Browsing by Subject "wastewater"

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    • Boracay water utility compliant with DENR standards 

      Simeon, Louise Maureen (The Philippine Star, September 28, 2019, on page B5)
      Boracay Tubi System Inc. (BTSI), one of the two water utility providers in Boracay Island, is fully compliant with the government’s effluent standards following the recent rehabilitation of the country’s top tourist ...

    • Dead rivers: The cost of Bangladesh's garment-driven growth 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, June 22, 2022, on page A7)
      Bangladeshi ferryman Kalu Molla began working on the Buriganga river before the patchwork of slums on its banks gave way to garment factories — and before its waters turned pitch black. The 52-year-old has constant cough, ...

    • DENR inaugurates solar-powered sewage plant near Manila Bay 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, August 1, 2020, on page 2)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Thursday unveiled a solar-powered sewage treatment plant (STP) to help address the problem with household wastewater discharge that contributes to the pollution ...

    • Garbage facility said to discharge waste in Manila Bay ordered suspended 

      Lim, Janina C. (BusinessWorld, October 9, 2017, on page S1/11)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has suspended the operations of a garbage transfer station in Tondo, Manila for allegedly allowing the discharge of prohibited solid waste materials into Manila ...

    • Japan seafood exporters get emergency relief 

      Associated Press (AP) (The Manila Times, September 6, 2023, on page B4)
      Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced on Monday a 20.7-billion yen ($141-million) emergency fund to help exporters hit by China's ban on Japanese seafood over the release of treated radioactive wastewater from ...

    • Light battery for fisherfolk has potential to treat wastewater 

      Lacsamana, Bronte H. (BusinessWorld, August 29, 2022, on page S2/4)
      A battery made from recycled materials, originally used to power lights in Philippine fishing communities, has been repurposed to treat wastewater. Created in 2016 for remote fishing areas with limited energy sources, iLAWA ...

    • Manila Water to build 12 more wastewater facilities 

      Rivera, Danessa (The Philippine Star, October 22, 2022, on page B5)
      Manila Water Company Inc. is building 12 more sewage treatment plants (STP) as part of its commitment to the Clean Water Act. This is in line with its mandate to provide sewerage and sanitation services to help improve ...

    • Quit dumping dirty water, firm in Boracay told 

      Araja, Rio (Manila Standard, September 24, 2019, on page B4)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ Environmental Management Bureau has issued an interim cease-and-desist order to Boracay Tubi Systems Inc. for discharging wastewater that tested positive for fecal ...