Browsing Aquatic News Index by Place "Belgium"
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Belgian embassy confirms guarantee for P18.7-B Laguna Lake project
(The Philippine Star,September 22, 2010 , on page B-4)The Belgian embassy has confirmed that the P18.7-billion Laguna Lake rehabilitation project enjoys a guarantee from Brussels through its export credit facility. In a letter dated June 10, 2010, Ambassador Christian Meerschman ... -
Belgium lauds Boracay rehab, PH bid for sustainable tourism
(Panay News,November 20, 2018 , on page B1-B6)The Duterte administration's decision to rehabilitate Boracay was a "very good decision" after all, Belgian Ambassador to Manila Michel Goffin said. "Let's be frank, when you cleaned Boracay, when you cleaned El Nido, this ... -
China likely to just snub PHL senators' tirade on sea incident
(BusinessWorld,December 16, 2022 , on page S1/10)China could not be expected to change its stance and course of action in disputed parts of the South China Sea after Philippine senators signed a resolution on Wednesday condemning what they called harassment and encroachment ... -
DOF freezes P19B Laguna de Bay dredging project
(Malaya,September 8, 2010 , on page A7)Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima has ordered a freeze of the P19-billion dredging project in Laguna de Bay, a government-to-government undertaking with Belgium. "I have instructed the Department of Environment and Natural ... -
An encounter with ‘Toothless’ in Albay
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,March 12, 2015 , on page A16)The public viewing of Toothless, the rare megamouth shark (Megachasma pelagios), was officially launched on March 3, in time with the celebration of World Wildlife Day. The preserved 15-foot male shark was put on display ... -
European Union funds 'alimango' project
(The Philippine Star,June 23, 2002 , on page B-1)The European Union (EU) is now funding a project on mudcrab (alimango) involving four institutions worldwide, among them a Philippine government-hosted Southeast Asian center. Titled "Culture and Management of Scylla ... -
Firm chosen for Laguna Lake rehab project hails guarantee
(The Philippine Star,September 24, 2010 , on page B-11)Baggerwerken Decloedt En Zoon (BDZ), the giant Belgian dredging company that bagged the P18.7-billion Laguna Lake rehabilitation project, welcomed yesterday the Begian embassy’s confirmation that the project enjoys a ... -
Governor backs P18.7-B Laguna Lake project
(The Philippine Star,September 26, 2010 , on page B4)The P18.7-billion Laguna Lake rehabilitation project will spare Laguna and Metro Manila from massive flooding similar to what the country experienced during the killer typhoon “Ondoy” last year, according to Laguna Gov. ... -
Laguna Lake contractor gives in to new terms
(Manila Standard,September 25, 2010 , on page A5)The Belgian contractor of the Laguna lake rehabilitation project bowed to the conditions of the Philippine government to include the reforestation of the Marikina watershed and the monitoring of a third party to oversee ... -
The 'new cold war' in the US-China trade wars: application to Philippine foreign policy
(BusinessWorld,May 28, 2019 , on page S1/6)The United States government’s ban that led Google to discontinue its software dealings with Huawei and other firms as part of the US-China trade wars has led key Philippine businesses to revisit their dealings with Huawei, ... -
Talking about pollution: Plastic is very much on our menu
(The Philippine Star,June 7, 2018 , on page 7)There is a massive dump of floating plastic garbage in the Pacific Ocean. It is huge and it is growing. The so called “Great Pacific Garbage Patch” is with approximately 1.6 million sq km about as big as Central Europe. ...