Browsing by Subject "waste water"

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    • 16 more Manila Bay polluters named 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times, February 1, 2019, on page A8)
      Sixteen more establishments have been found polluting the Manila Bay, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said on Thursday. Data released by the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA), one of the ...

    • 3 establishments shuttered in Manila Bay cleanup drive 

      Ignacio, Reicelene Joy N. (BusinessWorld, January 28, 2019, on page S1/12)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), through its Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA), issued cease and desist orders to three companies and notices of violations to six establishments in the ...

    • 33 pipes discharging wastewater found at White Beach 

      (Panay News, May 20, 2018, on page 13)
      Some 33 pipes discharging wastewater into the beach had been found in this island, according to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). The pipes were discovered in at least three sites in Boracay’s ...

    • 'Algae make Boracay sand white and cool' 

      Catalbas (Panay News, March 18, 2017, on page 5-14)
      The algal bloom in Boracay Island is a blessing, not a curse to the tourism industry, according to the Regional Ecotourism Committee (REC). Algae contributes to making Boracay’s sand white and cool even under the scorching ...

    • Algal bloom highlights need for wastewater treatment 

      Ronda, Rainier Allan (The Philippine Star, June 25, 2015, on page B-6)
      The spreading algal bloom in coastal and lake areas of the country is raising the need for effective wastewater treatment systems with communities leading a concerted effort to make sure that each household is discharging ...

    • Baguio’s water quality ‘improves’ under ECQ 

      Keith, Gaby B. (The Manila Times, May 27, 2020, on page A7)
      It is not just the air but also the Summer Capital’s water quality that benefited from the eight-week restrained human activity during enhanced community quarantine (ECQ). The city is currently under general community ...

    • 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 ...

    • Bokashi mud balls seen to improve bay's water quality 

      Macairan, Evelyn (The Philippine Star, August 21, 2016, on page 10)
      Some 6,000 Bokashi mud balls will be made and thrown into the Estero de Abad in Malate district, Manila, to help improve its water quality, the Manila Bay Sunset Partnership Program Inc. (MBSPPI) said over the weekend. The ...

    • 'Bora' rehab completed in Dec. 2019- Puyat 

      Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, September 14, 2018, on page A3)
      While Boracay will be reopened on Oct. 26, Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said the rehabilitation of the island will be completed by December 2019. Speaking during the deliberations of the Department of Tourism ...

    • Boracay 'polluters' given 2 months to comply 

      Macapagal, Jed (Malaya, February 15, 2018, on page A2)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has given commercial establishments releasing untreated wastewater and sewage into the waters of the island of Boracay up to two months to connect to sewage treatment ...

    • Boracay beach oily - EMB 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (The Daily Guardian, March 20, 2013, on page 2)
      The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) reported said oil levels in the beachfront of this island resort are way above normal quantities. Samuel Guillergan, ...

    • Boracay cleanup jacks up Ayala unit’s capex 

      Domingo, Ronnel (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 23, 2018, on page B4)
      The Ayala group unit that is one of the two water service providers on Boracay Island expects its capital expenditures this year to rise to P700 million from P677 million amid cleanup efforts in the area. Joseph Michael ...

    • Boracay closure leaves Marawi evacuees in limbo 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, April 28, 2018, on page 9)
      A group of Muslims from Marawi City moved to this resort island last year to rebuild their lives after Marawi became a war zone. With the closure of the Boracay to tourists, they once again face a life of uncertainty. “I’m ...

    • Boracay establishments face closure for releasing untreated waste water 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, February 8, 2018, on page B-9)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is determined to finish in two months the assessment of commercial establishments that may have been releasing untreated wastewater, and sewage causing pollution ...

    • Boracay no longer a cesspool, may reopen Oct. 26 

      Simeon, Louise Maureen; Romero, Alexis (The Philippine Star, July 5, 2018, on page 3)
      Just two months since its closure, top tourist destination Boracay Island is no longer a “cesspool” following intensified rehabilitation efforts to regain its status, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources ...

    • Boracay rehab halfway: DENR to review establishments before island reopens 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, July 27, 2018, on page 13)
      The rehabilitation of this island resort continues halfway into its six-month closure. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources promised that the government is “on track” with its plan to reopen the tourist ...

    • 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 Tubi assures 'no discharge' of untreated wastewater off sea 

      Zabal, Ryan (Panay News, September 28, 2019, on page 7)
      The Boracay Tubi System Inc. (BTSI) said it complied the water quality and effluent standards after the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) lifted its cease and desist order on BTSI Lugotan outfall in ...

    • Boracay Water amplifies desludging services gets more wastewater trucks 

      (The Daily Guardian, July 6, 2018, on page 14)
      Boracay Water, the largest water supply and wastewater management services provider in the Island, recently acquired an additional 3 desludging trucks that can haul up to 9 cubic meters of wastewater or used water from ...

    • Boracay Water completes sewage treatment plant diversion 

      (The Daily Guardian, May 11, 2018, on page 3)
      Boracay Island Water Company, Inc. (Boracay Water) said it has completed the sewage diversion flow system from its Balabag Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) to the Manocmanoc STP, allowing more establishments and households in ...