Browsing Tempo by Subject "sand"

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    • Alex de Rossi pokes fun at Manila Bay white sand project, attacked by netizens 

      Ramos, Neil (Tempo, September 11, 2020, on page 5)
      Social media is still toxic for celebrities as Alessandra de Rossi found out recently, making an offhand comment about the Manila Bay white sand project. Taking to Twitter to poke fun on the issue, Alex said, “Pakibilis-bilisan ...

    • Cebu calls off probe on Manila Bay 'white sand' 

      Cordova, Calvin D.; Ruiz, Ellalyn V. (Tempo, September 9, 2020, on page 3)
      The provincial board will no longer investigate the transportation of crushed dolomite rocks or “white sand” from Cebu to Manila after it triggered a wave of protests. The enhancing of the Manila Bay through the dumping ...

    • Digong on Manila Bay white sand beach: Napabilib ako 

      Geducos, Argyll Cyrus B. (Tempo, September 23, 2020, on page 4)
      President Duterte said he was impressed by the present appearance of a portion of Manila Bay beach, saying the Filipino people are now enjoying the benefits from a determined action of government. Duterte made the statement ...

    • Dolomite boulders harmful - fisher group 

      Antonio, Raymund F. (Tempo, September 6, 2020, on page 2)
      Dolomite contains high amount of heavy metals that contribute to pollution and acidity of Manila Bay, said a fisherfolk group that has looked into the impact of the dumping of white sand along the Manila Baywalk. The ...

    • Fisk kill surprises Baseco residents 

      Pedrajas, Joseph (Tempo, September 18, 2020, on page 3)
      Hundreds of dead fish floating in Manila Bay greeted residents of Baseco Compound in Manila Thursday morning. Regine Nequia, president of Baseco Seaside Neighborhood Association (BASA), said they were surprised to see the ...

    • Manila Bay crowd blamed for police chief's relief 

      Recuenco, Aaron (Tempo, September 22, 2020, on page 2)
      The Philippine National Police (PNP) blamed the people who flocked to the Manila white sand beachfront for the relief of a Manila Police District (MPD) station commander last Sunday . “I would like to be frank. It was not ...

    • Suspension of Manila Bay white sand project urged 

      Aquino, Leslie Ann; Antonio, Raymund F. (Tempo, September 8, 2020, on page 5)
      A local fisherfolk group on Monday called for the suspension of the white sand project of Manila Bay as it poses potential harm to both environment and public health. Pamalakaya said that the environmental and health issues ...

    • White beach may help but the real problem is pollution 

      (Tempo, September 10, 2020, on page 4)
      Manila Bay is in the news again. It is being provided with a patch of white sand along 500 meters of the baywalk, actually not sand but crushed dolomite boulders, a variant of limestone, that is coming all the way from ...