Browsing by Subject "wastewater treatment"

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    • 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 ...

    • 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 ...

    • Asian Terminal supports Manila Bay rehabilitation efforts 

      (Manila Bulletin, February 13, 2019, on page B-6)
      Listed Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI), operator of international gateway port Manila South Harbor, expressed readiness to support multi-sectoral efforts, led by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), to ...

    • ATI backs Manila Bay rehab 

      (Malaya, February 8, 2019, on page A7)
      ASIAN Terminals Inc. (ATI), operator of international gateway port Manila South Harbor, expressed readiness to support multisectoral efforts, led by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), to bring ...

    • Bank offers assistance for Manila Bay clean-up 

      (Manila Bulletin, February 14, 2019, on page B-6)
      State-run Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) is prepared to provide the necessary financing to all establishments located near Manila Bay in support of the National Government’s efforts to rehabilitate the area, a ...

    • Batangas farm owners warned vs waste in rivers 

      (Manila Standard, January 21, 2019, on page B4)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Calabarzon has warned livestock farm owners in the province against dumping wastes into rivers. Lawyer Maria Paz G. Luna, DENR Calabarzon Executive Director, said the ...

    • Biokubo: The search for an alternative feedstock for biodiesel 

      Razon, Luis F. (The Philippine Star, December 22, 2011, on page B-5)
      Studies have shown that the biodiesel process utilizing waste cooking oils had a better rate of return than a process which used virgin oil, although all of the processes in their papers had negative rates of return. There ...

    • '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 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 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 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 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 ready to accept, treat sewer connections 

      (The Daily Guardian, September 28, 2018, on page 3)
      Boracay Island Water Company (Boracay Water) announced its readiness to accept sewer connections, following the latest Memorandum Order released by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), which directed ...

    • Boracay Water sees upward adjustment in this year's capex 

      Miraflor, Madelaine B. (Manila Bulletin, June 23, 2018, on page B-9)
      Boracay Island Water Company, Inc. (Boracay Water) may allot more of its P2.4 billion capital expenditure (capex) — which was supposed to be rolled out within a five-year timeframe — just for this year. This, as the company ...

    • Boracay's environmental woes 2 

      Angelo, F. Allan L. (The Daily Guardian, May 7, 2018, on page 10)
      This is the last part of our discussion of scientific studies on the environmental conditions of Boracay Island. The studies were presented in a policy forum on the rehabilitation of Boracay Island and management of coastal ...

    • Cash for Work 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, May 19, 2018, on page 1-14)
      The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Region 6 needs 8,000 workers for its cash-for-work emergency employment program in Boracay Island. Each worker will receive a daily wage of P323.50 or a total of ...

    • Cimatu firm Boracay sewage treatment policy 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, August 29, 2018, on page 7)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) reiterated an order requiring establishments in Boracay to put up sewerage treatment plants (STPs), either individually or in clusters, to ensure that wastewater ...

    • Cimatu orders probe of firm for polluting Manila Bay 

      Villanueva, Rhodina (The Philippine Star, September 29, 2017, on page 20)
      Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu has ordered an investigation of a garbage hauler for allegedly dumping solid waste into Manila Bay. “It would be in the public interest to hold a full investigation to determine the liability” ...

    • Cimatu pushes Puerto Galera rehab 

      Villanueva, Rhodina (The Philippine Star, December 4, 2019, on page 16)
      Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu has ordered the creation of an office of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Puerto Galera to ensure the implementation of a rehabilitation plan for the tourist ...