Browsing by Subject "waste disposal"

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    • 1,500 volunteers in beach cleanup 

      Marticio, Marie Tonette (Manila Bulletin, February 11, 2019, on page 16)
      Over 1,500 volunteers took part in a beach clean-up in Borongan City, Eastern Samar Saturday. Cherrie Ann Calacal, president of the Borongan City Tour Guides Association which spearheaded the activity, said aside from the ...

    • 2 held for dumping chemical waste into river 

      Tupas, Emmanuel (The Philippine Star, August 21, 2020, on page 11)
      Two persons were arrested for allegedly dumping chemical waste into a river in Tuy, Batangas on Wednesday. Romano Cabrera, 46, and Mark Anthony Austria, 38, were apprehended in Barangay Bayudbud by police officers who ...

    • Activities regulated in watershed areas 

      Llemit, Ralph Lawrence G. (SunStar Philippines, May 24, 2021, on page 3)
      Trekking activities in watershed areas in Davao City are now strictly prohibited, while recreational activities in these areas will be regulated, the Watershed Management Council (WMC) ordered in a resolution. The Davao ...

    • Addressing the plastic problem 

      Angara, Sonny (Panay News, September 13, 2019, on page 10-14)
      The problem with plastic materials is that many of them last forever. While some types are considered biodegradable, many require industrial-level processes to be recycled or broken down to harmless materials. Plastics ...

    • Antique rivers tainted with coliform 

      Villavert, Vicente W. (The Daily Guardian, June 4, 2018, on page 2-15)
      San Jose, Antique – Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu ordered the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) and the Community Environment and Natural Resources ...

    • Asean may tackle sea disputes; garbage dumping not on agenda 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Philippine Star, June 21, 2019, on page 1-4)
      Bitter disputes over competing claims in the South China Sea are likely to surface at the two-day Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meeting starting Saturday in this Thai capital after the sinking of a Filipino ...

    • Aseana City locators participate in Manila Bay rehabilitation 

      Flores, Alena Mae S. (Manila Standard, February 17, 2019, on page C1-C2)
      The Aseana Business Park Estate Association, an organization of locators and lot owners at Aseana City (formerly Aseana Business Park), has joined the call of the government to clean up Manila Bay and nearby esteros. Located ...

    • Beach stays ‘in pink of health’ 

      Jaucian, Michael (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 11, 2017, on page A2-1)
      A group of 25 women keeps the beach clean, said Nonie Enolva, spokesperson of the regional Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources. The women were organized by the Department of Agriculture under the Philippine Rural ...

    • Beating plastic pollution 

      Duran, Peter Paul (Manila Standard, June 5, 2018, on page C1-C2)
      In truth, people throw away plastic waste each year that could encircle the earth four times over! What doesn’t ends up in our already brimming landfills ultimately reaches our oceans, thereby affecting more biodiversity ...

    • 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 ...

    • Binay: Who's really on top of Boracay clean-up? 

      Torregoza, Hannah (Manila Bulletin, June 25, 2018, on page 3)
      Binay made the call after a Senate hearing revealed that misunderstandings among concerned government agencies are causing delays on the rehabilitation programs on the popular tourist spot which Duterte had ordered to be ...

    • Biodiversity assessment seen to aid Boracay sustainability 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, October 27, 2018, on page B1)
      An underwater cleanup joined by at least 50 divers was held to mark the start of the biodiversity assessment of coastal and marine areas on the island on Oct. 23. Twelve sacks of assorted trash, mostly plastic and bottles, ...

    • Boracay closure to make Aetas ‘free’ 

      Aguirre, Jun (Panay News, April 25, 2018, on page 11)
      Only residents of the three island villages (Manoc-Manoc, Yapak and Balabag), rehabilitation workers, law enforcement agency personnel, and media members will be allowed entry to Boracay. Aetas were one of the first settlers ...

    • Boracay rehab to boost external payments - BSP 

      Agcaoili, Lawrence (The Philippine Star, April 10, 2018, on page B1-B2)
      The rehabilitation of Boracay island is likely to boost the country’s external payments position in the long term through a more sustainable tourism industry, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. BSP Deputy Governor ...

    • Boracay reopening set Oct. 15 

      Casayuran, Mario B. (Manila Bulletin, September 13, 2018, on page 2)
      There will be a dry run for the hotels for the first 1,000 foreign visitors on the first day, another 1,000 tourists on the second day and another 1,000 tourists on the third day. Senators Cynthia A. Villar and Joseph ...

    • Boracay reopens for dry run from Oct. 15-25 

      Araja, Rio (Manila Standard, October 15, 2018, on page A3)
      An inter-agency task force in charge of the rehabilitation of Boracay will closely monitor compliance with the guidelines it has laid down to protect the resort island from destructive practices during its partial reopening ...

    • Boracay task force readying guidelines for re-opening 

      Villanueva, Rhodina (The Philippine Star, July 15, 2018, on page 1-10)
      The inter-agency task force overseeing the rehabilitation of Boracay Island is now preparing the guidelines for the reopening of world-renowned tourist destination on Oct. 26, Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said. He said ...

    • Boracay: The economics of non-compliance 

      Estacio, Teodoro P. (Manila Bulletin, April 10, 2018, on page B-3)
      Malacañang announced last week the Cabinet decision to close Boracay temporarily (six months at the minimum) to allow businesses there to comply with sanitation and environmental rules, LGU rules on construction and ...

    • Brgy execs in ‘hot water’ over Punta Taytay shore garbage 

      Singuay, Mae (Panay News, November 23, 2018, on page 2-14)
      Photos on Facebook showing a swarm of garbage gathering along the shoreline of Purok Katilingban, Barangay Punta Taytay caught the attention of Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran. This is the responsibility of the barangay, the ...

    • CENRO Bago spearheads Sum-ag River Cleanup 

      Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR); Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO)-Bago (DailyGuardian, September 23, 2019, on page 12)
      One hundred eighty five (185) participants from the Philippine Coast Guard, Sum-ag Elementary School, PCG Auxiliary, City Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management Council(CFARMC) Guardians Emigrant and barangay officials ...