Browsing Manila Bulletin by Subject "marine debris"

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    • 10,000 volunteers join coastal cleanup drive 

      Antonio, Raymund F. (Manila Bulletin, September 20, 2015, on page 9)
      Some 10,000 participants responded to the call to help protect marine environment and actively took part in the annual International Coastal Cleanup Day along the Manila Bay shoreline. The volunteers, armed with gloves, ...

    • Antique cleanup 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Manila Bulletin, October 11, 2018, on page B-9)
      A group of divers has partnered with various stakeholders in Iloilo and Antique as it embarked on six-month underwater cleanup in Antique's Nogas Island, a favorite diving spot in Anini-y town. "We looked forward to have ...

    • ASEAN reminds industrialized countries of climate change targets 

      Kabiling, Genalyn D. (Manila Bulletin, November 4, 2019, on page 1-12)
      Expressing " grave concern" about the impact of climate change, the Southeast Asian bloc appealed to industrialized countries to meet their pre-2020 mitigation targets and scale up climate finance. The 10- member Association ...

    • Asia’s ocean pollution crisis 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Bulletin, June 6, 2018, on page 2)
      A Vietnamese mangrove draped with polythene, a whale killed after swallowing waste bags in Thai seas and clouds of underwater trash near Indonesian “paradise” islands — grim images of the plastic crisis that has gripped ...

    • Cebu starts campaign vs single-use plastics 

      Newman, Minerva BC (Manila Bulletin, March 16, 2019, on page 7)
      Provincial tourism and environment officials joined city executives and civil society leaders in signing a decla­ration for a plastic-free Cebu. The signing was made aboard the Rainbow Warrior, the flagship of the environmental ...

    • Company that dumped medical waste into sea faces suspension 

      Newman, Minerva B. C. (Manila Bulletin, January 18, 2019, on page 6)
      The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Central Visayas recommended to EMB-Manila the suspension of the operation of the Davao City Environmental Care, ...

    • Dead sperm whale found with 6 kg of plastic in stomach 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Bulletin, November 22, 2018, on page 2)
      A sperm whale has been found dead in Indonesia with 115 plastic cups and 25 plastic bags in its stomach, raising concern among environmentalists and throwing the spotlight on the country's rubbish problem. The items were ...

    • Dead whales today - it could be humans tomorrow 

      (Manila Bulletin, November 26, 2018, on page 8)
      A dead sperm whale washed ashore in Wakatobi National Park in southwest Sulawesi province, Indonesia, last Wednesday with six kilos of plastic waste in its stomach – 115 plastic cups, four plastic bottles, 25 plastic ...

    • DENR mobilizing communities in cleaning esteros and rivers draining into Manila Bay 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, March 1, 2019, on page 1-6)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is taking the Manila Bay rehabilitation works down to the esteros and rivers draining into the bay. On March 31, simultaneous cleanup of Manila Bay tributaries, ...

    • Divers begin 6-month marine cleanup in Antique dive spot 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Manila Bulletin, October 7, 2018, on page 15)
      A group of divers has partnered with various stakeholders in Iloilo and Antique as it embarked on a six-month underwater cleanup in Antique’s Nogas Island, a favorite diving spot in Anini-y town. “We looked forward to have ...

    • Efforts to solve world plastics problem continue 

      (Manila Bulletin, March 18, 2020, on page 4)
      The coronavirus pandemic continues to circle the globe and nations are carrying various moves to cope with it, but it is good to know that many other problems are also being acted upon, such as the mountains of plastics ...

    • Fears over plasticeating corals 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Bulletin, February 25, 2015, on page 12)
      Corals in the Great Barrier Reef are eating small plastic debris in the ocean, Australian researchers said Tuesday, raising fears about the impact the indigestible fragments have on their health and other marine life. The ...

    • Fisherfolk seek urgent government help on fish kill 

      (Manila Bulletin, July 9, 2015, on page 15)
      Hundreds of fisherfolk from the coastal town of Manjuyod and Bais City in this province are asking government for a thorough investigation of the fish kill in waters here, which they claim has gravely affected their source ...

    • 'Green-minded' gatherings: Join these groups to start your eco journey 

      Ferrer, Kim (Manila Bulletin, April 7, 2019, on page 6-7)
      With a mantra “Don’t do unto others what you don’t want done unto you”, the group calls on people to treat the ocean with respect so that in turn, it can also nurture us. With the vastness of the ocean that surrounds our ...

    • How your clothes become microfiber pollution in the sea 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Bulletin, February 2, 2020, on page 4)
      From the polar ice cap to the Mariana Trench 10 kilometres below the waves, synthetic microfibres spat out by household washing machines are polluting oceans everywhere. The world has woken up over the last year to the ...

    • ICC 2016: Taking action for clean, litter-free oceans 

      (Manila Bulletin, September 17, 2016, on page 12)
      The 31st International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) Day is observed on September 17, 2016, the third Saturday of the month, in many parts of the world. ICC, the largest volunteer effort for the health of oceans, mobilizes hundreds ...

    • Manifesting a concern for the marine environment 

      Baldicantos, Cheryl (Manila Bulletin, June 10, 2013, on page 14)
      Local divers in Cebu compile trash collected underwater during a coastal clean up in Mactan Island, Cebu yesterday. The activity marked Coral triangle Day which is celebrated June 9 in conjunction with World Oceans Day by ...

    • Manila Bay rehab comes next 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, December 17, 2018, on page 1-9)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is preparing to rehabilitate Manila Bay using the same ambitious strategy that restored Boracay Island to its pristine condition. Manila Bay is known for its ...

    • Massive boom hopes to corral Pacific Ocean’s plastic trash 

      Associated Press (AP) (Manila Bulletin, September 13, 2018, on page B-8)
      Engineers set to sea Saturday to deploy a trash collection device to corral plastic litter floating between California and Hawaii in an attempt to clean up the world’s largest garbage patch in the heart of the Pacific ...

    • PH at center of world pollution problem 

      (Manila Bulletin, January 21, 2019, on page 6)
      AN international alliance formed to fight plastic waste around the world came out his week with a statement that should cause a great deal of concern among us Filipinos. The Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW) said about ...