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SMC allots P1B for Tullahan River cleanup
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) is providing P1 billion for the extensive cleanup of the Tullahan River system – a crucial step to rehabilitating the Manila Bay – through a joint commitment with the Department of Environment ...
- March 5, 2019
Coral reef assessment set for Eastern Visayas
The Region 8 office of the Department of Environment and Natural (DENR-8) is conducting an assessment on coral reefs in three identified sites in Eastern Visayas, a report from the DENR-8 said. Regional Director Leonardo ...
- April 30, 2015
What to do with the fish pens in Laguna de Bay (Part 3)
‘There are those who look at things the way they are, and ask why… I dream of things that never were, and ask why not?’– Robert Kennedy In the 05 March 2017 column I dealt at length with Resolution 518 series of 2017 of ...
- March 19, 2017
Tons of trash collected from Pasig River
The Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC) has collected 500 sacks of garbage weighing around 15,000 kilograms in total during a half-day clean-up along the Pasig River last Saturday. PRRC Executive Director Jose ...
- April 29, 2019
Sanitation underscored
Residents of Baseco Compound in Manila join the clean-up drive initiated by Senator Cynthia Villar near the Manila Bay on Tuesday to ensure continuous flow of water in the vicinity to the onset of water-borne diseases. ...
- July 4, 2018
Bacolod police help clean up river
Policemen in Bacolod led a simultaneous clean-up of rivers around the city on Saturday as part of the observance of the 23rd Police Community Relations (PCR) Month. Chief Inspector Sherlock Gabana, Bacolod police public ...
- July 16, 2018
Divers needed for Cebu coastal clean-up
The Junior Chamber International-Cebu Sinulog Inc. (JCI-CSI) needs 100 volunteer divers for this year’s Scubasurero Project, a massive coastal cleanup drive on April 21 at the Boyla Diving Resort Terminal in Lapu-Lapu ...
- April 5, 2019
New warning issued on climate change
According to scientists and environmentalist, the risk remains that the continued development of carbon-rich deposits around the world will harm the planet, increasing temperatures and negating all efforts at mitigating ...
- January 28, 2016
Community turns up to help rehabilitate mangrove
A mangrove planting activity was held last June at Palina Greenbelt Ecopark in Barangay Cagay, participated by volunteers from Shell Culasi depot, Shell Lapus terminal, Shell Roxas station, Roxas city local government unit, ...
- September 8, 2016
Puerto Galera clean-up next after Boracay, Manila Bay
Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu is hoping to replicate the rehabilitation efforts in Boracay and Manila Bay to promote the protection and preservation of tourist destinations in the country. Cimatu visited Puerto Galera ...
- December 4, 2019