Browsing by Subject "Environment management"

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    • Board hearing to fish for El Niño measures 

      Acupan, Fraire (Panay News, September 3, 2015, on page 22)
      The provincial government of Negros Occidental is bracing for the El Niño phenomenon that is expected to hit the country in the last quarter of this year and the first quarter of 2016. Sangguniang Panlalawigan will have a ...

    • Boracay corals dying fast, says group 

      Burgos, Nestor P. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 21, 2015, on page A13)
      After concerns have been raised about the deteriorating water quality at a portion of the pristine White Beach of the island in Malay, Aklan province, a coral reef rehabilitation group has now reported mass dying of corals. ...

    • ‘Boracay Island a cesspool no more’ 

      Rendon, Jennifer P. (The Daily Guardian, October 16, 2018, on page 1-14)
      Six months into its massive rehabilitation, the world famous whitesand destination Boracay Island has been fit for swimming. Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Roy Cimatu, who also heads the Inter-Agency Task Force ...

    • Boracay reopening poses new concerns for residents, businesses 

      Burgos, Nestor P. Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 20, 2018, on page A12)
      When a demolition team arrived on Aug. 17, Mary Ann Casidsid pleaded for one more day to move out her family’s belongings before they tear down her house in one of the wetlands on Boracay Island. The clearing of the Boracay ...

    • 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 ...

    • Capitol seeks to plant 10T mangroves today 

      Sornito, Ime (Panay News, May 19, 2018, on page 3-14)
      The provincial government hopes to plant 10,000 mangrove propagules today in the municipalities of Leganes and Dumangas. Some 5,000 mangrove propagules are being targeted for planting in Barangay Bigke, Leganes and another ...

    • ‘China may have collected samples from Benham Rise’ 

      Pilapil, Jaime R. (The Manila Times, April 4, 2017, on page A1-A2)
      Philippine Ambassador to China Chito Santa Romana on Monday bared that a Chinese survey ship may have collected maritime samples at Benham Rise. The DFA then asked the Chinese Embassy in Manila to explain the presence of ...

    • Cimatu calls on ASEAN to conserve mangroves 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, September 7, 2017, on page B-8)
      Recognizing the significant opportunities that mangroves offer for climate change adaptation and mitigation, Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Roy Cimatu on Tuesday urged member-countries of the Association of ...

    • Cimatu to address garbage problem hounding Pasig River and tributaries 

      (The Philippine Star, September 18, 2019, on page G2)
      Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary and Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC) chairperson Roy Cimatu said that he will address the longstanding garbage problem hounding the Pasig River ...

    • Cleanest river 

      Beleo, Erwin G. (Manila Bulletin, February 1, 2015, on page 14)
      The “Tapuakan” river here was adjudged as the Cleanest, Safest and Greenest Inland Body of Water, recently, in the Provincial Search for Cleanest, Safest and Greenest (CSG) municipality in the year 2014. Tapuakan river was ...

    • Cleanup drive on as massive fish kill hits Lake Sebu 

      (BusinessWorld, February 15, 2017, on page S1/12)
      Lake Sebu town has been placed under a state of calamity due to the recent massive fish kill that cost P124.5 million damage to fishery, mainly tilapia farms. In a statement released by the South Cotabato provincial ...

    • Climate change and our seas 

      La Viña, Tony (Manila Standard, November 24, 2015, on page A10-A11)
      One can find in the East Asian seas over one-third of all coral reefs and mangroves and the highest levels of biodiversity for coral reef fish, mollusks, mangroves and sea-grass species. Its coastal areas are very densely ...

    • Coast Guard sues firm for negligence over oil spill in Iloilo 

      Burgos, Nestor P. Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 13, 2020, on page A6)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has filed a criminal complaint against the operator of a damaged power barge that spilled thousands of liters of bunker fuel into the waters of Iloilo and Guimaras Island. In a complaint ...

    • Corals and garbage 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 28, 2015, on page A16)
      Recent reports present a rash of problematic incidents regarding the Philippines’ natural resources, foremost among which is China’s expansive seabed dredging in the disputed Spratlys—a reckless and dangerous move that is ...

    • Countries move to save sea cow population 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, March 30, 2017, on page B-8)
      As global sea cow (dugong) populations have been declining and the species classified as “vulnerable to extinction,” countries with surviving population of the animal need all the help they can get to help the elusive ...

    • DA to revive Laguna de Bay, other waterways 

      Ruiz, Ellalyn de Vera (Manila Bulletin, May 7, 2017, on page 7)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) will be re-stocking the Laguna de Bay and other lakes, rivers and creeks with indigenous fish species and non-invasive, commercially viable species to revive the declining fish stocks. ...

    • DENR lifts ECC suspension on 'complying' Boracay businesses 

      PN; Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Region VI (Panay News, October 13, 2018, on page 1-14)
      A few weeks before the much-awaited reopening of Boracay, Environment secretary Roy Cimatu lifted the suspension of the environmental compliance certificates (ECCs) of some business establishments in the world-famous resort ...

    • DENR boosts marine protection 

      (Malaya, June 1, 2015, on page A3)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) recently launched a five-year conservation initiative to boost efforts of protecting marine key biodiversity areas (MKBAs) in the country. The project - Strengthening ...

    • DENR calls for concerted efforts to end garbage crisis 

      Flores, Helen (The Philippine Star, December 9, 2019, on page 4)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) yesterday called for cooperation among all stakeholders and the public in solving the country’s perennial garbage problem, especially in Metro Manila. “Solid waste ...

    • DENR clears Boracay establishments 

      (Malaya, October 15, 2018, on page A2)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has lifted the suspension on the environmental compliance certificates (ECCs) of some businesses in Boracay a few weeks before the reopening of the island. DENR ...