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Making Manila Bay great again
Efforts to rehabilitate Manila Bay still have a long way to go. But, since the project kicked off earlier this year, there have been remarkable results—the government, together with mandated agencies, the private sector, ...
- May 5, 2019
Inter-economy cooperation, key to managing climate impacts
A government or a sector in isolation can no longer manage disasters, according to Undersecretary Alexander P. Pama, administrator of the Office of the Civil Defense (OCD) and executive director of the National Disaster ...
- January 30, 2015
Thematic approach to Boracay rehab pushed
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is pushing for thematic approach to the continuing rehabilitation of Boracay Island in Malay town, Aklan. DENR Western Visayas Director Francisco Milla Jr. ...
- February 20, 2019
Asian Terminal supports Manila Bay rehabilitation efforts
Listed Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI), operator of international gateway port Manila South Harbor, expressed readiness to support multi-sectoral efforts, led by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), to ...
- February 13, 2019
DENR wants to declare Boracay island as critical habitat
If President Rodrigo Duterte wants to declare Boracay Island as a land reform area, Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu has another thing in mind. For him, Boracay Island is better off as a critical habitat area for endemic ...
- April 15, 2018
Heroes of the environment - A narrative of hope
“Never doubt for a single moment that a handful of thoughtful and committed men and women can change the world…. Let it be said that in our time and during our watch, we did our share… And maybe, just maybe, we make a ...
- February 2, 2019
Boracay state of calamity declared this week
A state of calamity will be declared Boracay island in Aklan within the week, formalizing the six-month closure of the country’s premier tourist draw. “It’s in the works,” Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque Roque said while ...
- April 19, 2018
Solons: Declare Manila Bay reclamation-free zone
The Makabayan bloc of the House of Representatives wants to declare Manila Bay as reclamation-free zone. The group of progressive lawmakers filed House Bill 9067 that seeks to prohibit all forms of reclamation activities ...
- February 8, 2019
Plastics and other garbage in Manila Bay
These last two Saturdays, the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has been conducting a Manila Bay cleanup operation along Roxas Boulevard as part of its 43rd anniversary celebration. On November 3, the MMDA ...
- November 14, 2018
DENR cites importance of Tubbataha Reef
Environment Secretary Horacio Ramos has claimed that the recent signing of Republic Act No. 10067, which places the 97,030-hectare Tubbataha Reef in Palawan under a permanent protection status, would improve the lives of ...
- April 20, 2010