Browsing by Subject "lake restoration"

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    • DENR: last call for fish pens ‘self-demolition’ order stressed 

      Gamil, Jaymee T. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 15, 2017, on page A3)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) issued on Saturday its “last call” to owners and operators of fish pens and cages in Laguna de Bay to conduct “self-demolitions” before it starts clearing the ...

    • DENR: no letup in Laguna Lake cleanup 

      Simeon, Louise Maureen (The Philippine Star, February 21, 2017, on page 12)
      The government will not ease up on clearing operations in Laguna de Bay despite expected revenue losses for the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA), the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said ...

    • Dismantle fish pens,fishers demand 

      (Manila Standard, February 14, 2017, on page A3)
      The militant fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya), together with environmental alliance Save Laguna lake Movement,on Monday staged a picket in the offices of the Laguna Lake ...

    • Dismantling of Laguna Lake fish pens now in full force 

      Miraflor, Madelaine B. (Manila Bulletin, January 28, 2017, on page B-4)
      The dismantling of fishpens in Laguna Lake, the largest lake in the Philippines and the second largest inland freshwater lake in Southeast Asia, continues and is now in full force. The Department of Environment and Natural ...

    • DOF freezes P19B Laguna de Bay dredging project 

      Gadil, Dennis (Malaya, September 8, 2010, on page A7)
      Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima has ordered a freeze of the P19-billion dredging project in Laguna de Bay, a government-to-government undertaking with Belgium. "I have instructed the Department of Environment and Natural ...

    • DOST assists in Paoay Lake E. coli cleanup 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Manila Bulletin, February 4, 2022, on page 5)
      The Department of Science and Technology (DOST), in partnership with the Ilocos Norte government and the communities around the lake, is offering a cost-effective solution for Paoay Lake’s E. coli problem. DOST Ilocos ...

    • DOST urges gov’t collaboration to save Laguna Lake 

      (BusinessWorld, June 7, 2017, on page 4/S3)
      The Department of Science and Technology-National Research Council of the Philippines (DOST-NRCP) recommended possible courses of action that government agencies can collaborate on to help improve the conditions of Laguna ...

    • Dumping garbage at Laguna Lake 

      Binay, Jejomar (Manila Bulletin, August 1, 2018, on page 11)
      According to the LLDA, IPM Construction and Development Corp. and Level Up Construction and Development Corp. have illegally reclaimed 47 hectares of the lake. The LLDA has ordered the closure of the sites, and have filed ...

    • Farmers, fishers push Laguna rehab project 

      Benaning, Marvyn N. (Manila Bulletin, September 15, 2010, on page 8)
      Farmers, fishermen and ordinary folk in two in two districts of Laguna have urged President Benigno Simeon Aquino III to give the green light to the suspended ₱18.7-billion Laguna de Bay Rehabilitation Project. In a ...

    • Firm chosen for Laguna Lake rehab project hails guarantee 

      (The Philippine Star, September 24, 2010, on page B-11)
      Baggerwerken Decloedt En Zoon (BDZ), the giant Belgian dredging company that bagged the P18.7-billion Laguna Lake rehabilitation project, welcomed yesterday the Begian embassy’s confirmation that the project enjoys a ...

    • Fish cages crowding Laguna's Sampaloc Lake next targey on LLDA demolition list 

      Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 2, 2017, on page A16)
      The government is now targeting to dismantle illegal fish cages in Sampaloc Lake, one of this city's popular seven interconnected lakes and a major tourist attraction in Laguna province. The Laguna Lake Development Authority ...

    • Fish pens strangle Laguna de Bay 

      Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 3, 2017, on page A14)
      Section 51 of the Fisheries Code of the Philippines (Republic Act No. 8550) states that “not over 10 percent of the suitable water surface area of all lakes and rivers shall be allotted for aquaculture purposes like fish ...

    • Fisherfolk want businessmen out of Laguna lake rehabilitation 

      Alcober, Neil A. (The Manila Times, January 6, 2017, on page A8)
      The militant fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) told the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) on Thursday to stop meddling in the Laguna de Bay master plan ...

    • Fisherfolk: Demolish fish pens 

      Araneta, Sandy (Manila Standard, April 1, 2017, on page A3)
      On the deadline of the fish pen demolition, the fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) and the environmental alliance Save Laguna Lake Movement urged authorities to hasten the ...

    • Fishermen group cry foul over Laguna de Bay moratorium 

      (The Philippine Star, March 25, 2017, on page 19)
      Amidst ongoing plans to revitalize the ecosystem of Laguna de Bay, the Association of Laguna Lake Fisher Producers and Fisher Folks Inc. (ALLFPFF) continues to seek reconsideration on Laguna Lake Development Authority’s ...

    • Fishers to take case to SC 

      Postrado, Leonardo D. (Manila Bulletin, September 9, 2010, on page 1)
      A fisherfolk group has vowed to shift the battleground to save the dying Laguna Lake before the Supreme Court (SC) after the Department of Justice (DoJ) allowed the national government and Belgian firm to proceed with the ...

    • Full gov't mobilization urged for Laguna de Bay 

      Lim, Janina C. (BusinessWorld, May 9, 2019, on page S1/4)
      The Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) said President Rodrigo R. Duterte needs to issue an executive order broadly mobilizing government agencies to work toward the rehabilitation of the Laguna de Bay. In a ...

    • 'Gone to hell': The battle to save Europe's oldest lake 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, July 4, 2021, on page 4B)
      Dimitar Pendoski marches to the end of a rickety walkway, skips around sunbathing youngsters, and sweeps back a tarpaulin protecting his empty lakeside restaurant, recently closed by officials under pressure from UNESCO. ...

    • Gov't finalizes P30-B Hungary loan for Laguna Lake cleanup, rubber mfg 

      Simeon, Louise Maureen (The Philippine Star, September 21, 2017, on page B3)
      The Department of Agriculture expects to secure a P30-billion loan from the Hungarian government which it plans to use for the cleanup of the Laguna Lake as well as the establishment of the first-ever rubber manufacturing ...

    • Gov't involves community in Lake Bato Conservation 

      Imperial, Sarah C.; Saldico, Ruel (Manila Bulletin, March 2, 2014, on page 18)
      Fisherfolk in Lake Bato, the 7th largest lake in the Philippines, can hope for more livelihood with the launching of the Lake Bato Conservation Project earlier this week. A joint undertaking by the provincial and local ...