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    • DENR steps up bamboo planting on select riverbanks 

      Mayuga, Jonathan L. (BusinessMirror, February 18, 2021, on page A4)
      The government’s reforestation effort along selected rivers in the Philippines with various bamboo species is now in full swing, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has reported. Environment Secretary ...
    • DENR taps two firms to dredge Cagayan River 

      Mayuga, Jonathan L. (BusinessMirror, December 11, 2020, on page A5)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is tapping two companies to undertake the massive rehabilitation of the Cagayan River, the country’s largest river. In a news statement, the DENR announced that ...
    • DENR to begin dredging of Marikina River to recover reclaimed portions 

      Mayuga, Jonathan L. (BusinessMirror, February 15, 2021, on page A3)
      Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Roy A. Cimatu announced the first steps in recovering portions of the Marikina River that, he said, were “illegally reclaimed.” Cimatu said members of a Task Force “Build Back ...
    • Senate tackles ban vs foreign entities abetting 'intrusion' into Philippine sea territories 

      Fernandez, Butch (BusinessMirror, September 9, 2020, on page A3)
      The Senate is set to tackle a resolution asking the Duterte administration to ban from receiving government contracts, or conducting business in the country, “foreign entities who are engaged in, or abetted activities, ...
    • SMC backs govt effort to clean up Manila Bay 

      Mayuga, Jonathan L. (BusinessMirror, September 24, 2020, on page B2)
      San Miguel Corp. (SMC) President and COO Ramon S. Ang lauded the government’s effort to clean up and rehabilitate Manila Bay which required the dredging and removal of silt, trash, and other obstructions from tributaries. ...