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Saving the bay
Weeks back, the DENR announced that it would start the Herculean task of cleaning up Manila Bay, until it becomes “swimmable” once again. And after a week of removing tons and tons of garbage floating in the nearby sections ...
- February 6, 2019
EDC contributing P10m for Boracay rehabilitation
Geothermal producer Energy Development Corp. is investing P10 million in the rehabilitation of its adopted wetland in Barangay Balabag here over a three-year period. “Under our memorandum of agreement with the DENR [Department ...
- February 3, 2019
DENR to remove illegal structures
Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu on Friday vowed to go after illegal structures along the Pasig River and all esteros in Metro Manila. Cimatu said the crackdown would harmonize the government’s rehabilitation efforts for ...
- September 14, 2019
Manila Bay watch
Department of Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Roy Cimatu hosted a Manila Bay stakeholders’ conference to discuss the terms of reference for the proper and responsible (finally) implementation of the 2008 Supreme ...
- January 16, 2019
What we need to do in Manila Bay
Last Saturday, I wrote about the 2008 decision of the Supreme Court Decision which ordered the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, and other government agencies to ...
- February 12, 2019
Batangas farm owners warned vs waste in rivers
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Calabarzon has warned livestock farm owners in the province against dumping wastes into rivers. Lawyer Maria Paz G. Luna, DENR Calabarzon Executive Director, said the ...
- January 21, 2019
'Bay rehab to displace 220k families'
About 220,000 squatter families will be displaced by the Manila Bay rehabilitation project and will be relocated to Central Luzon and the Calabarzon region, Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año said Tuesday. ...
- January 16, 2019
Cleanup initiatives for Pasig River and Manila Bay
While coastal cleanups are considered band-aid solutions in reviving bodies of water, these are still deemed as prerequisites in raising awareness on the importance of restoring our rivers and bays.That is why private firms ...
- February 11, 2019
Cleaning up Manila Bay
President Duterte could be embarking on what can only be termed as the most ambitious environmental cleanup project in the country. This is the cleaning of Manila Bay. If he succeeds, it will be one of the crowning ...
- January 10, 2019
CDO issued vs. 5 Bay ‘pollutants’
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources through the Laguna Lake Development Authority on Tuesday issued a cease-and-desist order on five commercial establishments for water pollution at Manila Bay. LLDA served ...
- February 20, 2019