Browsing Manila Bulletin by Subject "wastewater treatment"

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    • Asian Terminal supports Manila Bay rehabilitation efforts 

      (Manila Bulletin, February 13, 2019, on page B-6)
      Listed Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI), operator of international gateway port Manila South Harbor, expressed readiness to support multi-sectoral efforts, led by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), to ...

    • Bank offers assistance for Manila Bay clean-up 

      (Manila Bulletin, February 14, 2019, on page B-6)
      State-run Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) is prepared to provide the necessary financing to all establishments located near Manila Bay in support of the National Government’s efforts to rehabilitate the area, a ...

    • Boracay reopening set Oct. 15 

      Casayuran, Mario B. (Manila Bulletin, September 13, 2018, on page 2)
      There will be a dry run for the hotels for the first 1,000 foreign visitors on the first day, another 1,000 tourists on the second day and another 1,000 tourists on the third day. Senators Cynthia A. Villar and Joseph ...

    • Boracay Water sees upward adjustment in this year's capex 

      Miraflor, Madelaine B. (Manila Bulletin, June 23, 2018, on page B-9)
      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 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, August 29, 2018, on page 7)
      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 ...

    • Davao River to Filter with water plants 

      Ocampo, Yas D. (Manila Bulletin, August 9, 2018, on page B-9)
      The Department of Science and Technology will roll out this quarter its plan of using natural plants to help clean up a critical portion of the Davao River. The project aims to use vertical helophyte plants to help filter ...

    • DENR orders construction of new sewerage treatment plants in Boracay 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, May 23, 2018, on page 14)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and major business establishments in Boracay have agreed to immediately construct sewerage treatment plants (STPs) to address the illegal discharge of wastewater ...

    • DENR prods LGUs on water treatment facility 

      Manalo, Lyka (Manila Bulletin, December 19, 2018, on page 6)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon) urged the local government units (LGUs) to give priority to building wastewater treatment facilities. DENR ...

    • DENR urged: clarify boracay sewage policy 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, August 24, 2018, on page 7)
      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 ...

    • DILG: Full Boracay rehab to take 2 years 

      San Juan, Alexandria Dennise (Manila Bulletin, October 21, 2018, on page 16)
      The full rehabilitation of Boracay Island will take about two years, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said, ahead of the reopening of the world-renowned beach destination to local and foreign ...

    • DOST to help rid Boracay of green algae 

      Aguirre, Jun (Manila Bulletin, March 10, 2017, on page 13)
      The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is helping the Malay town government in Aklan rid Boracay Island of the green algae bloom. DOST-Aklan Chief Jairus Lachica said Dr. Melinda Palencia, a professor and ...

    • DPWH building ₱150-M waste water facilities in Puerto Galera 

      Alcayde, Jerry J. (Manila Bulletin, July 29, 2018, on page 10)
      Modern waste water treatment plants will be constructed in two popular tourist sites of this town with a budget allocation of P150 million from the national government. Puerto Galera Mayor Rockey Ilagan said the construction ...

    • DPWH: coordinate Boracay road works 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, August 2, 2018, on page 12)
      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 

      Kabiling, Genalyn D.; De Vera, Analou; Terrazola, Vanne Elaine P.; Casayuran, Mario B.; Abadilla, Emmie V. (Manila Bulletin, April 6, 2018, on page 1-8)
      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.

    • EU firms take closer look at PH waste management 

      Cahiles-Magkilat, Bernie (Manila Bulletin, January 30, 2019, on page B-7)
      Two top-level EU business missions, comprising of some of Europe’s largest firms, are visiting the Philippines this year to explore opportunities in waste management and construction sectors. Florian Gottein, executive ...

    • Fish thrive in Pandacan depot's wastewater pond 

      (Manila Bulletin, September 6, 2009, on page 1)
      Fish are good indicators of water quality since they are very sensitive to contamination that chemical tests may miss, according to a study made by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA study indicates that ...

    • Gov't may fund ₱2.7- B Navotas fish port modernization 

      Cahiles-Magkilat, Bernie (Manila Bulletin, March 11, 2013, on page B-15)
      The ₱2.7-billion upgrading and rehabilitation of the Navotas Fish Port Complex (NFPC) is being pushed for funding by the government instead of putting it under the private public partnership (PPP) scheme. An official said ...

    • Install water treatment plants for Manila Bay cleanup- Atienza 

      Rosario, Ben R. (Manila Bulletin, January 10, 2019, on page 4)
      President Duterte’s bid to enforce a cleanup of Manila Bay will likely fail unless the Maynilad Water Services Inc. and the Manila Water Company are “forced” to install waste water treatment plants as provided under their ...

    • JICA-backed Maynilad’s Parañaque wastewater treatment facility launched 

      (Manila Bulletin, January 27, 2019, on page B-3)
      The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) lauded the completion of the wastewater treatment facility of the Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (MWSI) in Parañaque City, saying it will help address water pollution in ...

    • Maynilad kaakibat ng gobyerno sa rehabilitasyon ng Manila Bay 

      (Manila Bulletin, January 28, 2020, on page 2)
      Patuloy na nakikipagtulugan ang Manila Water Services, Inc. (Maynilad) sa malawakang inisyatibo na linisin at muling buhayin ang Manila Bay, kasama ang Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Metropolitan ...