Browsing Daily Tribune by Subject "environmental protection"

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    • $1M flows in Pasig River cleanup 

      Ayeng, Raffy (Daily Tribune, June 10, 2021, on page B12)
      The International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) Foundation has earmarked $1 million (P47.8 million) to support a financially sustainable river waste collection system along the 25.2 kilometers Pasig River. The ...

    • Aboitiz turns over rehabilitated Boracay wetland park to gov't 

      (Daily Tribune, June 19, 2022, on page B20)
      The Aboitiz Group handed over the rehabilitated Wetland No. 4, now known as the Balabag Wetland Park, to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) during a turnover ceremony held on 16 June 2022. As a ...

    • Beyond the bottom line: AboitizPower eco-warriors at work 

      (Daily Tribune, May 5, 2023, on page B9)
      The surface of our tiny, blue dot in the vast universe is made up of about 70 percent water. Water is crucial for the sustenance of all living things on the planet, most obvious perhaps with that of marine life. While we ...

    • Call to declare Panaon protected seascape aired 

      Recuerdo, Elmer (Daily Tribune, May 21, 2023, on page B19)
      An international environmental group called on Congress for the immediate passage of a bill that will declare the island at the southernmost tip of Southern Leyte as a protected seascape under the Expanded National Integrated ...

    • Cebu Pacific joins 2023 International Coastal Cleanup drive 

      (Daily Tribune, September 25, 2023, on page F30)
      Cebu Pacific, the Philippines' leading airline, reaffirmed its commitment to environmental conservation by joining the 37th International Coastal Cleanup on 16 September. The ICC, organized by the nonprofit organization ...

    • DENR turns over boats for cleanups 

      Antolin, Paula (Daily Tribune, September 26, 2022, on page A8)
      Barangay representatives from the city governments of Caloocan, Las Piñas, Makati, Manila, Navotas, Parañaque, Pasig, Quezon, Taguig and Valenzuela have received paddle boats from the Department of Environment and Natural ...

    • Elderly mangrove planter recognized 

      Recuerdo, Elmer (Daily Tribune, May 4, 2023, on page B16)
      Planting had always been his passion since he was a child and since 2013, when super typhoon “Yolanda” battered his community in Matalom, Leyte, Geldardo Dabasol decided to start planting mangroves along the shores of ...

    • Joining forces to combat plastic pollution 

      (Daily Tribune, September 4, 2023, on page F30)
      Plastic pollution has become a growing problem, negatively affecting many livelihoods and ecosystems sustained by oceans and waterways. Babyflo, a leading personal care brand under PHILUSA Corporation, has partnered with ...

    • 'Make peace with nature' 

      (Daily Tribune, February 7, 2021, on page B16)
      January marked the beginning of what many within the United Nations and beyond view as “the most critical decade of our lives,” the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said, launching a major ...

    • Marilao River gets 8K mangrove shoots 

      Reyes, Jonas (Daily Tribune, May 28, 2022, on page B15)
      Around 60 local fisherfolk along with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-Central Luzon (BFAR3) and the local government unit here planted 8,000 mangrove shoots at the Marilao River. BFAR3 regional director ...

    • Nilad shrub returns to Manila's rivers 

      Santos, Pat C. (Daily Tribune, January 1, 2021, on page A8)
      The nilad shrub, after which the City of Manila was named, will soon become a familiar sight in the city after the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) opened a nursery in Baseco, Tondo, to raise seedlings ...

    • One Meralco Foundation commits to a greener future by planting 125,000 mangroves in Del Carmen, Siargao in observance of World Wetlands Day 

      (Daily Tribune, February 3, 2024, on page B12)
      Siargao is known for as the surfing capital of the Philippines, but did you know that it is also home to one of the Philippines’ largest contiguous mangrove forests that boast a rich diversity of flora and fauna that can ...

    • Saving the mangroves 

      Ayeng, Raffy (Daily Tribune, November 20, 2021, on page E33)
      As the travel industry bounces back with eased restrictions and as more properties are welcoming revenge travelers, the business community in general is also realizing the importance of supporting communities to become ...

    • State of ocean will 'ultimately determine human survival' 

      (Daily Tribune, January 16, 2021, on page B16)
      The health of the ocean will ultimately determine the survival of humankind on Earth, according to the UN Special Envoy for the Ocean, Peter Thomson. Marking the opening of the International Decade for Ocean Science, the ...

    • Summit addresses waste, sanitation challenges at LGU level 

      Villamente, Jing (Daily Tribune, February 4, 2024, on page A3)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources reported over the weekend that more than 350 local government officials and stakeholders in waste management and water security from across the country vowed to provide ...

    • World must protect seas from climate crisis 

      (Daily Tribune, February 20, 2022, on page B16)
      The planet is facing the triple crises of climate disruption, biodiversity loss and pollution, United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres told the recent One Ocean Summit, warning that “the ocean shoulders much ...

    • Yangtze fishermen embrace new life 

      Xinhua (Daily Tribune, January 7, 2021, on page B13)
      Located along the Yangtze River, ex-fisherman Song Bin’s fish restaurant touts the finest view of the Liziba station, a landmark of southwest China metropolis Chongqing where sky trains running through a residential building ...