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Ocean heat hits record high - UN
Ocean heat hit a record high in 2018, the United Nations said Thursday, raising urgent new concerns about the threat global warming is posing to marine life. In its latest State of the Climate overview, the World Meteorological ...
- March 30, 2019
Angat Dam's water level drops to 161.34 meters
Despite rains brought about by the southwest monsoon, the water level of Angat Dam dropped to 161.34 meters on Sunday. Vice Governor Wilhelmino M. Sy-Alvarado said that with the rains, the water elevation of Angat Dam ...
- July 8, 2019
Chinese envoy appeals for patience over SCS issues
Amid the territorial dispute in the South China Sea, Beijing's top envoy in Manila stressed China's commitment to peace and stability saying China will not "take the first shot" as it adheres firmly to the policy of a ...
- July 31, 2019
Gov't asked to get tough on illegal fishers
A group advocating the protection of the seas’ resources said there is a need to prosecute more illegal fishers caught in the Visayan Sea, one of the country’s richest fishing grounds. “Our courts also need to prioritize ...
- August 2, 2019
Green is in!: Marine sanctuary in Sarangani Bay
Sarangani Energy Corp. (SEC) of the Alsons Power Group is helping establish a new 31.9-hectare Marine Protected Area (MPA) along with a beach forest rehabilitation and development project in Barangay Malbang in Maasim, ...
- January 24, 2019
Cebu starts campaign vs single-use plastics
Provincial tourism and environment officials joined city executives and civil society leaders in signing a declaration for a plastic-free Cebu. The signing was made aboard the Rainbow Warrior, the flagship of the environmental ...
- March 16, 2019
Solons seek full compensation for damages caused by oil spill
Lawmakers are calling on the International Oil Pollution Compensation (IOPC) Fund to compensate in full all damages sustained and related expenditures incurred by the Philippines in the August 11, 2006 M/T Solar 1 Oil Spill ...
- March 1, 2019
DOF assures HQ's compliance with Manila Bay rehab
Ahead of the planned rehabilitation of the Manila Bay, the Department of Finance (DOF) assured that its headquarters (HQ) on Roxas Boulevard has its own sewage treatment facility (STF) that passed the waste classification ...
- January 21, 2019
Desilting of Manila Bay begins
Amphibious excavators, dumping scows, dump trucks, debris segregator, and vacuum sewer jet cleaners were deployed in Manila Bay Tuesday, the first day of dredging operations to clean up the bay. “Sagip Manila Bay,” according ...
- March 6, 2019
Culture change needed to restore Manila Bay
Culture change among Filipinos is needed if the polluted Manila Bay is to be restored and preserved for the long-term, according to Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Roy Cimatu. “If they ask me what is the most ...
- February 10, 2019