Browsing by Author "Valenzuela, Nikka G."

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    • DENR 'white sand' haul alarms Cebu officials 

      Israel, Dale G.; Semilla, Nestle; Valenzuela, Nikka G.; Aurelio, Julie M.; Agoncillo, Jodee A. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 5, 2020, on page A2)
      Officials of Cebu province are looking into the reported extraction of dolomite rocks that were pulverized into “white sand” to cover and beautify a small part of the Manila Bay shoreline under a much-criticized P349-million ...

    • DENR official: ‘Impossible’ for Manila Bay ‘white sand’ to cause fish kill 

      Valenzuela, Nikka G.; Agoncillo, Jodee A. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 18, 2020, on page A4-A5)
      An official of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Thursday said it was “impossible” for the artificial white sand or crushed dolomite dumped on the shoreline of Manila Bay to have caused the ...

    • DENR probes mining firms in 'Manila beach' project 

      Semilla, Nestle; Israel, Dale; Valenzuela, Nikka G. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 26, 2020, on page A1-A2)
      Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu on Friday suspended two mining companies in Cebu that provided the crushed dolomite for the controversial Manila Bay “beach nourishment project” of the environment department after they ...

    • DENR to issue violation to vessel over waste water 

      Valenzuela, Nikka G. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 1, 2021, on page A4)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will serve a notice of violation against the owner of the MV Sarangani, a vessel that was tagged as the source of waste water in Manila Bay. Jonas Leones, ...

    • DFA, Manila gov't push back vs Chinese 

      Aning, Jerome; Aurelio, Julie M.; Valenzuela, Nikka G. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 22, 2020, on page A3)
      From both national and local governments came some pushback on acts committed by the Chinese. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has filed a diplomatic protest in connection with an incident in May when the Chinese ...

    • Fisherfolk raise concern over Manila Bay’s ‘discoloration’ 

      Ocampo, Karl R.; Valenzuela, Nikka G.; Chiu, Patricia Denise M. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 28, 2020, on page A4)
      Social media went abuzz the past few days after some parts of Manila Bay turned turquoise. While some netizens claimed that “mother nature is healing” due to the restriction of movement in the densely populated Metro Manila, ...

    • Navotas fish port closed for disinfection 

      Valenzuela, Nikka G. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 1, 2020, on page A7)
      Navotas Fish Port Complex (NFPC), which supplies 70 percent of the fish requirements of Metro Manila, will be closed for 24 hours, for disinfection. The Philippine Fisheries Development Authority said the fish port would ...