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DENR: From Boracay rehab success to 'Battle for Manila Bay' cleanup
Bolstered by the success of the Boracay Island rehabilitation in 2018, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) took on a bigger challenge in 2019 – to bring Manila Bay back to life. “The year 2019 was a ...
- December 26, 2019
Int’l body accused of economic sabotage for listing Tawilis as endangered species
Switzerland-based International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has been accused of economic sabotage for listing Sardinella Tawilis, the only freshwater sardine in the world, as an endangered species, stakeholders ...
- February 6, 2019
Fish groomed for Bangus Festival die
Seventy-three milkfish or bangus that were to vie for the longest and heaviest fish in the Bangus Festival here were found dead in the fishpond Wednesday, suspected victims of rising water temperatures. Maliah Flores of ...
- April 11, 2019
Saving tawilis, savoring salinyasi: These quite identical fishes offer the best of both worlds (or seas)
Gourmets and gourmands are rejoicing. Crispy Tawilis, the most sought-after dish in restaurants around the Tagaytay-Batangas route, is once again on the regular menu after a two month fishing ban aimed at saving the fish ...
- May 2, 2019
New fish hatchery to boost tilapia farming in Buguey
The fisheries industry in Buguey, Cagayan recently had a major boost with the soft opening of the fish hatchery in the town. Municipal Agriculturist Danilo Rumpon said that at present fish farmers in the area still have ...
- February 23, 2019
DOT supports DENR effort to rehabilitate Manila Bay
The Department of Tourism (DOT) expressed its support for the initiative of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to rehabilitate Manila Bay in a bid to bring it back to its former pristine state. The tourism ...
- January 14, 2019
Why the 'coastal clean up' craze is good
Happy Earth Day everyone! Perhaps no image has inspired us more about the environment than that of a “cleaner” Boracay Beach and Manila Bay. We’ve seen it all on social media and are inspired by it. Yet the long-term effect ...
- April 2, 2019
Time to move on with the fish pens in Laguna de Bay
During the first State of the Nation Address (SONA) of the President two years ago, before the closure and rehabilitation of Boracay, and now the order to clean up Manila Bay, President Duterte took a similar step to address ...
- February 10, 2019
Sorsogon village celebrates a bountiful crab harvest
A coastal village in this town in Sorsogon launched last Saturday the Kasag (Crab) Festival to celebrate a bountiful harvest of blue crabs. Barangay Captain Alex Sotto of Poblacion told Manila Bulletin the festivity was ...
- June 24, 2019
Yes, we can!: Cleaning up a body of water is not impossible; Pasig River proves it can be done
In the past few days, news about the successful cleanup of Manila Bay is all over the press and social media. After the government inter-agency and volunteers' cleanup last Sunday, photos of what appeared to be Manila Bay's ...
- January 31, 2019