Browsing Tempo by Subject "environmental protection"

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    • Clean river in 7 years 

      Laparan, L. O. II; Villasana, B. G.; Fernandez, Y. P. P.; Garcia, C. D. B. (Tempo, September 5, 2012, on page 2-11)
      Much has been said and done about infamous deterioration of the 27-kilometer Pasig River - from when 84-year-old Purificacion "Nanay Puring" Malvas Punzalan could still drink clean, clear water from it in the 1940s to the ...

    • Cleanup of polluted waters of Manila Bay under way 

      (Tempo, March 10, 2021, on page 4)
      After Secretary Roy Cimatu of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources cleaned up Boracay after five months in 2018, President Duterte told him to clean up Manila Bay next. The secretary looked at the problem ...

    • DENR probes Manila Bay discoloration 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Tempo, March 31, 2020, on page 2)
      Authorities are now looking into the possible liability of hotels and establishments surrounding the Manila Bay a er discoloration on the waterbody was observed last week. "We suspect that this sudden color change from the ...

    • Duterte's stand vs Manila Bay reclamation lauded 

      Terrazola, Vanne (Tempo, June 16, 2020, on page 6)
      Senator Cynthia Villar on Monday praised President Duterte's assurance against the reclamation plans in the Manila Bay. Villar, chair of the Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, said the Duterte reiteration ...

    • Hopes up with new Pasig cleanup effort 

      (Tempo, September 8, 2020, on page 4)
      When it begins its projected ₱95.5-billion Pasig River Expessway project, San Miguel Corp. (SMC) plans to also clean up and improve the flow of water along the Pasig River. It will be embarking on a project – cleanup of ...

    • Manila Bay rehab project on right track - DENR 

      Chavez, Chito (Tempo, January 18, 2021, on page 3)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) stressed Sunday that the government is on the right track in the implementation of the Manila Bay rehabilitation project. DENR Undersecretary for Solid Waste ...

    • Private enterprise must help clean up Metro rivers 

      (Tempo, February 1, 2021, on page 4)
      Manila Water announced last week that it has begun its massive cleanup of the San Juan River under an agreement with the national government and the three local government units of San Juan, Mandaluyong, and Quezon City. ...

    • Saving Pasig means saving big 

      Fernandez, Yfur Porsche P. (Tempo, September 4, 2012, on page 2)
      "So, what will happen if the government has more revenue because the 'esteros' are clean?" asked Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC) chairperson Gina Lopez in an interview with MB Research. The PRRC chief herself ...