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Puerto Galera clean-up next after Boracay, Manila Bay
Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu is hoping to replicate the rehabilitation efforts in Boracay and Manila Bay to promote the protection and preservation of tourist destinations in the country. Cimatu visited Puerto Galera ...
- December 4, 2019
DENR mobilizing communities in cleaning esteros and rivers draining into Manila Bay
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is taking the Manila Bay rehabilitation works down to the esteros and rivers draining into the bay. On March 31, simultaneous cleanup of Manila Bay tributaries, ...
- March 1, 2019
DENR: Manila Bay establishments should connect to STPs
All establishments within the Manila Bay region are now required to connect to existing sewer lines or set up their own sewerage treatment plants (STP) to ensure that wastewater is properly collected and treated. Department ...
- April 22, 2019
DENR firming up Boracay environmental protection
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will strictly enforce environmental rules and guidelines as the dry run for the reopening of famed Boracay Island gets underway on Monday. DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu ...
- October 14, 2018
Verde Island reefs show resilience to climate change
In the face of climate change, the reefs of Verde Island, situated in the middle of the “center of the center of marine biodiversity” in the world, are showing signs that they are protected from the major impacts of climate ...
- October 13, 2018
Live coral cover found in Manila Bay
Experts and researchers of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) have discovered live coral cover in the Manila Bay, buoying hopes that the heavily-polluted body of water could still be restored to its ...
- April 30, 2019
DENR to ban single-use plastic in Boracay
The government could soon ban the single use of plastic items in Boracay Island. Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Roy Cimatu is “seriously considering” this to address the growing garbage problem in the island. ...
- June 14, 2018
Battle of Manila Bay to be won in 7 years - DENR
The rehabilitation of Manila Bay will be in three phases in the next seven years, which means this will go beyond the term of President Duterte who vowed to make the bay as clean as the world-famous Boracay island. Environment ...
- January 29, 2019
Keeping the faith despite unfinished work in Boracay
Six months ago, Boracay Island was closed to tourism activities to pave the way for its rehabilitation. President Duterte had then described the country's premier beach destination as a "cesspool", referring to the huge ...
- October 21, 2018
Zero-tolerance policy vs litterbugs in Boracay eyed
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is more bent on enforcing the law against litterbugs after it found trash left by tourists along Boracay's beachfront during its first day of soft opening. DENR ...
- October 19, 2018