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PH, Dutch sign MOU on cooperation for rehabilitation of Manila Bay area
The Philippines and the Netherlands signed yesterday a memorandum of understanding (MOU) sealing the cooperation of the two countries on the sustainable development and management of the Manila Bay area. Socioeconomic ...
- January 23, 2018
Boracay coasts eyed as water quality management area
This island paradise is being eyed as another water quality management area (WQMA) in the region to ensure water quality protection. Engr. Bonifacio Enorme Jr., WQMA focal person of the Department of Environment and Natural ...
- May 15, 2018
Protecting the environment
Human activities slowly destroy the Earth. Threats of global warming and climate change have been more alarming that scientists, governments, industrial groups and even the education sector have stepped up efforts to address ...
- January 16, 2015
Gov't finalizes P30-B Hungary loan for Laguna Lake cleanup, rubber mfg
The Department of Agriculture expects to secure a P30-billion loan from the Hungarian government which it plans to use for the cleanup of the Laguna Lake as well as the establishment of the first-ever rubber manufacturing ...
- September 21, 2017
House leader wants total ban on further reclamations of Manila Bay
Deputy Speaker and Pangasinan Rep. Rose Marie “Baby” Arenas wants to prohibit and declare a total ban on further reclamations of Manila Bay. She branded as “alarming” the ongoing rush to execute the reclamation projects, ...
- February 20, 2019
Boracay Island’s closure ‘good news’ for Bacolod
The six-month closure of the world-famous Boracay Island is good news for this capital city, according to City Tourism Officer Ma. Elma Gerasmo. Gerasmo noted that last year, Bacolod came in second with the most number of ...
- April 16, 2018
Boracay no longer a cesspool, may reopen Oct. 26
Just two months since its closure, top tourist destination Boracay Island is no longer a “cesspool” following intensified rehabilitation efforts to regain its status, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources ...
- July 5, 2018
Maynilad's ₱1.7-B sewage treatment plant now operational
The ₱1.7-B sewage treatment plant (STP) of West Zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (Maynilad) in San Dionisio, Parañaque City is now operational. The new Parañaque Water Reclamation Facility can treat up to ...
- January 23, 2019
'No direction'
"The government arbitrarily declared Boracay closed supposedly for rehabilitation but to this day it has no clear detailed action plan yet to address a lot of issues," said Zarate. Among the issues confronting the island ...
- June 11, 2018
'Coastal cleanup is just the beginning'
The Iloilo City government’s “One Time Big Time” coastal cleanup on March 30, 2019 is only the beginning of a longer journey towards the restoration of the coastal waters in Iloilo City, according to Mayor Jose Espinosa ...
- April 1, 2019