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Boracay establishments face closure for releasing untreated waste water
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is determined to finish in two months the assessment of commercial establishments that may have been releasing untreated wastewater, and sewage causing pollution ...
- February 8, 2018
1,000 barangays in hot water
Heads are expected to roll as the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is zeroing in on 1,000 of the 5,714 barangays who have defied orders to strictly enforce environmental laws in their respective turfs ...
- May 3, 2019
Divers begin 6-month marine cleanup in Antique dive spot
A group of divers has partnered with various stakeholders in Iloilo and Antique as it embarked on a six-month underwater cleanup in Antique’s Nogas Island, a favorite diving spot in Anini-y town. “We looked forward to have ...
- October 7, 2018
No more illegal dump sites in Sasmuan riverbanks
There are no more illegal dump sites in Sasmuan and no more garbage on the riverbanks along Pampanga River going out to Manila Bay. Sasmuan Mayor Nardo Velasco confirmed this yesterday after he personally led the massive ...
- February 1, 2015
DENR urged to revoke ECCs issued to three Manila Bay reclamation projects
Three Manila Bay reclamation projects already issued with environment compliance certificates (ECCs) are located at the southern part of the bay which was already declared by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources ...
- February 13, 2019
Antique cleanup
A group of divers has partnered with various stakeholders in Iloilo and Antique as it embarked on six-month underwater cleanup in Antique's Nogas Island, a favorite diving spot in Anini-y town. "We looked forward to have ...
- October 11, 2018
PH tapping Hungary’s treatment solution to rehabilitate Laguna Lake
The Philippine government will tap Hungary’s treatment solution to rehabilitate Laguna Lake, the largest lake in the Philippines and the second largest inland freshwater lake in Southeast Asia. In line with the government’s ...
- February 3, 2018
Sewage pipe on Boracay beach being traced
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) started its probe to trace where the sewage pipe found along the beach front of Boracay Island originated. “We are looking at where the pipe originated. We couldn’t ...
- May 3, 2018
New sites for Boracay wetland residents identified
Residents whose houses sit atop wetlands in Boracay, Aklan, can be relocated to any of four identified resettlement sites. Jim Sampulna, Western Visayas regional director of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources ...
- August 6, 2018
It will take years to clean up Manila Bay
It took six months to clean up Boracay’s waters. It will take seven years to clean up Manila Bay until it becomes as clean as in Boracay today, Secretary of Agriculture Emmanuel Pinol said in a radio interview this week. ...
- January 18, 2019