Browsing Manila Standard by Author "Araja, Rio N."

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    • Ashfall destroys P578m in coffee, other cash crops, livestocks and infra 

      Campos, Othel V.; Araja, Rio N.; Zurbano, Joel E.; Casas, Willie (Manila Standard, January 15, 2020, on page A1-A2)
      The damage from Taal Volcano’s eruption has reached P577.59 million in crops and livestock, with coffee growers hardest hit at P74 million in damages, the Department of Agriculture estimated Tuesday. The Bureau of Fisheries ...

    • Barge spills oil in Iloilo; owner faces penalty 

      Flores, Alena Mae S.; Araja, Rio N. (Manila Standard, July 6, 2020, on page A1-A2)
      The Environment department will fine the owner of a barge that spilled oil in Iloilo on Friday, Undersecretary Benny Antiporda said Sunday. He said the department will notify the Ayala-controlled AC Energy Inc. over its ...

    • Bay project probe set: Move backs Makabayan bloc reso to look into its cost, timing 

      Cruz, Maricel V.; Araja, Rio N.; Ramos-Araneta, Macon; Casas, Willie (Manila Standard, September 10, 2020, on page A1-A2)
      The House of Representatives will investigate the P384-million project to dump synthetic white sand onto the shoreline of Manila Bay, a lawmaker said Wednesday. Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr. of Dasmariñas City in Cavite, chairman ...

    • 'Bay rehab to displace 220k families' 

      Araja, Rio N. (Manila Standard, January 16, 2019, on page A1-A2)
      About 220,000 squatter families will be displaced by the Manila Bay rehabilitation project and will be relocated to Central Luzon and the Calabarzon region, Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año said Tuesday. ...

    • Boracay rehab is DENR's single biggest accomplishment in 2018 

      Araja, Rio N. (Manila Standard, December 28, 2018, on page A3)
      The rehabilitation of the world famous Boracay Island in Aklan is the Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ “single biggest accomplishment” in 2018. “What we have done in Boracay [Island] could well serve as one ...

    • Boracay rehab on track amid pandemic 

      Araja, Rio N. (Manila Standard, June 14, 2020, on page A2)
      Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu says he remains on track to complete the rehabilitation of the world famous Boracay Island in Aklan by May 2021. The one-year extension given to the Boracay ...

    • Bureau of Fisheries: Catch in spill zone edible 

      Araja, Rio N.; Estrada, Annah Leah (Manila Standard, August 15, 2013, on page A6)
      Despite the oil spill, fish caught in Rosario, Cavite, is safe to eat, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources. Lawyer Asis Perez, BFAR director, said water samples were found negative for any contamination. ...

    • Cagayan River sandbars to be removed 

      Araja, Rio N. (Manila Standard, January 15, 2021, on page A5)
      To help reduce severe floods in Cagayan Valley” drastically,” the Department of Environment and Natural Resources will remove sandbars along the constricted section of Cagayan River—the Magapit Narrows—by late January or ...

    • China marks all over SCS': Online news service bares Chinese massive claims on disputed areas 

      Cruz, Maricel V.; Araja, Rio N. (Manila Standard, April 16, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      China has registered trademarks over hundreds of land features scattered throughout the South China Sea, a move opposed by other claimants to the disputed waters, BenarNews, a Washington-based online news service, reported ...

    • China war games: PH on guard 

      Araja, Rio N. (Manila Standard, March 29, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      China will conduct a military exercise in the South China Sea next Monday and Tuesday as tensions remain high over the presence of more than 200 Chinese vessels in the West Philippine Sea, prompting Manila to send daily ...

    • Cimatu mulls over ban on single-use plastics in Bora 

      Araja, Rio N. (Manila Standard, June 13, 2018, on page A3)
      Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu is “seriously considering” a ban on single-use plastic items in Aklan’s Boracay Island to address its growing garbage problem. The prohibition of the use of single-use plastic products would ...

    • Cimatu promises to recover Boracay's missing wetlands 

      Araja, Rio N. (Manila Standard, May 30, 2018, on page A3)
      Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu on Tuesday vowed to recover the missing wetlands in Aklan’s Boracay Island. At least four of the nine existing wetlands of Boracay make up the priority recovery list of the Department of ...

    • Cooperation sought in Boracay rehab 

      Araja, Rio N. (Manila Standard, July 11, 2018, on page A3)
      Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu on Tuesday said the cooperation of various stakeholders in Aklan’s Boracay Island is crucial to its early reopening. He called on the stakeholders, particularly establishment owners affected ...

    • DENR bans vessels docking in Manila Bay 

      Araja, Rio N. (Manila Standard, April 27, 2021, on page A4)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources has banned all vessels, except cargoes, within two kilometers from the shoreline of Manila Bay to prevent further water pollution. DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu said vessels ...

    • DENR eyes rehab of Bacuit Bay in El Nido, Palawan 

      Araja, Rio N. (Manila Standard, February 27, 2013, on page A3)
      As government start the rehabilitation of Manila Bay, plans are also under way to transform the waters of Bacuit Bay in El Nido, Palawan swimmable by May, according to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. ...

    • DENR personnel ordered to help in Bay rehab 

      Araja, Rio N. (Manila Standard, January 6, 2020, on page A3)
      Secretary Roy Cimatu of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources has directed officials and employees to conduct daily cleanup activities at Manila’s Baywalk area and Baseco beach as part of the ongoing ...

    • DENR put fence along Bay seawall 

      Araja, Rio N. (Manila Standard, February 7, 2019, on page A3)
      Three days from now, the Manila Baywalk will be closed for any swimming activity, at least for the next six months. This is because the Department of Environment and Natural Resources plans to put up a perimeter fence along ...

    • DENR reviews Sarangani Bay protective seascape accords 

      Araja, Rio N. (Manila Standard, June 3, 2022, on page A3)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is reviewing five agreements on the 215,950-hectare Sarangani Bay Protected Seascape to ensure that the contracts abide by existing policies. The review is being ...

    • DENR sets all-out Manila Bay rehab 

      Araja, Rio N. (Manila Standard, December 17, 2018, on page A3)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources is preparing to embark on a “highly ambitious and more complicated” endeavor in the restoration of the Manila Bay to its pristine state. Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu ...

    • DENR to remove illegal structures 

      Araja, Rio N. (Manila Standard, September 14, 2019, on page A6)
      Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu on Friday vowed to go after illegal structures along the Pasig River and all esteros in Metro Manila. Cimatu said the crackdown would harmonize the government’s rehabilitation efforts for ...