Browsing by Author "Yang, Angelica Y."

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    • 9 Boracay businesses charged with forestry, water violations 

      Yang, Angelica Y. (BusinessWorld, December 4, 2020, on page S1/2)
      The government has charged nine Boracay establishments with illegally occupying protected forest land on the island, the Environment department said. The violations involve rules laid down under the revised Forestry Code ...

    • Boracay rehabilitation to be completed by May DENR chief 

      Yang, Angelica Y. (BusinessWorld, January 4, 2021, on page S1/8)
      Environment Secretary Roy A. Cimatu said the rehabilitation of the popular tourist island Boracay will be completed by May. “The BIATF (Boracay Inter-agency Task Force) is capping 2020 on a high note, setting us off in ...

    • DENR promises results in 100 days of dredging Cagyan River sandbanks 

      Yang, Angelica Y. (BusinessWorld, February 3, 2021, on page S1/6)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said Tuesday that it hopes to reduce flooding during the next rainy season via the dredging of the Cagayan River, with operations to initially focus on three ...

    • DENR requests additional funds for river dredging 

      Yang, Angelica Y. (BusinessWorld, August 27, 2021, on page S1/2)
      Environment Secretary Roy A. Cimatu has asked the budget department for an additional P4.65 billion to buy new dredging equipment to be used in removing sandbars from the Bicol and Cagayan River basins. Some P1.45 billion ...

    • DENR to address water hyacinths proliferation in Pasig River, Laguna de Bay 

      Yang, Angelica Y. (BusinessWorld, March 18, 2021, on page S1/8)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is forming a team with fisherfolk to control the spread of invasive water hyacinths in Pasig River and Laguna de Bay, which cause major obstruction to water flow ...

    • DENR to begin dredging of Bicol River on March 23 

      Yang, Angelica Y. (BusinessWorld, March 22, 2021, on page S1/6)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said that it will begin dredging on Tuesday a section of the 94-kilometer Bicol River to restore the river’s natural flow rate and minimize flood risk. In a statement ...

    • Fishers’ group frowns at coconut palms planted along Manila Baywalk 

      Yang, Angelica Y. (BusinessWorld, June 17, 2021, on page S1/12)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) led the planting of coconut trees along Roxas Boulevard on Wednesday as part of the Manila Bay beautification project, an initiative that was frowned upon by a ...

    • Mangroves seen more beneficial to seaside residents than fish farms 

      Yang, Angelica Y. (BusinessWorld, December 3, 2020, on page S1/4)
      Mangroves are more beneficial to fishing communities than fish farming, which employs few workers, a marine scientist said at an online forum organized by Oceana Philippines. Dr. Jurgenne H. Primavera said Wednesday that ...

    • Manila Bay rehabilitation efforts ongoing despite lockdown, DENR 

      Yang, Angelica Y. (BusinessWorld, December 29, 2020, on page S1/3)
      The Manila Bay cleanup was not delayed by the public health emergency, with various activities carried out this year, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said Monday. In a statement recapping its ...

    • Marikina River dredging to start Feb. 17 — DENR 

      Yang, Angelica Y. (BusinessWorld, February 15, 2021, on page S1/8)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) announced over the weekend that the Task Force Build Back Better (TF BBB) will begin dredging the Marikina River on Feb. 17. In a statement Saturday, the DENR said ...

    • Oceana urges DENR to halt 'flawed' Manila By beautification as more dolomite dumped 

      Yang, Angelica Y. (BusinessWorld, April 15, 2021, on page S1/10)
      Civil society organization Oceana called on the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to order its contractors to immediately stop putting a fresh layer of crushed dolomite on the baywalk area of Manila ...

    • SMC to begin Pasig River cleanup in May 

      Yang, Angelica Y. (BusinessWorld, April 21, 2021, on page S1/8)
      San Miguel Corp. (SMC) said on Tuesday that it will begin cleanup operations of Pasig River next month, with a target of extracting 600,000 metric tons (MT) of waste per year. “This is a very important environmental effort, ...