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Gov't involves community in Lake Bato Conservation
Fisherfolk in Lake Bato, the 7th largest lake in the Philippines, can hope for more livelihood with the launching of the Lake Bato Conservation Project earlier this week. A joint undertaking by the provincial and local ...
- March 2, 2014
Town, fishermen demand P132M for damage from 2013 oil spill.
The Cordova municipal government and a group of fishermen are seeking about P132 million in damage payment from the owners of two vessels that last year collided and leaked oil, polluting the town’s marine environment. The ...
- August 16, 2014
200 Aklan employees to plant 8,000 mangroves
About 200 employees of the Provincial Capitol of Aklan will plant 8,000 mangrove propagules on January 22 at the Bakhawan Eco-Park in New Buswang here. Activity organizer Economic Enterprise Development Department (EEDD) ...
- January 17, 2014
US has not paid tubbataha fine
Almost a year after an American warship ran aground on an atoll of the Tubbataha Reefs in the Sulu Sea, the US government has yet to pay the fine imposed by the Philippines for the damage to the environment. The Department ...
- January 3, 2014
Spill contractor told to hasten cleanup
The Iloilo provincial government told the contractor cleaning the oil spill in Estancia town to hasten its operations. Governor Arthur Defensor Sr. asked Nico Dadis, Kuan Yu Global Technologies Inc. operations manager, ...
- January 14, 2014
Oil spill evacuees may now go home
ILOILO- Estancia town may now return home. Gov. Arthur Defensor Sr. announced this development yesterday following consultations with Task Force Power Barge 103, Department of Health (DOH), Department of Environment and ...
- March 4, 2014
More mangroves at eco-park seen to allay climate change
Aklan provincial government employees will plant some 8,000 bakhawan propagules at the Bakhawan Eco-park in Brgy, New Buswang here next week. The employees, who will be led by the Economic Enterprise Development Department ...
- January 17, 2014
SM by the Bay joins International Coastal Clean Up
SM by the Bay, staying true to its commitment to promote and support the International Coastal Cleanup Day with its Coastal Cleanup Challenge within its 1.2km promenade in Pasay City. Organized by the non- profit organization ...
- October 9, 2014
Mangrove conservation in Western Visayas
Two environment groups from London and Germany are funding mangrove conservation projects in various local government units in Western Visayas, including Negros Occidental. These groups are the Zoological Society of London ...
- February 17, 2014
Households pollute Iloilo River, creeks
The Iloilo City Environment and National Resources Office (City ENRO) said households are to be blamed for the pollution of the Iloilo River and two creeks. Engr. Noel Hechanova, City ENRO chief, said unclean and mismanaged ...
- March 4, 2014