for efforts to help clean and save Manila Bay via solar-powered Sewage Treatment Plant
Recognizing the importance that Manila Bay serves for Filipinos, Senator Cynthia A. Villar underscored the importance of a Sewerage Treatment Plan (STP) to help clean and save the bay. This was in response to the plan of ...
- November 16, 2020
Saving biodiversity at Verde Island Passage
Casting a fishing line with a coral sinker and a plastic-bottle reel, children as young as 8 years old catch their next meal from the pebbled shore of Barangay San Andres here. Most of the women are at home, raising hogs ...
- October 21, 2018
Six countries in Coral Triangle Initiative gather in Dumaguete for regional exchange
Some 76 key officials and representatives from six-member nations of the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI-CFF) and their partners gathered in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental, for ...
- September 15, 2016
DENR to address water hyacinths proliferation in Pasig River, Laguna de Bay
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is forming a team with fisherfolk to control the spread of invasive water hyacinths in Pasig River and Laguna de Bay, which cause major obstruction to water flow ...
- March 18, 2021
Toyota adopts 10-ha mangrove plantation area in Lian, Batangas
Toyota Motor Philippines Corporation (TMP) recently signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Local Government of Lian, Batangas to clean-up, rehabilitate ...
- October 27, 2020
The oil spill and the blame game
The clean-up of the oil spill that contaminated Manila Bay and affected the livelihood of hundreds of fishermen in at least three towns of Cavite last Thursday is almost complete. One can just imagine the huge damage brought ...
- August 12, 2013
Your fish is your future
Lying within the global center of marine biodiversity, the Philippines is one of the world’s top fish producing countries, and millions of Filipinos derive their livelihood from fishing. However, these rich and precious ...
- June 5, 2019