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JICA-backed Maynilad’s Parañaque wastewater treatment facility launched
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) lauded the completion of the wastewater treatment facility of the Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (MWSI) in Parañaque City, saying it will help address water pollution in ...
- January 27, 2019
Vetiver grasses grown to clean Vizcaya waterways
After commissioning the operation of a $6.1million water treatment facility for its Didipio Mine in this upland town, OceanaGold Philippines, Inc. (OGPI) announced the implementation of more natural measures that would ...
- May 8, 2015
219 Boracay establishments slapped fines totaling ₱43 M
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) through its Pollution Adjudication Board (PAB) has slapped 209 business establishments in Boracay a total fine of P43 million for violation of various environmental ...
- October 23, 2018
Illegal connections to Boracay drains listed
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has released the names of businesses in this resort island that are allegedly dumping wastewater into storm drains. DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu read the names of ...
- April 27, 2018
Retrieval of Boracay forestlands, wetlands continues – DENR
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will continue retrieving this year forestlands and wetlands at world-famous Boracay Island in Aklan province.“This is the second phase of Boracay’s rehabilitation,” ...
- January 22, 2019
Boracay re-opens tomorrow after 6-month cleanup
The Philippines re-opens its crown jewel resort island Boracay to holidaymakers on Friday, after a six-month clean up aimed at repairing the damage inflicted by years of unrestrained mass tourism. President Duterte ordered ...
- October 25, 2018
100,000 Pinoys join coastal cleanup
More than 100,000 Filipino volunteers are expected to descend on beaches, coasts, waterways and underwater dive sites on Saturday to pick up marine trash and debris as the Philippines joins the rest of the world in celebrating ...
- September 21, 2013
Boracay reopening set Oct. 15
There will be a dry run for the hotels for the first 1,000 foreign visitors on the first day, another 1,000 tourists on the second day and another 1,000 tourists on the third day. Senators Cynthia A. Villar and Joseph ...
- September 13, 2018
Over 23,000 kilos of trash collected from 10 rivers in Central Visayas
A total of 23,057.55 kilos or 1,439.25 sacks of trash were gathered from the second round of the simultaneous river clean-up in Central Visayas last March 22 from the 10 rivers in the region. Department of Environment and ...
- March 27, 2019
Wastewater treatment pressed
An official of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is urging local governments in Western Visayas to toughen laws on the treatment of wastewater. "It's only a matter of implementation," said Arjunn ...
- December 9, 2016