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Manila Bay restoration to continue - DENR
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) vowed that the restoration of Manila Bay would continue until 2022. Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said rehabilitation efforts remain in “full swing” almost a ...
- January 2, 2020
Laguna de Bay in desperate need of rehab
Sunday marks the first anniversary of Typhoon Ondoy, known elsewhere as Ketsana. In just six hours or so that day, Metro Manila and nearby provinces experienced a month’s worth of rainfall. Flashfloods inundated large ...
- September 24, 2010
Bay project probe set: Move backs Makabayan bloc reso to look into its cost, timing
The House of Representatives will investigate the P384-million project to dump synthetic white sand onto the shoreline of Manila Bay, a lawmaker said Wednesday. Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr. of Dasmariñas City in Cavite, chairman ...
- September 10, 2020
SMC allots P1 billion for Tullahan River cleanup
Diversified conglomerate San Miguel Corp. (SMC) is pouring in P1 billion to support the government’s cleanup efforts of the Tullahan River system. SMC President and Chief Operating Officer Ramon S. Ang on Monday signed a ...
- March 5, 2019
Boracay biz sector urged to support inter-agency efforts
Business stakeholders in the island were urged to support the Inter-agency Task Force's rehabilitation initiatives. Malay acting mayor Abram Sualog call on the business sector during the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and ...
- March 25, 2019
River cleanup
The local government of Pagsanjan, Laguna, through the efforts of Mayor Maita Ejercito, staged a River Cleanup Activity in partnership with Laguna Water, DILG, DENR, PAGWAD, PGENRO, PNP Pagsanjan, MDRRMC P Pagsanjan and ...
- June 4, 2017
DENR finalizing informal settler relocation plan
A plan to relocate informal settler families living beside Manila Bay will have to be finalized before the ISFs are moved out, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu said yesterday. ...
- January 19, 2019
The Manila Bay crisis
The recent photos taken of Manila Bay showed the beautiful sunset and happy people strolling by the bay and a few even bold enough to take a dip in the seemingly clean waters. But the real clean up hasn’t even started. ...
- February 25, 2019
Citizen’s group supports Manila Bay rehabilitation
The nationwide citizen’s movement Maypagasa has thrown its support for the “Battle of Manila Bay” led by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). Maypagasa is a multi-sectoral group that advocates good ...
- February 14, 2019
Malay LGU pushes 'tropical design' in Boracay Island
The local government of Malay, Aklan has created a committee to review plans and designs for structures on this famed island resort in a bid to ensure compliance with a standard “tropical design” and environmental regulations. ...
- May 20, 2019