Browsing by Subject "wastes"

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    • 14M tons of wastes litter ocean floor - study 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Manila Times, October 26, 2021, on page B6)
      A boat’s crew casts a net into the seemingly clean waters off Japan’s Izu Peninsula, but not to catch fish — they are scooping up microplastics to learn more about the pollution’s impact on marine life. Tiny floating ...

    • 16,466 kilos of trash collected in int'l coastal, river cleanup 

      (Daily Guardian, September 30, 2019, on page 11)
      Iloilo City's conduct of International Coastal Cleanup Day and Jaro River Cleanup drive collected a total of 16,466 kilos of garbage from shores and riverbank over the weekend. The initiative gathered 5,500 stakeholders ...

    • Adhering to environment protection advocacy 

      (Manila Standard, June 26, 2018, on page C2)
      Pioneer Adhesives Foundation, Inc. recently conducted a beach cleanup activity at Villa Beach in Arevalo, Iloilo City in fulfillment of its advocacy of education, disaster relief, and environmental protection. Over 100 ...

    • Almost half of Boracay's wastes is biodegradable 

      Santiagudo, Emme Rose (The Daily Guardian, October 31, 2018, on page 1-15)
      The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) emphasized that waste management in the newly rehabilitated Boracay Island in Malay, Aklan should be the every person’s concern. Engr. Rowen Gelonga, DOST-Western Visayas ...

    • Cavite takes action against water pollution 

      Giron, Anthony (Manila Bulletin, February 16, 2017, on page B9)
      Local government authorities in this city have started efforts to clean rivers in the lowland and upland districts of the province following reports that some tributaries are contaminated by waste and toxic chemicals. River ...

    • Climate body leads coastal clean-up 

      Maralit, Kristina (The Manila Times, July 15, 2022, on page A8)
      The Climate Change Commission (CCC) recently led a coastal cleanup in Agno, Pangasinan, as part of its compliance with a directive from President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to remove the country from the list of ...

    • Company that dumped medical waste into sea faces suspension 

      Newman, Minerva B. C. (Manila Bulletin, January 18, 2019, on page 6)
      The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Central Visayas recommended to EMB-Manila the suspension of the operation of the Davao City Environmental Care, ...

    • Delhi slum drowning in plastic 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Manila Times, June 5, 2018, on page B6)
      A sea of plastic spreads through the New Delhi slum of Taimur Nagar, a symbol of the grime and waste that makes the Indian capital one of the world’s most polluted cities. The plastic bottles, bags, food wrappers and other ...

    • Delhi slum drowning in plastic as Environment Day focuses on India 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, June 5, 2018, on page A7)
      A sea of plastic spreads through the New Delhi slum of Taimur Nagar, a symbol of the grime and waste that makes the Indian capital one of the world’s most polluted cities. The plastic bottles, bags, food wrappers and other ...

    • DENR calls for end to impunity in environmental crimes 

      Simeon, Louise Maureen; Mendez, Christina; Romero, Paolo; Porcalla, Delon; Rendon, Jennifer (The Philippine Star, April 23, 2018, on page 10)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has called for an end to impunity in crimes against the environment and for Filipinos to fill the gap in law enforcement, especially those that relate to the ...

    • DENR finds ‘illegal’ drainage connections in Boracay 

      (Panay News, April 27, 2018, on page 12)
      There are 24 illegal drainage connections recently found in this famed island resort, according to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). DENR secretary Roy Cimatu presented a list of the illegal ...

    • DENR restores Bamban River 

      Flora, Ian (SunStar Philippines, July 27, 2022, on page 1-11)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said 230 bamboo seedlings were planted recently along Bamban River. This tree planting project is in line with the agency's reforestation and Manila Bay rehabilitation ...

    • DENR: no forced evacuation of Boracay wetlands residents 

      Villanueva, Rhodina (The Philippine Star, May 30, 2018, on page 13)
      “We have to find a place for them... we will recover the wetlands because this is like the kidneys of the island. But before we ask them to leave the wetlands... we have to find a relocation site for them. This is one of ...

    • Dumping garbage at Laguna Lake 

      Binay, Jejomar (Manila Bulletin, August 1, 2018, on page 11)
      According to the LLDA, IPM Construction and Development Corp. and Level Up Construction and Development Corp. have illegally reclaimed 47 hectares of the lake. The LLDA has ordered the closure of the sites, and have filed ...

    • Earth Day 2018 inspires volunteering activities at Globe 

      (The Daily Guardian, June 5, 2018, on page 12-13)
      As part of its volunteerism — or “volunteaming”—efforts to celebrate Earth Day, one of the world’s most important environment care-related events, Globe employees shared their time and skills by participating in various ...

    • Ecowaste coalition blasts unabated sale of banned leaded spray paints 

      (DailyGuardian, September 6, 2021, on page 8-10)
      Toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition has assailed the unremitting sale of spray paints with added lead, a chemical banned in the manufacture of paints and similar surface coatings. “The unlawful sale of lead-containing ...

    • Filipino student's film on plastic waste makes waves in 50 countries 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 9, 2022, on page C1)
      “Citsalp,” a Filipino animated short film about the adventures of a plastic cup that ended the life of the last whale on Earth, has started to make waves in different film festivals around the world. The animation, which ...

    • Food wrappers top list of collected garbage 

      Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Region VI (The Daily Guardian, October 26, 2018, on page 15)
      Collected food wrappers numbering to 7,047 topped the list of collected garbage during the International Coastal Clean-up (ICC), which cleaned the 5-kilometer stretch of coastal areas of Brgy. Sto. Niño Sur in Arevalo ...

    • Gov't inaction blamed for Subic waste dumping 

      Gongaza, Robert (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 16, 2013, on page A4)
      A Senate committee report concluded that a contractor of the United States Navy was liable for unauthorized dumping of untreated sewage in Philippine waters and scored the inaction of relevant environment protection agencies ...

    • Guardians of the gulf 

      Barcia, Rhaydz (The Manila Times, June 7, 2018, on page A7)
      Every day, Rohniel Estevez, chief operating officer of Legazpi City’s Integrated Coastal Resource Management (ICRM), serves as guardian of the sea. Estevez and his crew–rescue diver Dabbie Olimpo, diver Christian Talde and ...