Browsing by Subject "flood control"

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    • 500-hectare bamboo plantation, dredging to reduce Cagayan floods 

      Visaya, Villamor Jr (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 24, 2022, on page A8)
      Riverside communities in Cagayan province have been asked to guard a 500-hectare plantation made up of bamboo and homegrown tree species that will help protect Cagayan River and avoid future floods. The Regional Build Back ...

    • At 50, Singapore leads water revolution 

      (The Philippine Star, August 6, 2015, on page B-8)
      Fifty years ago Singapore had to ration water, and its smelly rivers were devoid of fish and choked with waste from shipbuilding, pig farms and toilets that emptied directly into streams. Singapore, which is recognized as ...

    • Baguio City gov't proposes dredging of Balili River; about 1,000 structures blocking waterways identified 

      (BusinessWorld, October 22, 2021, on page S1/10)
      Baguio is asking the national government’s help in dredging the Balili River and other waterways to prevent perennial flooding in low-lying areas of the mountain city. In a statement released by the information office on ...

    • Balatucan River control shields Capiz residents from storm surge 

      (DailyGuardian, September 10, 2022, on page 2)
      The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Capiz 1st District Engineering Office has completed a river control project to ensure the safety of residents from storm surges in Panit-an, Capiz. Citing a report from ...

    • Boracay shutdown losses seen at $1B - GlobalData 

      (Panay News, May 3, 2018, on page B1)
      The six-month closure of Boracay could result in $1 billion in economic losses, an analyst said Wednesday, as the government proceeded with its cleanup of the island. The estimated hit upwards due to canceled bookings from ...

    • Cagayan River dredging to start next week 

      Cortez, Gillian M. (BusinessWorld, January 29, 2021, on page S1/6)
      The dredging of the Cagayan River will begin next week to prevent the flooding that hit the region after major typhoons last year, an economic planner said. National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Region 2 ...

    • Cagayan River dredging, pagtatanim ng 200 milyon puno, tugon sa baha 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Balita, November 17, 2020, on page 3)
      Iminungkahi ni Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu ang agarang pagkalubkob sa Cagayan River at pagtatanim ng halos 200 milyong punla ng puno sa mga mababang lugar sa Cagayan kasunod ...

    • Cagayan River rehabilitation begins 

      Kahulugan, Jeric; Visaya, Vince (The Manila Times, February 3, 2021, on page A7)
      The Build Back Better (BBB) Task Force has formally launched the Cagayan River Rehabilitation Project, which aims to end the flooding in the Cagayan and Isabela provinces. On Tuesday, a ceremonial dredging of sandbars along ...

    • Cagayan River sandbars to be removed 

      Araja, Rio N. (Manila Standard, January 15, 2021, on page A5)
      To help reduce severe floods in Cagayan Valley” drastically,” the Department of Environment and Natural Resources will remove sandbars along the constricted section of Cagayan River—the Magapit Narrows—by late January or ...

    • Cebu City collects 41.6 tons of trash during cleanup drive 

      JJL (SunStar Philippines, December 6, 2020, on page 4)
      The Cebu City Coastal Management Task Force (CMTF) conducted a cleanup on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020, and collected 41.63 tons of garbage. The CMTF focused on areas along the Mahiga and Tejero Creeks; the mouth of the Guadalupe ...

    • Cleanup intensifies in Tullahan River 

      (Daily Tribune, January 9, 2021, on page B16)
      Multinational conglomerate San Miguel Corporation (SMC) is now setting its sights to intensify its dredging operations at the Tullahan-Tinajeros River System in the first two quarters of the year before the rainy season ...

    • Davao River to Filter with water plants 

      Ocampo, Yas D. (Manila Bulletin, August 9, 2018, on page B-9)
      The Department of Science and Technology will roll out this quarter its plan of using natural plants to help clean up a critical portion of the Davao River. The project aims to use vertical helophyte plants to help filter ...

    • DENR turns over Marikina River rehab project to DPWH 

      Marcelo, Elizabeth (The Philippine Star, March 14, 2022, on page 10)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) recently turned over to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) the Task Force Build Back Better’s Marikina River rehabilitation project to ensure its ...

    • 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 says 8 central Luzon wetlands are being overrun 

      Dizon, Romeo (Manila Standard, February 15, 2018, on page B4)
      The eight wetland areas in Central Luzon are in danger of being overrun by human activities, prompting government authorities to call for active public support and vigilance in protecting them. Francisco Milla Jr., regional ...

    • DENR steps up bamboo planting on select riverbanks 

      Mayuga, Jonathan L. (BusinessMirror, February 18, 2021, on page A4)
      The government’s reforestation effort along selected rivers in the Philippines with various bamboo species is now in full swing, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has reported. Environment Secretary ...

    • DENR to plant bamboo trees along Cagayan River banks to mitigate flooding 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, December 3, 2020, on page 3)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is set to plant bamboo trees along the banks of the Cagayan River to help mitigate flooding in communities that were submerged during the onslaught of typhoon ...

    • DPWH completes ₱96-M river wall in Bukidnon city 

      (BusinessMirror, February 8, 2021, on page A3)
      Hazard to properties, as well as businesses, are now avoided with the recentlycompleted flood-control mitigation structure in Barangay Poblacion, Valencia City, Bukidnon, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) ...

    • DPWH to install floodgates for major rivers in Bacolod City 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (SunStar Philippines, November 29, 2023, on page 2)
      The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), in partnership with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), has proposed floodgates in five major rivers here to mitigate flooding due to overflow. Mayor Alfredo ...

    • Dredge rivers, ease floods - Pacquiao 

      Ismael, Javier Joe (The Manila Times, November 18, 2020, on page A2)
      Sen. Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao proposed the dredging of rivers and water tributaries in low-lying and catch-basin areas in Metro Manila, Bulacan, Pampanga and Pangasinan to ease flooding. The chairman of the Senate public ...