Browsing by Author "Newman, Minerva B. C."

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    • 11 central visayas rivers due for clean up 

      Newman, Minerva B. C. (Manila Bulletin, December 15, 2018, on page 7)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Central Visayas will prioritize 11 rivers for cleanup and development. DENR Regional Executive Director Gilbert Gonzales has directed all provincial environment ...

    • Avoiding oil spill first step in salvaging sunken ship 

      Newman, Minerva B. C. (Manila Bulletin, June 29, 2019, on page 5)
      The salvage company that will refloat the cargo ship that sank at a private port here will concentrate first on recovering any fuel oil left in the vessel to prevent it from contaminating the surrounding waters. The M/V ...

    • Cebu needs to integrate river basin management plan 

      Newman, Minerva B. C. (Manila Bulletin, February 7, 2019, on page 6)
      Cebu needs to update it's Central Cebu River Basin (CCRMB) Master Plan to make it mo0re responsive to present conditions. In a recent meeting, the Central Cebu River Basin Management Council (CCRBMC) agreed that the plan ...

    • Company that dumped medical waste into sea faces suspension 

      Newman, Minerva B. C. (Manila Bulletin, January 18, 2019, on page 6)
      The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Central Visayas recommended to EMB-Manila the suspension of the operation of the Davao City Environmental Care, ...

    • DENR enhances CV marine sanctuaries 

      Newman, Minerva B. C. (Manila Bulletin, May 27, 2018, on page 14)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) here has networked all marine sanctuaries and protected areas (MPAs) to sustain fish catch and connectivity of marine conservation in the region. According to ...

    • DENR needs volunteers for Talisay coastal clean-up 

      Newman, Minerva B. C.; Abellana, Dazzly N.; Lusbog, Rubelyn A. (Manila Bulletin, September 14, 2018, on page 8)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Central Visayas is calling for volunteers for the International Coastal Clean Up in Pooc, Talisay City, on Saturday. The third Saturday of September has been ...

    • DENR taps deputies to enforce environment laws 

      Newman, Minerva B. C.; Omega, Brandon (Manila Bulletin, April 22, 2019, on page 11)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Central Visayas will deputize people in the communities to help enforce environmental laws especially those pertaining to clean and sustainable water and solid ...

    • DENR-7 spearheads massive river clean-up in C.Visayas 

      Newman, Minerva B. C. (Manila Bulletin, February 17, 2019, on page 10)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Central Visayas will initiate local river clean-up on February 22, urging all local government units and private institutions to do the same in their respective ...

    • DENR: Respect protected areas 

      Newman, Minerva B. C. (Manila Bulletin, October 14, 2018, on page 15)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Central Visayas is calling on the public to respect the country’s protected areas (PAs) which are being promoted as major tourism destinations. DENR regional ...

    • Divers needed for Cebu coastal clean-up 

      Newman, Minerva B. C. (Manila Bulletin, April 5, 2019, on page 12)
      The Junior Cham­ber International-Cebu Sinulog Inc. (JCI-CSI) needs 100 volunteer divers for this year’s Scubasurero Project, a massive coastal cleanup drive on April 21 at the Boyla Diving Resort Terminal in Lapu-Lapu ...

    • 'Fish Right' 

      Newman, Minerva B. C. (Manila Bulletin, March 10, 2019, on page 14)
      The Negros Oriental and Metro Bacolod chambers of commerce and industry (NOCCI/ MBCCI) have joined forces to rally behind the “Fish Right” (FR) project to improve and address the critical decline of fish supply in the ...

    • Mandaue Mandamus: A commitment to save rivers 

      Newman, Minerva B. C. (Manila Bulletin, November 24, 2018, on page 12)
      Participants in the 4th International River Summit (IRS) hosted by Mandaue City will sign the Mandaue Mandamus at the closing of the summit on Saturday. The Mandaue Mandamus is a reference document signifying the signatories' ...

    • Over 23,000 kilos of trash collected from 10 rivers in Central Visayas 

      Newman, Minerva B. C. (Manila Bulletin, March 27, 2019, on page 5)
      A total of 23,057.55 kilos or 1,439.25 sacks of trash were gathered from the second round of the simultaneous river clean-up in Central Visayas last March 22 from the 10 rivers in the region. Department of Environment and ...

    • Silliman honors marine scientist 

      Newman, Minerva B. C. (Manila Bulletin, November 19, 2018, on page 16)
      Silliman University conferred to Prof. Gary Ronald Russ, an Australia marine scientist, the Doctor of Science degree honoris causa in ceremonies last Friday at the Claire Isabel McGill Luce Auditorium. In a media release ...

    • Wastewater puts Cebu firm in hot water 

      Newman, Minerva B. C. (Manila Bulletin, January 22, 2019, on page 9)
      The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Central Visayas issued an interim cease-and-desist order (CDO) to GBox Corrugated Packaging for discharging red-colored ...

    • Ways to save the sharks up at Bohol summit 

      Newman, Minerva B. C. (Manila Bulletin, November 14, 2018, on page 6)
      The Save Sharks Network Philippines (SSNP), which advocates sharks conservation in the country will hold the 3rd Shark Summit as part of the activities during Shark Conservation week on November 12-16. Vince Cinchez, SSNP ...