Browsing Aquatic News Index by Subject "rain"
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Agriculture's water problems can become too big.
(The Manila Times,June 16, 2017 , on page B5)It may even boil down to the following: store rainwater, by increasing the absorptive capacity of watersheds through reforestation and building more small water storage (impounding) and catchment systems; expand both the ... -
At 50, Singapore leads water revolution
(The Philippine Star,August 6, 2015 , on page B-8)Fifty years ago Singapore had to ration water, and its smelly rivers were devoid of fish and choked with waste from shipbuilding, pig farms and toilets that emptied directly into streams. Singapore, which is recognized as ... -
Aussie towns evacuated amid floods from cyclone philippine star
(The Philippine Star,April 1, 2017 , on page 12)Communities along Australia’s east coast have been evacuated as floodwaters sparked by the remnants of a powerful cyclone poured into roads and threatened to inundate homes across the region. The region has been subjected ... -
BFAR hopes rain will flush red tide from Samar bay
(Manila Bulletin,September 13, 2018 , on page 7)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Eastern Visayas is hoping the coming rainy season will clear Matarinao Bay in Eastern Samar of red tide contamination. BFAR Regional Director Juan Albaladejo said ... -
Curbing illegal fishing through environmental stewardship
(Manila Bulletin,August 8, 2018 , on page 6)One way to stop illegal fishing in the Visayas is to promote environmental stewardship programs, an environmental lawyer said. “The best form of law enforcement is when the laws do not need to be enforced because everyone ... -
Dredging of Marikina river ongoing
(Tempo,February 27, 2021 , on page 3)Dredging operations in Marikina River have started in an effort to increase its capacity in handling rainwater and prevent flooding in the city and nearby areas. -
Fishermen warned vs rough seas
(The Philippine Star,January 21, 2010 , on page A-19)The state weather bureau yesterday advised fishermen not to venture into the seas of Luzon and the eastern sections of the Visayas and Mindanao as these would be "rough to very rough" due to the surge of the northeast ... -
For global water crisis, climate may be the last straw
(Manila Standard,February 15, 2018 , on page A5)Before man-made climate change kicked in—and well before "Day Zero" in Cape Town, where taps may run dry in early May—the global water crisis was upon us. Freshwater resources were already badly stressed before heat-trapping ... -
From rainwater to drinking water: Hyundai's facility processes nature's resource
(Manila Bulletin,January 19, 2020 , on page 2)The rainy season is not a problem to people in the municipality of Tanay where the Hyundai Rainwater Harvesting Facility processes nature’s resource into potable water for the community. For two years now, Hyundai’s ... -
Heavy rains wreck havoc to Negros' agro-fishery
(The Daily Guardian,January 18, 2018 , on page 6-7)The onslaught of heavy rains caused massive flooding in some areas of Negros Occidental, damaging an estimated P6.5 million worth of agro-fishery products. A partial report from the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist ... -
Manila Bay crushed dolomite overlay still intact, says DENR
(Manila Bulletin,October 29, 2020 , on page 2)An official of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Wednesday maintained that the dolomite used as part of its beach nourishment project was not washed out but only covered by black sand due to ... -
Massive fish kill wipes out Lake Sebu's tilapia stock
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,February 3, 2017 , on page A8)A massive fish kill has left this lakeside town, Central Mindanao’s largest tilapia supplier, gasping for air. More than P120 million worth of tilapia grown in Lake Sebu was lost in what officials said was the worst fish ... -
Moving Cagayan folk away from river eyed
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,November 27, 2020 , on page A6)The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is looking at the possible relocation of residents living along the banks of Cagayan River, after Typhoon “Ulysses” (international name: Vamco) caused widespread ... -
The right way? What Kaliwa Dam project means to those in the 'green' side
(Manila Bulletin,November 21, 2019 , on page B-7)Amid ongoing contentions about the controversial Kaliwa Dam, environmental group Haribon Foundation reiterates that the solution to the water crisis is right in our midst – the restoration of Philippine forests. Haribon ... -
Venice - losing battle against climate change?
(Manila Bulletin,November 22, 2019 , on page 6)Rains lashed the rest of Italy and to the south, the swollen Arno river threatened the cities of Florence and Pisa. But it was in Venice where the damage was greatest, as the high tide damaged over 50 churches, including ... -
Wastewater puts Cebu firm in hot water
(Manila Bulletin,January 22, 2019 , on page 9)The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Central Visayas issued an interim cease-and-desist order (CDO) to GBox Corrugated Packaging for discharging red-colored ... -
Water cube seen as green solution
(The Manila Times,February 5, 2022 , on page B5)All Certified Equipment Trading Corp. (ACETC) is confident that its Water Cube will gain wider acceptance in the Philippines once the company finishes the testing of the product for storing water and harvesting rain water. ... -
Watershed protection seen urgent
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,March 25, 2018 , on page 1)The Philippines had joined the celebration of World Water Day on March 22 to raise awareness on the importance of water and the need to conserve this most basic resource. To mark World Water Day, the Metropolitan Waterworks ... -
'Waterworld' folk tap solar power for clean drink
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,July 8, 2018 , on page A4)It has been 20 years since the 111 families living in the Del Rosario Compound at Barangay Coloong, Valenzuela City, last saw the ground where their houses stand. Rising sea levels and several reclamations and mega dike ...