Browsing Manila Bulletin by Subject "sewage treatment"
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All hands on deck to save the Manila Bay!
(,January 27, 2019 , on page )ANGEL THOUGHTS ‘The only things you can take with you when you go on your final journey are the things packed in your heart. So start packing!’ The US side of the majestic Niagara Falls has frozen over, thanks to a snowstorm. ... -
Bataan sewage treatment pact inked to protect water sources
(,November 29, 2015 , on page )The provincial government of Bataan has entered into an agreement with a major Freeport, a government agency, and private firms to amplify moves on sewage treatment that will ultimately enhance the biological viability of ... -
Battle of Manila Bay to be won in 7 years - DENR
(,January 29, 2019 , on page )The rehabilitation of Manila Bay will be in three phases in the next seven years, which means this will go beyond the term of President Duterte who vowed to make the bay as clean as the world-famous Boracay island. Environment ... -
Boracay closure leaves Marawi evacuees in limbo
(,April 28, 2018 , on page )A group of Muslims from Marawi City moved to this resort island last year to rebuild their lives after Marawi became a war zone. With the closure of the Boracay to tourists, they once again face a life of uncertainty. “I’m ... -
Boracay Water eyes more sewer connections
(,September 28, 2018 , on page )Boracay Island Water Company (Boracay Water) is eyeing more customers following the recently issued order of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) directing hotels, resort, and other establishments to ... -
Boracay Water sees upward adjustment in this year's capex
(,June 23, 2018 , on page )Boracay Island Water Company, Inc. (Boracay Water) may allot more of its P2.4 billion capital expenditure (capex) — which was supposed to be rolled out within a five-year timeframe — just for this year. This, as the company ... -
Cimatu firm Boracay sewage treatment policy
(,August 29, 2018 , on page )The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) reiterated an order requiring establishments in Boracay to put up sewerage treatment plants (STPs), either individually or in clusters, to ensure that wastewater ... -
DENR urged: clarify boracay sewage policy
(,August 24, 2018 , on page )Stakeholders at Boracay in Aklan are calling on the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to clarify its directive compelling resorts and hotels to install their own sewage treatment plant (STPs).“We have ... -
DENR will not relax STP requirement in Boracay Island
(,August 29, 2018 , on page )The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) stands firm on its decision requiring establishments in Boracay to put up sewerage treatment plants (STPs), either individually or in cluster, to ensure that all ... -
DOF assures HQ's compliance with Manila Bay rehab
(,January 21, 2019 , on page )Ahead of the planned rehabilitation of the Manila Bay, the Department of Finance (DOF) assured that its headquarters (HQ) on Roxas Boulevard has its own sewage treatment facility (STF) that passed the waste classification ... -
DPWH: coordinate Boracay road works
(,August 2, 2018 , on page )The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is pushing for stronger coordination to be able to complete the road works by the time world-famous Boracay Island will reopen to tourists on October 26. For instance, ... -
Duterte approves six-month shutdown of Boracay
(,April 6, 2018 , on page )Boracay, the country's best known holiday island, will be totally closed down to tourists for the next six months over concerns that the once idyllic white-sand resort has become a "cesspool" tainted by dumped sewage. -
Duterte creates Manila Bay Task Force
(,February 22, 2019 , on page )President Duterte has ordered the creation of the Manila Bay Task Force that will expedite the rehabilitation, restoration, and conservation of the coastal and marine ecosystem of the Manila Bay. In Administrative Order ... -
For Laguna Lake water: Manilad to build ₱10-B new treatment plant
(,February 20, 2020 , on page )West Zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (Maynilad) has turned further to Laguna Lake as it now finds it "too risky" to depend on the 52- year- old Angat Dam amid lack of new water sources. In a statement, ... -
Healing Boracay
(,October 21, 2018 , on page )Doreen Fugoso had barely landed a job as chef in one of the big hotels here when word got around that President Rodrigo Duterte had ordered the closure of the island for six months. “I had not reached a year yet in my job ... -
It will take years to clean up Manila Bay
(,January 18, 2019 , on page )It took six months to clean up Boracay’s waters. It will take seven years to clean up Manila Bay until it becomes as clean as in Boracay today, Secretary of Agriculture Emmanuel Pinol said in a radio interview this week. ... -
Manila Bay cleanup must continue beyond 2 years
(,January 5, 2020 , on page )The rehabilitation of the Manila Bay remains its top priority in the next two years, Secretary Roy Cimatu of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources said Tuesday as he looked to the new year about to begin. The ... -
Maynilad to spend nearly ₱2 billion on wastewater treatment projects in 2018
(,April 4, 2018 , on page )West Zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (Maynilad) has allotted a budget of ₱1.7 billion this year to increase its sewerage coverage as well as maintain its existing wastewater network. -
Maynilad's ₱1.7-B sewage treatment plant now operational
(,January 23, 2019 , on page )The ₱1.7-B sewage treatment plant (STP) of West Zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (Maynilad) in San Dionisio, Parañaque City is now operational. The new Parañaque Water Reclamation Facility can treat up to ... -
Monitoring to be more stringent than before
(,October 21, 2018 , on page )Even if the government is already set to formally reopen Boracay Island from a six-month rehabilitation, things will no longer be the same for the world-famous island destination. From now on, the island will always be a ...