Browsing Manila Bulletin by Subject "water samples"

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    • Bataan, red tide-free 

      Supnad, Mar (Manila Bulletin, February 28, 2015, on page 13)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has finally lifted the shellfish ban in Bataan, after imposing it for more than a year in eight coastal towns. BFAR imposed the prohibition on the gathering, transporting ...

    • Boracay's groundwater still contaminated- DENR, DOH 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, August 14, 2018, on page 10)
      Despite the government’s ongoing rehabilitation program, the groundwater of several barangays in world-famous Boracay Island remains contaminated, based on initial findings of the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB), an ...

    • 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 ...

    • Fish wipeout in Sta. Rosa 

      Castro, Ferdinand F. (Manila Bulletin, October 22, 2010, on page 17)
      The Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) is investigating the reported fish kill in this side of the lake which fisherfolk reported on Monday. LLDA Information Officer Gerry Carandang said the sudden death of freshwater ...

    • LGUs to continue red tide monitoring 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Manila Bulletin, August 11, 2014, on page 20)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) asked local government units (LGUs) to continue monitoring Samar's Maqueda and Villareal Bays even if the shellfish ban in the area has been lifted. BFAR Regional Director ...

    • LLDA probes fish kill 

      Villas, Anna Liza T. (Manila Bulletin, July 16, 2010, on page 13)
      The Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) is now investigating the cause of death of fishes along the Pasig River and found in Guadalupe in Makati City. Gerry Carandang, LLDA spokesperson, said they have sent a team to ...

    • Negros ethanol plant suspended over fishkill 

      Matus, Carmel Loise (Manila Bulletin, August 13, 2015, on page A8)
      Environment authorities suspended the operations of an ethanol plant of Universal Robina Sugar Milling Corp. (URSMC) after finding that its untreated wastewater caused fishkill that economically dislocated 200 fishing ...

    • Philippines suspends scallops linked to Hawaii outbreak 

      The Associated Press (Manila Bulletin, September 15, 2016, on page 6)
      The Philippine government has suspended distribution of seafood believed to be the cause of a hepatitis A outbreak in Hawaii. De Oro Resources, Inc. must temporarily suspend distribution of its products while the government ...

    • A reminder on the problem of pollution in Manila Bay 

      (Manila Bulletin, February 18, 2021, on page 4)
      Two decades after the Supreme Court ordered 13 government agencies led by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to clean up Manila Bay, its waters remain unfit for human contact, filled with viruses ...

    • 'Severe' pollution afflicts Pasig River 

      De Vera, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, June 26, 2013, on page 2)
      There is now "severe pollution" in the Pasig River following the oil spill that occurred near the Old Panaderos area in Sta. Ana, Manila, last Sunday, the Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC) declared yesterday. ...

    • Water clears in spill-hit areas 

      Indino, Phoebe Jen (Manila Bulletin, September 13, 2013, on page 15)
      The Water quality parts of coastal waters in Lapu- Lapu City and Cordova Town which have been affected by the oil spill from sunken ship M/V Thomas Aquinas has significantly improved, authorities said. To recall, water ...