Browsing Manila Bulletin by Subject "water pollution"
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1,000 barangays in hot water
(Manila Bulletin,May 3, 2019 , on page 1-3)Heads are expected to roll as the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is zeroing in on 1,000 of the 5,714 barangays who have defied orders to strictly enforce environmental laws in their respective turfs ... -
10,000 volunteers join coastal cleanup drive
(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, ... -
219 Boracay establishments slapped fines totaling ₱43 M
(Manila Bulletin,October 23, 2018 , on page 1-7)The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) through its Pollution Adjudication Board (PAB) has slapped 209 business establishments in Boracay a total fine of P43 million for violation of various environmental ... -
500 'pawikan' hatchlings released in Sarangani Bay
(Manila Bulletin,May 26, 2019 , on page 14)The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has released more than 500 hatchlings of threatened marine turtle or pawikan in the waters of Saranggani Bay. DENR-Soccsksargen executive director Nilo Tamoria led ... -
After Boracay, rehabilitate Laguna de Bay, Manila Bay
(Manila Bulletin,September 30, 2018 , on page 10)Long before he acted decisively on the “cesspool” that, he said, Boracay’s waters had become, President Duterte had singled out Laguna de Bay as a body of water that demanded immediate government attention and action. ... -
Algae-lined Boracay beach freaks out tourists
(Manila Bulletin,April 28, 2015 , on page 9)Not a few tourists on holiday on Boracay are being repelled by the emergence of excessive green, slimy algae marring the shoreline of the world-famous island in Malay, Aklan. Since the start of the summer season last month, ... -
All hands on deck to save the Manila Bay!
(Manila Bulletin,January 27, 2019 , on page D-3)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. ... -
Asia’s ocean pollution crisis
(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 ... -
Bacteria blamed for fish kill
(Manila Bulletin,June 24, 2011 , on page B-8)The sudden and mysterious emergence of an unknown bacteria along the coastal waters of Manila Bay causes a massive fish kill, resulting in the loss of millions of pesos worth of fish products here. This was disclosed by ... -
Baguio City after Boracay
(Manila Bulletin,January 10, 2019 , on page 6)The timely intervention of President Rodrigo Duterte in closing Boracay for rehabilitation is to be applauded, given the political, and the moral will, to save the pristine beaches and bucolic lifestyle of the world-famous ... -
Bamboo to save Laguna Lake
(Manila Bulletin,April 28, 2017 , on page 5)Calamba City, Laguna — The government has laid out an elaborate plan to cover one million hectares of watershed, riverbanks and lakeshores with 200 million seedlings of high and commercially productive variety of bamboo ... -
Bataan sewage treatment pact inked to protect water sources
(Manila Bulletin,November 29, 2015 , on page 13)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 ... -
Bataan, Subic Fisherfolk Intensify Anti-Pollution Drive
(Manila Bulletin,June 18, 2013 , on page B-7)To support the clean environment program, fisherfolk in the Subic Bay Area joined the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) in its advocacy against the use of plastics and other non-biodegradable products that pollute ... -
Battle of Manila Bay to be won in 7 years - DENR
(Manila Bulletin,January 29, 2019 , on page 1-3)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 ... -
The battle to clean up Manila Bay finally underway
(Manila Bulletin,January 31, 2019 , on page 6)The “Battle for Manila Bay” will be won in seven years, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said Monday. Seven years is such a long time. It is six and a half years longer than it took to clean up ... -
BFAR implements 3-month ban on tuna fishing in Davao Gulf
(Manila Bulletin,June 3, 2015 , on page B-4)The government has started the implementation of a three-month closed fishing for tuna in Davao Gulf to protect the fish species at vulnerable stage in their life cycle, particularly during the spawning season. This is the ... -
BFAR probes unknown deadly toxin in crabs
(Manila Bulletin,September 12, 2015 , on page 8)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is conducting an investigation to determine an unknown toxin that might have been present in crabs and had caused the death of a couple in Naujan town, this province. ... -
BFAR to fight fishpond lice
(Manila Bulletin,February 15, 2013 , on page 7)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) announced yesterday the creation of a task force with a p1.2-million fund to eradicate fish and shrimp predators that kill small fish and fingerlings in this coastal ... -
Boracay establishments face closure for releasing untreated waste water
(Manila Bulletin,February 8, 2018 , on page B-9)The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is determined to finish in two months the assessment of commercial establishments that may have been releasing untreated wastewater, and sewage causing pollution ... -
Boracay wetlands being threatened
(Manila Bulletin,February 24, 2017 , on page 13)The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) wants to preserve the wetlands in the country’s premier beach destination, Boracay Island in Malay, Aklan. DENR Director for Western Visayas Jim Sampulna said the ...