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Fishers group appeals to local governments to defy order to dismantle fishing structures in Cavite
A fishers group appealed on Monday to local governments in Cavite to defy the dismantling of alleged illegal fishing structures in Manila Bay led by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). Fernando L. ...
- September 21, 2021
Amid reclamation controversy: P1.4B allotted to sustain Manila Bay rehab
Amid the controversy over massive reclamation projects, the Department of Environment and National Resources (DENR) is getting another P1.4 billion in new appropriations to sustain the cleanup and rehabilitation of Manila ...
- August 14, 2023
Manila Bay's coliform levels drop - DENR
The levels of fecal coliform bacteria in the major outfalls draining into Manila Bay have “drastically decreased” a year after the government started a rehabilitation drive, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources ...
- January 25, 2020
2 more firms seek permit to mine Lingayen Gulf
Two more mining firms have applied for government permits to mine Lingayen Gulf for magnetite, or black sand, prompting groups here to renew their opposition to what they described as “massive environmental destruction.” ...
- April 22, 2022
Pilar beach forest the first in Capiz province
Pilar town mayor Arnold Perez issued an executive order officially declaring 6.9 hectares of the shore in Barangay San Ramon as a municipal beach forest – the first of its kind in Capiz. The declaration coincide with the ...
- June 8, 2022
Marikina River dredging to start Feb. 17 — DENR
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) announced over the weekend that the Task Force Build Back Better (TF BBB) will begin dredging the Marikina River on Feb. 17. In a statement Saturday, the DENR said ...
- February 15, 2021
SMC ramps up Tullahan River cleanup efforts, removes 168,000 MT of silt and trash to date
San Miguel Corporation is on track to more than double its daily dredging of silt and trash for its P1-billion Tullahan-Tinajeros river system cleanup project from 600 metric tons per day to 1,500 metric tons per day for ...
- April 21, 2021
Cebu corals destroyed by crushed dolomite
The extraction of dolomite rocks in the southern town of Alcoy in Cebu province has damaged the marine ecosystem in the area, according to the provincial government. An inspection conducted by the Provincial Environment ...
- September 22, 2020
Boracay's rehab not over yet; Taskforce turns over work to LGUs
The responsibility to continue the rehabilitation of Boracay Island is now with the provincial government of Aklan and the local government unit of Malay. The Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force (BIATF), whose mandate will end ...
- June 17, 2022
Boracay rehabilitation to be completed by May DENR chief
Environment Secretary Roy A. Cimatu said the rehabilitation of the popular tourist island Boracay will be completed by May. “The BIATF (Boracay Inter-agency Task Force) is capping 2020 on a high note, setting us off in ...
- January 4, 2021