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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
ASEAN reminds industrialized countries of climate change targets
Expressing " grave concern" about the impact of climate change, the Southeast Asian bloc appealed to industrialized countries to meet their pre-2020 mitigation targets and scale up climate finance. The 10- member Association ...
- November 4, 2019
It will take years to clean up Manila Bay
It took six months to clean up Boracay’s waters. It will take seven years to clean up Manila Bay until it becomes as clean as in Boracay today, Secretary of Agriculture Emmanuel Pinol said in a radio interview this week. ...
- January 18, 2019
EU firms take closer look at PH waste management
Two top-level EU business missions, comprising of some of Europe’s largest firms, are visiting the Philippines this year to explore opportunities in waste management and construction sectors. Florian Gottein, executive ...
- January 30, 2019
Archdiocese of Manila opposes Manila Bay reclamation project
The Archdiocese of Manila has weighed in on the planned Manila Bay reclamation projects. “We, in the Archdiocese of Manila, are against the Manila Bay reclamation due to ecological grounds. It is against ecology,” Manila ...
- February 25, 2019
Manila Bay clean-up: Gargantuan and historic endeavor
In a word, Manila Bay stinks. Decades-long inflow of waste and untreated discharges into the Bay has resulted in one of the most polluted waters in the world. (Manila is also unlucky in having lazy mayors who have done ...
- January 30, 2019
Duterte creates Manila Bay Task Force
President Duterte has ordered the creation of the Manila Bay Task Force that will expedite the rehabilitation, restoration, and conservation of the coastal and marine ecosystem of the Manila Bay. In Administrative Order ...
- February 22, 2019
All hands on deck to save the Manila Bay!
ANGEL THOUGHTS ‘The only things you can take with you when you go on your final journey are the things packed in your heart. So start packing!’ The US side of the majestic Niagara Falls has frozen over, thanks to a snowstorm. ...
- January 27, 2019
SMC allots P1B for Tullahan River cleanup
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) is providing P1 billion for the extensive cleanup of the Tullahan River system – a crucial step to rehabilitating the Manila Bay – through a joint commitment with the Department of Environment ...
- March 5, 2019
The same steely political will to clean up Manila Bay
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has set its sights on the coastal areas around Manila Bay as its next target for a massive cleanup after Boracay. Early this month, Secretary Roy Cimatu told ...
- January 11, 2019