Browsing Manila Bulletin by Subject "coasts"

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    • 100,000 Pinoys join coastal cleanup 

      Chavez, Chito A. (, September 21, 2013, on page )
      More than 100,000 Filipino volunteers are expected to descend on beaches, coasts, waterways and underwater dive sites on Saturday to pick up marine trash and debris as the Philippines joins the rest of the world in celebrating ...

    • After China's massive drill, US patrols disputed South China Sea 

      (, April 12, 2018, on page )
      In a span of 20 minutes, 20 F-18 fighter jets took off and landed on the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier, in a powerful display of military precision and efficiency. The nuclear-powered warship, leading a carrier ...

    • As sea engulfs coastline, Indonesians pay high price to shield homes 

      Reuters (, December 2, 2019, on page )
      His meager income is being further strained by having to borrow cash to shore up his home against lapping waves coming further inland on this vulnerable coastline. “If you have a house on land and then work at sea, it’s ...

    • On stout-hearted men (and women) 

      Zaide, José Abeto (, March 12, 2018, on page )
      Before DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu, there was Gina Lopez – the ex-future environment secretary of PDu30. She didn’t clear the Advise & Consent of Congress because of the strong lobby of miners’ vested interests. But, as the ...

    • PCG, Navy asked to watch Davao coastlines for beach parties during Holy Week 

      Fenequito, Armando Jr. (, April 7, 2020, on page )
      The Regional Task Force 11- coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has requested the Philippine Coast Guard and Philippine Navy to conduct regular patrols off the coastlines of Davao Gulf, especially those along Davao City ...

    • Plants to clean coastlines 

      Ocampo, Yas (, February 12, 2017, on page )
      The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) will embark on a pilot project that aims to sanitize, through natural biological techniques, the residential areas along the city's coasts. A Dutch scientist, who has worked ...

    • Solons seek full compensation for damages caused by oil spill 

      Luci-Atienza, Charissa M. (, March 1, 2019, on page )
      Lawmakers are calling on the International Oil Pollution Compensation (IOPC) Fund to compensate in full all damages sustained and related expenditures incurred by the Philippines in the August 11, 2006 M/T Solar 1 Oil Spill ...

    • Students use trash bins to rescue polluted Batangas shoreline 

      Necesario, Nikky (, May 18, 2019, on page )
      Garbage disposal has been a rampant problem in the San Juan, Batangas shoreline. This is changing in Barangay Calubcub 2.0 in San Juan, Batangas, where a group of young students from the Joseph Marello Institute have started ...

    • Time to consider the creation of a Dep't of fisheries and aquatic resources 

      Javier, Emil (, May 13, 2018, on page )
      The recent decision of President Duterte to return the National Food Authority (NFA), the National Irrigation Administration (NIA), the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA), and the Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority (FPA) ...