Browsing by Author "Zurbano, Joel E."

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    • 3k cu m of trash silt in Bay rehab 

      Zurbano, Joel E. (Manila Standard, May 23, 2019, on page A6)
      The Metro Manila Development Authority announced on Wednesday it has collected at total of 3,018 cubic meters of rubbish and silt from Roxas Boulevard and waterways as part of the Manila Bay Rehabilitation project in nearly ...

    • 4 survive aircraft accident in Zambo 

      Zurbano, Joel E. (Manila Standard, July 8, 2020, on page A8)
      Four persons on board a training aircraft survived after their plane ditched near the sea wall of Sinunuc Boulevard in Zamboanga City Tuesday morning. Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines spokesperson and chief ...

    • Asean heads fret over sea conflicts 

      Bencito, John Paolo; Zurbano, Joel E.; Barcelo, Vito (Manila Standard, April 27, 2017, on page A1-A2)
      Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations expressed concerns over the escalation of tension in the South China Sea, but made no mention of the landmark arbitral ruling that the Philippines won against Beijing, ...

    • Ashfall destroys P578m in coffee, other cash crops, livestocks and infra 

      Campos, Othel V.; Araja, Rio N.; Zurbano, Joel E.; Casas, Willie (Manila Standard, January 15, 2020, on page A1-A2)
      The damage from Taal Volcano’s eruption has reached P577.59 million in crops and livestock, with coffee growers hardest hit at P74 million in damages, the Department of Agriculture estimated Tuesday. The Bureau of Fisheries ...

    • Bay cleanup kicks off today 

      Zurbano, Joel E. (Manila Standard, January 27, 2019, on page A4)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority kick off what is expected to be a five-year program to rehabilitate Manila Bay starting today, with thousands of government ...

    • Binay promises to solve country's clean and potable water woes 

      Zurbano, Joel E. (Manila Standard, February 25, 2022, on page A3)
      Senatorial candidate Jejomar Binay on Thursday said if he wins, he will push a measure to solve the country’s problem on clean and potable water. The former vice president said more public and private partnerships are ...

    • China ship conks out near tubbataha reef 

      Zurbano, Joel E.; Solmerin, Florante S. (Manila Standard, March 6, 2013, on page A3)
      The Coast Guard has dispatched its search-and- rescue ship to help the crew members of a Chinese vessel whose engine quit southwest of the Tubbataha Reef, an official said Tuesday. The BRP Pampanga was deployed to help the ...

    • 'Dolomite lang matatag' draws flak 

      Zurbano, Joel E. (Manila Standard, November 13, 2020, on page A4)
      Netizens on Thursday slammed Environment Undersecretary Benny Antiporda and Metropolitan Manila Development Authority spokesperson Pircelyn Pialago after selfie photos they took at the Manila Bay with the so-called dolomite ...

    • Firm offers to clean up pasig river for free 

      Zurbano, Joel E. (Manila Standard, August 12, 2018, on page A3)
      A private firm on Saturday expressed intention to clear and clean up the so-called “overly-polluted” Pasig River, free of charge. Filipino entrepreneur and environmentalist Mariano Jose Diaz Villafuerte IV, chief executive ...

    • Isolate- China bid gains steam 

      Fabunan, Sara Susanne D.; Zurbano, Joel E. (Manila Standard, August 13, 2016, on page A1-A2)
      The Philippines will urge all claimant countries to isolate China by declaring their own claims in the South China Sea as protected areas to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, an official said Friday. ...

    • LGUs honored on Manila Bay efforts 

      Zurbano, Joel E. (Manila Standard, December 15, 2022, on page A3)
      The government has awarded outstanding cities and municipalities for their contributions to rehabilitate and protect the Manila Bay watershed and for being compliant with the Philippine Fisheries Code. Department of the ...

    • MM mayors vow to help relocate Bay area families 

      Zurbano, Joel E. (Manila Standard, February 6, 2019, on page A1-A2)
      Mayors in Metro Manila have agreed to help the government relocate at least 220,000 squatter families living along Manila Bay. In a meeting held at the Metro Manila Development Authority main office in Makati City, the ...

    • MMDA resumes cleanup drive at Manila Bay 

      Zurbano, Joel E. (Manila Standard, November 11, 2018, on page A3)
      The Metro Manila Development Authority on Saturday resumed its Manila Bay cleanup operation and collected at least seven truckloads or 34 tons of garbage. Two hundred street sweepers coming from different areas of assignment ...

    • Oil giant owns up to spill 

      Flores, Alena Mae S.; Zurbano, Joel E. (Manila Standard, August 13, 2013, on page A2)
      Petron takes responsibility, apologizes, vows to pay Petron Corp. on Monday took full responsibility for the 500,000 liters of diesel that spilled into the waters of Cavite on Thursday, which has befouled a large area of ...

    • Oil spill spreads on Manila Bay 

      Zurbano, Joel E.; Flores, Alena Mae S.; Cruz, Maricel V. (Manila Standard, August 10, 2013, on page A1-A2)
      A diesel oil spill spread a large reddish stain over Manila Bay Friday, posing potential health and environmental hazards, authorities said. A fuel tanker is suspected of having dumped half a million liters of diesel into ...

    • Oil spill whodunit 

      Zurbano, Joel E.; Cruz, Maricel V. (Manila Standard, August 11, 2013, on page A1-A2)
      After initially claiming that a tanker caused the oil spill in Manila Bay, the authorities said on Saturday they are no longer sure the tanker was responsible for leaking 500,000 liters of diesel fuel in the busiest waterway ...

    • Pasay places 3rd in cleanup of Manila Bay 

      Zurbano, Joel E. (Manila Standard, December 23, 2020, on page A4)
      The City of Pasay was ranked third among compliant local government units in Metro Manila in implementing the Manila Bay Clean-Up Rehabilitation and Preservation Program. The recognition came from the Department of the ...

    • Ship sinks off Luzon, oil spill threatens area 

      Solmerin, Florante S.; Zurbano, Joel E. (Manila Standard, February 19, 2013, on page A1-A2)
      The Office of Civil Defense on Monday confirmed the reported oil spill in Bolinao, Pangasinan, coming from a Myanmar ship that sank there Sunday afternoon, killing a Burmese crewman, hurting seven and causing 14 others to ...

    • Smuggled Turtles Intercepted at NAIA 

      Zurbano, Joel E. (Manila Standard, November 12, 2017, on page A2)
      Government agents on Saturday intercepted a shipment of Chinese softshell turtles at a cargo warehouse in Ninoy Aquino International Airport. Naia Customs collector Ramon Anquilan said his men from the Export Division led ...

    • Sunken vessel causes oil sheen in Iloilo sea 

      Zurbano, Joel E. (Manila Standard, January 22, 2015, on page B6)
      A joint Navy and Coast Guard team watching for oil spill from a sunken vessel in Iloilo Strait has reported a five-meter-wide and two-kms long “oil sheen,” Cdr. Armando Balilo, Coast Guard Information Officer, said. “The ...