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After Boracay, rehabilitate Laguna de Bay, Manila Bay
Long before he acted decisively on the “cesspool” that, he said, Boracay’s waters had become, President Duterte had singled out Laguna de Bay as a body of water that demanded immediate government attention and action. ...
- September 30, 2018
Protesters ask DENR to revoke Laguna Lake dredging project
Fisherfolk and urban poor residents along Laguna Lake appealed yesterday to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to revoke the contract of a Belgian dredging firm for the conduct of the controversial ...
- September 24, 2010
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
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
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
MIMAROPA 15,000 fisherfolk affectedby 'Nona' - BFAR
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Oriental/Occidental Mindoro Occidental, Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan (Mimaropa) revealed yesterday that some 15,000 fisherfolk have been displaced by recent typhoon ...
- January 12, 2016
Duterte approves six-month shutdown of Boracay
Boracay, the country's best known holiday island, will be totally closed down to tourists for the next six months over concerns that the once idyllic white-sand resort has become a "cesspool" tainted by dumped sewage.
- April 6, 2018
Environment chiefs intend to address marine pollution
Some of the world's environment ministers and representatives from governments, international organizations, business sector, and civil society are now here in Manila calling for a global unified action to combat marine ...
- September 24, 2017