Browsing The Philippine Star by Subject "Man-induced effects"
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Keeping Boracay Clean
(The Philippine Star,October 22, 2018 , on page B6)Boracay, our prime tourist destination, will open again this week. While cleaning up the island is still a work in progress, one wonders if our government has the ability to keep it clean and the resorts compliant with our ... -
Koko, Zubiri pushing plastic use reduction
(The Philippine Star,June 8, 2018 , on page 9)Senators Aquilino Pimentel III and Juan Miguel Zubiri are pushing for a reduction in the use of plastic in the country amid reports that the Philippines is one of the biggest sources of plastic waste dumped into the oceans. ... -
LLDA to lose P80 M in fish pen demolition
(The Philippine Star,March 18, 2017 , on page 12)The Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) expects to lose around P80 million in revenue with the dismantling of illegal fish pens in Laguna de Bay in the next three months. The LLDA is targeting the demolition of illegal ... -
Manila Bay cleanup ongoing
(The Philippine Star,January 15, 2019 , on page 7)Over the weekend, I had fun watching the events posted on my Facebook page with no less than Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu visiting the Manila Yacht Club for a look and see of ... -
Manila Bay rehab; DENR orders sewage treatment plants put up
(The Philippine Star,January 13, 2019 , on page 12)Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu yesterday gave establishments surrounding Manila Bay three months to put up their own sewage treatment plants (STPs). “Establishments have to put ... -
Manufacturers urged to help protect seas, freshwater areas
(The Philippine Star,December 28, 2017 , on page B4)Sen. Cynthia Villar has renewed her call to the public to help protect and maintain the cleanliness of the country's seas and freshwater areas, which are sources of food and other resources. Villar, who chairs the Senate ... -
Mapping of esteros directing waste water to Manila Bay ordered
(The Philippine Star,December 21, 2018 , on page 14)The Department of Environment and Natural Resources has ordered the National Mapping Resource and Information Authority, one of the DENR’s attached agencies, to prepare maps that will help identify the esteros or canals ... -
The Netherlands can help clean up Manila Bay
(The Philippine Star,October 11, 2018 , on page 9-12)Actually one of the things that all the communities living around Manila Bay can do is come up with a Garbage Trap at the mouth of all the rivers and creeks facing the Manila Bay. Of course the best way to clean up Manila ... -
Ocean conference calls for action to reverse human damage.
(The Philippine Star,June 8, 2017 , on page B4)In the run-up to World Ocean Day today, the United Nations Ocean Conference opened earlier this week with calls for united global action to reverse human damage. At the opening Monday of the international conference on the ... -
Papal text says man betrays God by destroying the environment
(The Philippine Star,January 22, 2015 , on page B-6)Pope Francis waded into the global debate on climate change and the environment on Sunday, saying in the text of a speech that man was destroying nature and betraying God’s calling to be stewards of creation. Francis offered ... -
Pinoys urged to help save coral reefs
(The Philippine Star,May 18, 2015 , on page 15)The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) urged Filipinos to take action and do their share to help save what remains of the country’s coral reefs. Concerted effort, the agency noted, is necessary to ensure ... -
Plastic trash found littering Mariana Trench in submarine dive
(The Philippine Star,May 15, 2019 , on page 19)On the deepest dive ever made by a human inside a submarine, a Texas investor and explorer found something he could have found in the gutter of nearly any street in the world: trash. Victor Vescovo, a retired naval officer, ... -
Pope calls for action on climate change in draft encyclical
(The Philippine Star,June 17, 2015 , on page A-21)The Vatican said the document, leaked by the magazine l'Espresso, was not the final version. That is due for release on Thursday. "The rules of the embargo remain in place. We ask journalists to respect professional ... -
Rody sets Cabinet meeting on climate change
(The Philippine Star,November 11, 2016 , on page 15)President Duterte has scheduled a Cabinet meeting on climate change after the ongoing conference on the subject in Marrakech, Morocco, a Cabinet official said yesterday. Former Kabataan party-list representative Terry ... -
Semirara vows to protect marine protected areas
(The Philippine Star,November 18, 2016 , on page B-12)Amid allegations of environment degradation, coal miner and power producer Semirara Mining and Power Corp. (SMPC) has committed to protect marine protected areas (MPA) surrounding its coal mines in Semirara Island in ... -
Vulnerable start to life for turtles on Phl coast
(The Philippine Star,March 1, 2016 , on page 1-8)Hundreds of tiny turtle hatchlings emerge above a beach at night and immediately look to the sea, hoping to beat huge odds and start a remarkable trans-oceanic journey lasting decades. The olive ridleys, each shorter than ... -
We're so plastic
(The Philippine Star,March 13, 2019 , on page 12)Filipinos throw away 164 million pieces of sachet packets daily. In one year or annually, estimates indicate that around 59.8 billion sachets are used – sold – discarded in the Philippines. On the average adult Filipinos, ... -
Wetlands for our future
(The Philippine Star,February 1, 2015 , on page B-4)Swamps, marshes, lagoons, deltas, and bogs - they are collectively known as wetlands. People see them yet fail to recognize their value. Many do not realize the fact that wetlands are an important ecosystem that supports ... -
Whale killers
(The Philippine Star,March 25, 2019 , on page 12)In the Compostela town of Mabini last March 15, a juvenile Cuvier’s beaked whale was found ashore and died shortly. When opened up for inspection on the cause of death, the beached 500-kilo creature had 40 kilos of plastic ...