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Gov't orders 2 water concessionaires in Boracay to team up
Environment Secretary Roy A. Cimatu has ordered the two water concessionaires in Boracay to work together in fixing and developing the sewerage system of the island. This, while he ordered an investigation on what caused ...
- April 27, 2018
Monitoring to be more stringent than before
Even if the government is already set to formally reopen Boracay Island from a six-month rehabilitation, things will no longer be the same for the world-famous island destination. From now on, the island will always be a ...
- October 21, 2018
MWSS chief: Manila Bay rehab needs masterplan
Metropolitan Water Works and Sewerage System (MWSS) stressed the need for collaborative effort and a well-crafted masterplan in order to pull off the massive Manila Bay rehabilitation. MWSS Administrator Reynaldo V. Velasco ...
- February 14, 2019
Boracay Water sees upward adjustment in this year's capex
Boracay Island Water Company, Inc. (Boracay Water) may allot more of its P2.4 billion capital expenditure (capex) — which was supposed to be rolled out within a five-year timeframe — just for this year. This, as the company ...
- June 23, 2018
DENR will not relax STP requirement in Boracay Island
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) stands firm on its decision requiring establishments in Boracay to put up sewerage treatment plants (STPs), either individually or in cluster, to ensure that all ...
- August 29, 2018
MWSS says full sewerage coverage by 2026 'unrealistic'
The Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System Regulatory Office has branded as “unrealistic” the goal of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to expand Metro Manila’s sewerage coverage up to 100 percent ...
- March 4, 2019
Dismantling of Laguna Lake fish pens now in full force
The dismantling of fishpens in Laguna Lake, the largest lake in the Philippines and the second largest inland freshwater lake in Southeast Asia, continues and is now in full force. The Department of Environment and Natural ...
- January 28, 2017
DENR wants to declare Boracay island as critical habitat
If President Rodrigo Duterte wants to declare Boracay Island as a land reform area, Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu has another thing in mind. For him, Boracay Island is better off as a critical habitat area for endemic ...
- April 15, 2018
Boracay Water eyes more sewer connections
Boracay Island Water Company (Boracay Water) is eyeing more customers following the recently issued order of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) directing hotels, resort, and other establishments to ...
- September 28, 2018
Maynilad's ₱1.7-B sewage treatment plant now operational
The ₱1.7-B sewage treatment plant (STP) of West Zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (Maynilad) in San Dionisio, Parañaque City is now operational. The new Parañaque Water Reclamation Facility can treat up to ...
- January 23, 2019