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Two firms agree to help revive ‘Bora’ wetlands
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources, along with two large companies, will revive two of the nine wetlands in Aklan's Boracay Island. Secretary Roy Cimatu said the Aboitiz group and the Lopez-owned Energy ...
- August 15, 2018
MYC backs DENR tack to clean bay
The current state of Manila Bay is disgusting and polluted and we would like to revive an asset in our history and culture." Robert Lim Joseph, the new Commodore of the Manila Yacht Club, said this Sunday as he lauded the ...
- January 7, 2019
WWF and Hamilo Coast shore up fight against marine pollution
Overfishing, unsustainable fishing practices, and the intensifying impacts of climate change coupled with marine pollution are threatening the health of our seas. According to data, about 80 percent of marine pollution ...
- October 8, 2015
Manila Bay cleanup
The cleanup was led by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, with similar efforts to be exerted in Pampanga, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Bataan in Region III, and Cavite in Region IV-A. To maintain cleanliness, ...
- January 31, 2019
Austalia failing to protect Great Barrier Reef, say activists
Australia is breaching commitments to protect the embattled Great Barrier Reef from the effects of land clearing, environmental groups claimed on Monday (June 25) and called on the UN to probe the alleged failures. Canberra ...
- June 26, 2018
Can the DENR hack it?
This Sunday (Jan. 27) the Department of Environment and Natural Resources begins implementing a 10-year plan costing a whopping P42 billion to revive Manila Bay from decades of pollution and urban blight. You will recall ...
- January 22, 2019
Iloilo Declaration for healthy oceans
Confidence, optimism and determination reigned in Iloilo City last Thursday, 29 November 2018, as the 2018 East Asian Seas Congress concluded. After three days of events and sessions that brought together various ocean ...
- December 4, 2018
Whales in the wild: rare gem amid Thailand's mass tourism
Piercing the water’s surface with its almond-shaped mouth, a giant Bryde’s whale opens wide for one, two, three seconds, gulping in anchovies as a boatload of awed tourist look on in the Gulf of Thailand. It’s a rare glimpse ...
- December 14, 2016
DENR put fence along Bay seawall
Three days from now, the Manila Baywalk will be closed for any swimming activity, at least for the next six months. This is because the Department of Environment and Natural Resources plans to put up a perimeter fence along ...
- February 7, 2019
Cimatu mulls over ban on single-use plastics in Bora
Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu is “seriously considering” a ban on single-use plastic items in Aklan’s Boracay Island to address its growing garbage problem. The prohibition of the use of single-use plastic products would ...
- June 13, 2018