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Bank offers assistance for Manila Bay clean-up
State-run Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) is prepared to provide the necessary financing to all establishments located near Manila Bay in support of the National Government’s efforts to rehabilitate the area, a ...
- February 14, 2019
Top scientists: climate change is real threat
Thirty-one of the country's top science organizations are telling Congress that global warming is a real problem and something needs to be done about it. The groups, which represent millions of scientists, sent the letter ...
- June 30, 2016
Dynamite fishers
Three fishermen were arrested for dynamite fishing in waters off Mariveles, Bataan, it was reported here. Suspects Juanito C. Angulo, 29; Albert P. Mosqueriola, 29; and William C. de Guzman, 31, all of Sitio Gatchalian, ...
- January 27, 2015
Toxic Spill
A chemical spill left the water for 300,000 people in and around West Virginia's capital city stained blue-green and smelling like licorice, with officials saying Friday it was unclear when it might be safe again for even ...
- January 12, 2014
Agusan Marsh's natural beauty
While preparing an adventure to Agusan Marsh, Dr. Jurgenne H. Primavera, scientist emerita and a Pew Fellow in Marine Conservation under the US-based Pew Environment Group, sent me this text: "You'll be enchanted by the ...
- September 23, 2010
Dumping garbage at Laguna Lake
According to the LLDA, IPM Construction and Development Corp. and Level Up Construction and Development Corp. have illegally reclaimed 47 hectares of the lake. The LLDA has ordered the closure of the sites, and have filed ...
- August 1, 2018
Massive mangrove planting seen to strengthen E. Visayas coastal areas
The massive mangrove plantation initiated by the government will strengthen the protection of the coastal areas in Eastern Visayas against the rise of sea water or storm surge due to strong typhoons. DENR-8 Regional Director ...
- January 12, 2017
DOST deploys SENTRY to guard against fish kill in Batangas coastal areas
Now there’s a “guard” to prevent fish kill, aptly dubbed SENTRY (Sensing Environmental Parameters through Telemetry), which the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) deployed along Lipote River in Batangas. DOST’s ...
- November 27, 2015
DOST to help rid Boracay of green algae
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is helping the Malay town government in Aklan rid Boracay Island of the green algae bloom. DOST-Aklan Chief Jairus Lachica said Dr. Melinda Palencia, a professor and ...
- March 10, 2017
Top UN official underlines importance of healthy oceans
The UN deputy secretary-general, Jan Eliasson, said here that healthy oceans are critical to maintaining life on the planet, stressing their connection to broader sustainable development aims. Addressing the opening of the ...
- June 30, 2016