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No toxic chemicals in dolomite sand Manila Bay, test results show
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has not found toxic chemicals on the dolomite sand from the Manila Bay beach nourishment project, based on the test results released by its Environmental Management ...
- October 2, 2020
DENR inaugurates solar-powered sewage plant near Manila Bay
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Thursday unveiled a solar-powered sewage treatment plant (STP) to help address the problem with household wastewater discharge that contributes to the pollution ...
- August 1, 2020
Look: Turquoise Blue Waters of Manila Bay
The once pristine Manila Bay has long deteriorated. There were rehabilitation efforts in early 2019, but after an initial clean-up drive and desilting, the operations had been mothballed for later. No one seemed to mind. ...
- March 30, 2020
Taal eruption's damage to agriculture now at ₱3 B; farmers, fishers get aid
Agriculture Secretary William Dar on Friday said that the total damage to agriculture due to Taal Volcano’s eruption has risen to P3.06 billion. In a roundtable discussion with the Manila Bulletin editors and reporters on ...
- January 18, 2020
Fishermen appeal for systematic gov’t solution
The country’s fishing sector – beset by a series of oil price hikes and declining output over the past years – had sought for an “extensive and systematic” government solution. The appeal came from a group of small ...
- May 25, 2020
Not all affected residents of Iloilo oil spill taken to hotels - officials
A local official here clarified that not all coastal residents affected by the oil spill triggered by a damaged power barge in Iloilo City have been transferred to hotels. “Only those who were staying at the evacuation ...
- July 11, 2020
Save the ocean, feed the world
The Philippines is the " center of the center" of marine biodiversity in the world, according to renowned marine scientist led by Dr. Kent Carpenter. Indeed, as a sea nation, our country harbours a wealth of marine resources ...
- January 21, 2020
SC pursues its decision on Manila Bay cleanup
The Supreme Court (SC) has reconstituted its Manila Bay Advisory Committee (MBAC) which is tasked to monitor the implementation of its 2008 decisions that directed practically all government agencies, including those ion ...
- January 24, 2020
Palawan prov'l board to adopt resolution naming sandbars, reef near Pag-asa Island
In a bid to strengthen the claim of the country in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the provincial board here has stepped closer to adopting a resolution, naming the sandbars and reefs situated within 12 nautical miles of ...
- August 20, 2020
Sufficient fish supply assured amid COVID-19
Despite the COVID-19 triggered disruptions in the country’s food supply chain, Filipinos will have an adequate supply of fish, a staple food for majority of the population, throughout the entire year, an official data ...
- May 3, 2020