Browsing by Place "Rizal"

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    • '1,000 barangays ignored Manila Bay cleanup drive' 

      Africa, Raymond (Malaya, May 3, 2019, on page B1)
      Nearly 18 percent of the 5,714 barangays surrounding Manila Bay have complied with a directive from the interior department to participate in a drive to clean the polluted bay. The interior department is preparing show-cause ...

    • ₱14 B for lakeshore road project bared 

      Angeles, Fernan Jose (Manila Bulletin, June 30, 2000, on page 30)
      An inter-agency flagship project is eyeing the reclamation of some 300 hectares of Asia's second largest freshwater basin, Presidential Commission on RIZLAQUE Growth Area executive director Nicandro D. Natividad announced. ...

    • 84% of coastline affected by massive oil slick cleaned up 

      Recuenco, Aaron (Manila Bulletin, May 12, 2023, on page 2)
      Authorities have cleaned up 84.26 percent of coastline affected by the oil slick in the past two months, with the national government now focusing on programs and strategies to address the impact of the tragedy. In a ...

    • 94 named protected areas 

      Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, July 7, 2018, on page A6)
      Ninety-four more areas which included popular tourism destinations as well as internationally-recognized critical zones were placed under “government protection” as mandated in the amended law on environmental protection ...

    • After lockdown, fish kill hits Laguna de Bay 

      Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 10, 2020, on page A8)
      Communities on Talim Island in Laguna de Bay lived through the quarantine on surplus fish, after movement restrictions disrupted supply delivery from the island to fish ports and public markets in Metro Manila and nearby ...

    • Agri chief assures Metro food supplies ‘more than enough' 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee; Valente, Catherine S. (The Manila Times, March 14, 2020, on page A1)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Friday assured the public that the community quarantine had not affected food supplies for Metro Manila. “We have determined that there is enough supply of all basic goods that can be ...

    • Agri damage from Taal fury reaches P577M 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times, January 15, 2020, on page A2)
      Damages and losses to agriculture brought by the eruption of Taal Volcano have hit P577.59 million, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA). The Agriculture department was expecting the fishing sector to be seriously ...

    • Agri losses from storms reach P1.55b 

      Campos, Othel (Manila Standard, July 28, 2018, on page A2)
      The Philippine agriculture sector sustained lost of P1.55 billion in crops and damaged farm infrastructures following the onslaught of three storms in a span of two weeks. Losses in fisheries totaled P146.58 million in ...

    • Bangus production expected to recover this year 

      Buco, B.V. Jr. (BusinessWorld, March 23, 2010, on page S1/6)
      Despite the threat posed by the raging dry spell caused by El Niño, bangus -- or milkfish -- output for this year is expected to grow by 4.6%-5.4%, a reversal from the 0.93% decline reported last year, officials of the ...

    • Bangus shortage: LLDA reso stinks- fishers 

      Mauricio, Orlan L. (Manila Standard, September 24, 2018, on page A1)
      Growers, small fishermen, market dealers, brokers, fishpen and fishpond operators in Rizal and Laguna, and fingerling suppliers and traders from Bulacan, Pampanga, Bataan, Pangasinan and Metro Manila are seeking the help ...

    • BFAR gets tough on illegal Manila Bay fishing: 17 vessels seized, 153 fishermen arrested off Cavite 

      Benaning, Marvyn N. (Manila Bulletin, September 14, 2010, on page 5)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) netted 17 vessels and 153 people engaged in illegal fishing in waters off Cavite last week. In a report to Agriculture Secretary ...

    • BFAR: Pollution caused fish kill 

      Cruz, Maricel V. (Manila Standard, October 13, 2019, on page A4)
      Water pollution and not blast fishing caused the recent case of fish kill off Las Piñas and Parañaque in Manila Bay where at least 30 tubs of dead fish were found along the coastline, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic ...

    • Cavite allays fears on dengue outbreak, red tide 

      Giron, Anthony (Manila Bulletin, February 24, 2017, on page 7)
      There is no dengue fever outbreak and red tide warning in the waters off Cavite, the provincial government clarified yesterday. Provincial Health Office-Education Promotion Officer II and Dengue Coordinator Annabelle R. ...

    • Clean Manila Bay a Duterte legacy 

      Villar, Manny B. Jr. (Panay News, February 20, 2019, on page 11)
      The rehabilitation of Manila Bay is one major legacy that President Duterte can proudly leave to the nation. It is a gargantuan task but I believe the government can do it. No Philippine president has succeeded in cleaning ...

    • Demolition of fish pens in Laguna Lake starts 

      Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 10, 2016, on page A8)
      Two fish pens, occupying about 100 hectares in the Laguna Lake, were demolished early Tuesday as part of the government’s effort to ease the overly congested water body covering parts of Laguna and Rizal provinces and Metro ...

    • DENR eyes more trash traps in Calabarzon rivers 

      Valenzuela, Rhodina (The Philippine Star, October 4, 2020, on page 9)
      Forty-two additional trash traps will be established along major rivers in Cavite, Rizal, Laguna and Batangas in line with the Manila Bay rehabilitation program. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) ...

    • DENR monitor exotic species collection 

      De Vera, Ellalyn B. (Manila Bulletin, March 31, 2013, on page 3)
      Holders of wildlife permits previously-issued for the collection or possession of Chinese soft shell turtle, classified as an invasive alien species (IAS), will be subject to stricter monitoring and reporting requirements ...

    • DENR starts dismantling illegal fish cages in Taal Lake 

      Mallari, Delfin Jr (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 5, 2022, on page A7)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in the Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) region has started the demolition of illegal fish cages in Taal Lake. The demolition, which started on ...

    • DILG: 1,129 barangays failed to join Manila Bay cleanup 

      Tupas, Emmanuel (The Philippine Star, June 5, 2019, on page 10)
      The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has issued show cause orders to officials of over 1,100 barangays for their alleged failure to help in the Manila Bay cleanup, an official said yesterday. DILG ...

    • Fisherfolk urge Noynoy to suspend Fisheries Code's implementation 

      Villanueva, Rhodina (The Philippine Star, June 12, 2010, on page A-28)
      Some 50 fisherfolk leaders and environmental activists urged Pres. Noynoy Aquino to suspend the implementation of the Fisheries Code of 1998 (RA No. 8550) due its failure to protect the livelihood and marine environment ...