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Cleanup continues
Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC) personnel pull out bundles of garbage from the shores of Manila Bay in Barangay 649, Baseco Compound in Tondo, Manila on Saturday (Feb. 16, 2019). The cleanup drive, organized ...
- February 17, 2019
Expert backs creation of river councils
An expert sees the need for a legislation mandating local government units (LGUs) to create councils that would manage rivers. "Rivers are sources of water for various uses, provide food, serve as transportation routes and ...
- December 8, 2018
Over 162k of waste hauled from Pasig River
The Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission hauled 162,390 kilograms of waste (5,413 sacks of garbage), which were pushed by the high tide in Manila Bay into the Pasig River, during a series of massive clean-up operations ...
- May 10, 2019
Reef restoration
Bagac, Bataan 9PNA) - This picturesque mountain town of Bataan adjacent to the West Philippine Sea has undertaken a continuing coral reef restoration project in 1.5 hectares of coastal land in the seaside villages of Saysain ...
- June 27, 2013
Boracay as ‘gold standard’
The Department of the Interior and Local Government wants to make Boracay the gold standard for all resort destinations in the country, even as the Department of Environment and Natural Resources will allow citizens’ arrests ...
- October 21, 2018
Stop throwing trash in creeks, DENR urges residents
Residents along major waterways in the metropolis have been urged to become environment-conscious by not throwing trash in creeks and rivers to help fast-track the cleanup of Manila Bay and its tributaries. During the ...
- April 2, 2019
Zumba, cleanup activity hopes to raise awareness vs plastic use in Boracay
More than 200 participants joined the Zumba and cleanup activity on Boracay’s Bulabog Beach on Wednesday, Oct. 31, to raise awareness against single-use plastic. The Halloween-themed activity led by the Philippine Red ...
- November 3, 2018
No total ban on ‘paraw’ in Boracay, says DENR
Island hopping and sailboat (paraw) activities in this world-famous island will not be totally banned, according to the Environment department. They will only be suspended for up to two weeks after the holiday island reopens ...
- October 21, 2018
Bay cleanup kicks off today
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority kick off what is expected to be a five-year program to rehabilitate Manila Bay starting today, with thousands of government ...
- January 27, 2019
China builds maritime rescue hub; PH unfazed
China has established a “maritime rescue center” in the West Philippine Sea, the state-run Xinhua News Agency said Wednesday. The rescue center was opened Tuesday in Fiery Cross Reef or Kagitingan Reef, one of the ...
- January 31, 2019