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DENR finalizing informal settler relocation plan
A plan to relocate informal settler families living beside Manila Bay will have to be finalized before the ISFs are moved out, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu said yesterday. ...
- January 19, 2019
DENR: All set for Manila Bay rehab
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and other concerned agencies are all set for the Manila Bay rehabilitation, which will start on Sunday, an official said yesterday. DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu said ...
- January 22, 2019
DENR hopes to make Manila Bay fit for swimming again
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources is hoping to eventually make the Manila Bay safe for swimming again, DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu said yesterday. The DENR will set up four community environment and natural ...
- December 15, 2018
Globe, Manila Water tie up for Boracay cleanup
Globe Telecom has partnered with Manila Water Foundation to launch a long-term conservation program in Boracay to address untreated sewage causing pollution in the waters of the island. Globe executives recently signed a ...
- June 9, 2018
Globe pushes biodiversity conservation in Siargao
Following its recent rehabilitation efforts in Boracay, Globe Telecom launched an awareness campaign on marine biodiversity conservation in Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte, considered the surfing mecca of the Philippines. ...
- January 4, 2019
DENR: Private sector to help fund Manila Bay cleanup
Certain industries have offered to help the government fund the rehabilitation of Manila Bay, Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said. Without naming the companies, Cimatu said their heads have also offered to come up with ...
- December 23, 2018
Manila Bay's coliform levels drop - DENR
The levels of fecal coliform bacteria in the major outfalls draining into Manila Bay have “drastically decreased” a year after the government started a rehabilitation drive, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources ...
- January 25, 2020
Manila Bay rehab; DENR orders sewage treatment plants put up
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu yesterday gave establishments surrounding Manila Bay three months to put up their own sewage treatment plants (STPs). “Establishments have to put ...
- January 13, 2019
Boracay rehab may go beyond 6 months
The closure of Boracay might be extended as rehabilitation efforts on the island may not be completed within six months, Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said yesterday. Cimatu said more time might be needed to rehabilitate ...
- May 26, 2018
LLDA to lose P80 M in fish pen demolition
The Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) expects to lose around P80 million in revenue with the dismantling of illegal fish pens in Laguna de Bay in the next three months. The LLDA is targeting the demolition of illegal ...
- March 18, 2017