Browsing by Subject "water quality"

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    • 10,000 Manila Bay establishments inspected — DENR 

      Villanueva, Rhodina (The Philippine Star, January 3, 2020, on page 8)
      lose to 10,000 commercial establishments around Manila Bay have been inspected since the bay’s rehabilitation program was launched a year ago, according to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). The ...

    • 11-M Pinoys lack clean water access 

      Kabagani, Lade Jean (Daily Tribune, May 9, 2023, on page A3)
      Around 11 million Filipinos are lacking access to clean water based on the estimation of the National Water Resources Board, according to Senator Pia Cayetano on Monday. The lawmaker-who presided the public inquiry on water ...

    • 2 tons of waste fished from Calahunan Creek 

      PIO (DailyGuardian, May 5, 2019, on page 2)
      The Iloilo City General Services Office (GSO) collected more or less two tons of waste from Calahunan Creek in Mandurriao district during a cleanup drive on May 17, 2019. The activity was part of the Department of Environment ...

    • 3 Eastern Visayas watersheds checked 

      Cayubit, Restituto A. (Manila Bulletin, October 15, 2016, on page 11)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources Region office for Eastern Visayas (DENR-8) has done for a study on three watersheds to assess their condition. Assessed were the 3,44-hectare Almeria watershed in Biliran, ...

    • 3 fast food restos found polluting Mindoro river 

      Virola, Madonna; Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 9, 2019, on page A5)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) issued a cease and desist order against three fast food restaurants here—the first in a series of government action against establishments polluting the Calapan ...

    • 5 keen on hydro power projects in Laguna Lake 

      Macapagal, Jed (Malaya, July 17, 2017, on page A3)
      The Department of Energy (DOE) has accepted at least six proposals to put up hydropower projects in the Laguna lake with a combined capacity of up to 2,000 megawatts (MW). Marasigan noted the proposals for hydro projects ...

    • AC Energy doing okay on clean-up, EMB head says 

      (DailyGuardian, July 17, 2020, on page 1-15)
      AC Energy Philippines, the owner of the barge which spilled bunker fuel into the coast of Iloilo City and Guimaras following an explosion on July 3, 2020, is doing okay in its clean-up activity, according to the regional ...

    • 'Action plan' vs oil spill on a roll 

      PN (Panay News, July 13, 2020, on page 1-14)
      An environment management plan (EMP) addressing the environmental impact of the oil spill following an explosion from a power barge in Barangay Bo. Obrero, Lapuz district on July 3 is on a roll. AC Energy Philippines, owner ...

    • ADB gives Pasig River rehabilitation a failing grade 

      Celis, Angela Lorraine (Malaya, December 28, 2010, on page A7)
      A 15-year program which started in 1999 to rehabilitate the Pasig River was rated unsuccessful by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). "The program was too ambitious, and its implementation arrangements too complicated to be ...

    • After Boracay, will Manila Bay follow? 

      Pimentel, Brenda V. (The Manila Times, July 17, 2018, on page B8)
      Last week, a roundtable discussion (RTD) on the status of compliance by government agencies covered by the continuing mandamus issued by the Supreme Court to rehabilitate the Manila Bay was convened by the Women in Maritime ...

    • Algae bloom in Laguna Lakes resurges 

      (The Philippine Star, June 19, 2015, on page 21)
      The high count of algae in the lake, where Maynilad draws water for treatment in its Putatan plant, is causing water distributed in the cities of Las Piñas, Parañaque and Muntinlupa to have a peculiar taste and smell. ...

    • '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 ...

    • Algae-lined Boracay beach freaks out tourists 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, April 28, 2015, on page 9)
      Not a few tourists on holiday on Boracay are being repelled by the emergence of excessive green, slimy algae marring the shoreline of the world-famous island in Malay, Aklan. Since the start of the summer season last month, ...

    • Aquaculture training for teachers 

      Gallos, Lenilyn B. (The Daily Guardian, June 26, 2018, on page 13)
      The Institute of Aquaculture (IA) of the College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences (CFOS) of UP Visayas (UPV) organized and conducted an Academic Aquaculture Enrichment Training for public school teachers at the UPV Miagao ...

    • Aussie state to pump oxygen into rivers as fish die 

      Associated Press (AP) (The Philippine Star, January 17, 2019, on page B5)
      An Australian state government on Tuesday announced plans to mechanically pump oxygen into lakes and rivers after hundreds of thousands of fish have died in heatwave conditions. Up to a million dead fish were found floating ...

    • Austalia failing to protect Great Barrier Reef, say activists 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, June 26, 2018, on page B3)
      Australia is breaching commitments to protect the embattled Great Barrier Reef from the effects of land clearing, environmental groups claimed on Monday (June 25) and called on the UN to probe the alleged failures. Canberra ...

    • 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 ...

    • 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 ...

    • Bataan sewage treatment pact inked to protect water sources 

      Supnad, Mar T. (Manila Bulletin, November 29, 2015, on page 13)
      The provincial government of Bataan has entered into an agreement with a major Freeport, a government agency, and private firms to amplify moves on sewage treatment that will ultimately enhance the biological viability of ...

    • 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 ...