Browsing The Philippine Star by Subject "industrial wastes"

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    • Boracay-like rehab eyed for Manila Bay 

      Simeon, Louise Maureen; Flores, Helen (The Philippine Star, December 17, 2018, on page 12)
      Following the six-month Boracay rehabilitation, the government is looking at replicating efforts to restore Manila Bay to its pristine state fit for recreation. “We are preparing for an all-out strategy to bring the coliform ...

    • Fishkill 

      (The Philippine Star, July 17, 2010, on page 12)
      Large "Imelda" fish floated belly in the Pasig,k while the surface of Bicol's Lake Buhi was nearly covered with dead tilapia. In southern Metro Manila, large milkfish or bangus are being sold for as low as P10 per kilo as ...

    • House panel OKs ban on microplastics 

      Porcalla, Delon (The Philippine Star, September 13, 2018, on page B8)
      Rep. Rodel Batocabe of party-list Ako Bicol said the House committee on ecology headed by Nueva Ecija Rep. Estrellita Suansing gave its green light to House Bill 8120, or the “Microplastics Ban Act of 2018.” “This time the ...

    • In San Pablo lakes, metal intake curbed by worms 

      Ronda, Rainier Allan (The Philippine Star, October 27, 2016, on page -B-8)
      A University of the Philippines-Los Baños (UPLB) study on a species of worms in the seven lakes of San Pablo, Laguna found that they prevent intake of heavy metals by fish and may also do the same for humans. The study ...

    • Pasig River rehab body partners with Chinese firm 

      Villanueva, Rhodina (The Philippine Star, March 29, 2019, on page 14)
      To help address pollution in the Pasig River and enhance its development for socioeconomic purposes, the Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC) recently entered into a partnership with China First Highway Engineering ...

    • 'Strict law enforcement needed for Manila Bay cleanup' 

      Mercurio, Richmond (The Philippine Star, January 14, 2019, on page 14)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has vowed to strictly implement the country’s Clean Water Law as it beefed up efforts to restore Manila Bay to its pristine state fit for public recreation. ...

    • Winning the war vs garbage 

      Villanueva, Marichu A. (The Philippine Star, February 8, 2019, on page 11)
      If we are to trace the historical roots of the present murky waters at the Manila Bay, blame it on the debris, junk and trash that have accumulated through the years and got buried in this body of water. As of present ...