Browsing Aquatic News Index by Place "Metro Manila"

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    • DA says Pangasinan to fill fish supply gaps as demolition of pens continues in Laguna de Bay 

      Cardinoza, Gabriel (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 6, 2017, on page A8)
      With a fish sufficiency level of more than 200 percent, Pangasinan province could fill the fish production gap that would result from the demolition of fish pens in Laguna de Bay by 2018. The province has been supplying ...

    • DA to put up 2nd mariculture park 

      de la Cruz, Rose (The Philippine Star, January 27, 2002, on page 26)
      Barely six months after opening the first ever mariculture park in Asia on Samal Island, the Department of Agriculture is putting up a second one, this time in Zambales province, closer to the populous market of Metro ...

    • Death toll in Quezon ferry fire climbs to 9 

      Mallari, Delfin Jr; Santos, Tina G. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 3, 2022, on page A7)
      The death toll from the fire that hit a ferry off the coast of Real, Quezon, on May 23 rose to nine after a mother and daughter who were injured during the incident died while being treated at a hospital in Metro Manila ...

    • DENR starts dismantling illegal fish cages in Taal Lake 

      Mallari, Delfin Jr (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 5, 2022, on page A7)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in the Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) region has started the demolition of illegal fish cages in Taal Lake. The demolition, which started on ...

    • DENR to conduct dredging activity in Marikina City 

      (Manila Standard, February 15, 2021, on page A3)
      In the wake of the devastating floods that plunged Marikina City and several other cities of Metro Manila underwater in November last year, the Task Force Build Back Better announced that it will begin dredging activities ...

    • Hopes remain for 14 fishermen 

      Yee, Jovic (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 9, 2020, on page A3)
      Though it had called off its search for the missing crew and passengers of the fishing vessel Liberty 5, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) told their families on Wednesday that there was still “a possibility that they are ...

    • Maynilad to spend nearly ₱2 billion on wastewater treatment projects in 2018 

      Miraflor, Madelaine B. (Manila Bulletin, April 4, 2018, on page B-11)
      West Zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (Maynilad) has allotted a budget of ₱1.7 billion this year to increase its sewerage coverage as well as maintain its existing wastewater network.

    • Puerto Princesa City sees fish port project, carbon- neutral policies driving growth 

      Montecillo, Matthew Carl L. (BusinessWorld, October 28, 2022, on page S1/4)
      The Puerto Princesa government said its investment promotion plan will center on the area’s fisheries and tourism potential, young workforce and favorable business environment. “The city is poised to become the region’s ...

    • Water rates in Metro cheapest in PH- LWUA 

      Cahiles-Magkilat, Bernie (Manila Bulletin, January 21, 2020, on page B-2)
      Water rates in Metro Manila are the lowest among major urban centers in the Philippines, according to a statement released by water concessionaires, data from the Local water Utilities Administration (LWUA) showed.

    • 'Wawa project delay to worsen water crisis' 

      Gonzales, Iris (The Philippine Star, November 5, 2019, on page B7-B8)
      Ports tycoon Enrique Razon, who is making his foray into the water business, has warned that the water crisis in Metro Manila could worsen if the approval of his proposed Wawa Bulk Water Supply project would be delayed further.