Browsing by Subject "water quality"

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    • Boracay no longer a cesspool, may reopen Oct. 26 

      Simeon, Louise Maureen; Romero, Alexis (The Philippine Star, July 5, 2018, on page 3)
      Just two months since its closure, top tourist destination Boracay Island is no longer a “cesspool” following intensified rehabilitation efforts to regain its status, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources ...

    • Boracay rehab to continue — DENR 

      Flores, Helen; Rendon, Jennifer; Punay, Edu (The Philippine Star, November 5, 2018, on page 13)
      Rehabilitation of the world-famous Boracay Island will continue even after it was reopened to tourists on Oct. 26, Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said yesterday. Cimatu said the agency would continue to monitor the quality ...

    • 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 reopens for dry run from Oct. 15-25 

      Araja, Rio (Manila Standard, October 15, 2018, on page A3)
      An inter-agency task force in charge of the rehabilitation of Boracay will closely monitor compliance with the guidelines it has laid down to protect the resort island from destructive practices during its partial reopening ...

    • Boracay Tubi assures 'no discharge' of untreated wastewater off sea 

      Zabal, Ryan (Panay News, September 28, 2019, on page 7)
      The Boracay Tubi System Inc. (BTSI) said it complied the water quality and effluent standards after the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) lifted its cease and desist order on BTSI Lugotan outfall in ...

    • Boracay Water amplifies desludging services gets more wastewater trucks 

      (The Daily Guardian, July 6, 2018, on page 14)
      Boracay Water, the largest water supply and wastewater management services provider in the Island, recently acquired an additional 3 desludging trucks that can haul up to 9 cubic meters of wastewater or used water from ...

    • Boracay Water investing P1.15B in new sewerage facilities 

      GMA News (The Daily Guardian, June 25, 2018, on page 18-19)
      The company has spent around 60 percent of the budget in light of the rehabilitation works in the island. Boracay island was ordered closed for six months, starting April 26, for environmental cleanup and rehabilitation. ...

    • Boracay Water ready for Oct opening 

      Simeon, Louise Maureen (The Philippine Star, July 7, 2018, on page B9)
      The Boracay unit of Ayala-led Manila Water Co. Inc. is intensifying its operations in the island to ensure readiness in time for the reopening by October. Boracay Island Water Co. Inc. recently acquired additional desludging ...

    • Boracay water utility compliant with DENR standards 

      Simeon, Louise Maureen (The Philippine Star, September 28, 2019, on page B5)
      Boracay Tubi System Inc. (BTSI), one of the two water utility providers in Boracay Island, is fully compliant with the government’s effluent standards following the recent rehabilitation of the country’s top tourist ...

    • Boracay's ecology on the brink of ruin 

      Angelo, Francis Allan L. (The Daily Guardian, May 5, 2018, on page 1-4)
      Scientific proofs exist that Boracay Island’s ecological balance is in a precarious situation. This was the outcome of a policy forum hosted by the National Academy of Science and Technology, Philippines (NAST PHL) of the ...

    • Boracay's White Beach declared clean; water quality 'almost there' 

      Mogato, Anna Gabriela (BusinessWorld, July 5, 2018, on page S1/4)
      The government is on track in its efforts to rehabilitate Boracay island, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said as it declared White Beach clean and the effort to improve water quality on the ...

    • 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 ...

    • Boracay: A model of Clean Water 

      Milla, Francisco E. Jr. (DailyGuardian, April 22, 2019, on page 17)
      It is an amazing story worthy to be told again and again. Boracay is one of the world's most beautiful islands, until it was rocked with the controversy of being tagged a "cesspool" by no less than the country's president. ...

    • Bureau of Fisheries: Catch in spill zone edible 

      Araja, Rio N.; Estrada, Annah Leah (Manila Standard, August 15, 2013, on page A6)
      Despite the oil spill, fish caught in Rosario, Cavite, is safe to eat, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources. Lawyer Asis Perez, BFAR director, said water samples were found negative for any contamination. ...

    • Can the DENR hack it? 

      Hilario, Ernesto M. (Manila Standard, January 22, 2019, on page A5)
      This Sunday (Jan. 27) the Department of Environment and Natural Resources begins implementing a 10-year plan costing a whopping P42 billion to revive Manila Bay from decades of pollution and urban blight. You will recall ...

    • Carp an indicator of water pollution 

      (The Manila Times, September 23, 2016, on page B8)
      In a study conducted by Dr. Michelle Grace Paraso of the UPLB College of Veterinary Medicine, carp was found to have a potential use as a biomarker in detecting the level of pollutants in the country’s water resources. The ...

    • Cavite allays fears on dengue outbreak, red tide 

      Giron, Anthony (Manila Bulletin, February 24, 2017, on page 7)
      There is no dengue fever outbreak and red tide warning in the waters off Cavite, the provincial government clarified yesterday. Provincial Health Office-Education Promotion Officer II and Dengue Coordinator Annabelle R. ...

    • CDO river cited for economic importance 

      Galvez, James Konstantin (The Manila Times, August 6, 2013, on page B2)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has named the Cagayan de Oro River Basin in Northern Mindanao as a water quality management area (WQMA), which includes an area best known for the popular sport ...

    • Central Luzon slowly, but surely winning Manila Bay rehab 

      Philippine Information Agency (PIA)-3 (SunStar Philippines, March 27, 2022, on page 5)
      Central Luzon is slowly, but surely winning the battle for the rehabilitation of Manila Bay. In his speech during the MANILA BAYani Awards and Incentives (MBAI), Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) ...

    • Cimatu notes improvement in Boracay water quality 

      Co, Adrian Stewart (Panay News, June 13, 2020, on page 5)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said that the water quality in the well-famed Boracay Island in Malay, Aklan has improved. DENR secretary Roy Cimatu said in a virtual press conference on Thursday ...