Browsing BusinessMirror by Subject "environmental degradation"

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    • Aquaculture-wave of the future 

      del Castillo, Butch (BusinessMirror, February 23, 2012, on page Retrieved from-http://businessmirror.com.ph/home/opinion)
      In the Philippines, Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala and his deputy-Director Asis Perez of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources or BFAR-are collaborating with Dr. Jpebert D. Toledo who heads the Southeast ...

    • China must pay ₱.8-T in WPS damage–Risa 

      Fernandez, Butch (BusinessMirror, February 19, 2021, on page A12)
      The Chinese government was asked to start paying China’s “debt” to the Philippines, pegged at over P800 billion, for “damaging the wealth and marine life stolen in the West Philippine Sea.” Laying the blame squarely on ...

    • DENR should’ve used ₱389M for mangrove forest rehab–Group 

      Mayuga, Jonathan L. (BusinessMirror, September 7, 2020, on page A3)
      The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) said the P389 million used in overlaying “white sand” over a 500-meter portion in Manila Bay’s baywalk area along Roxas Boulevard could have been used ...

    • DENR, private partner to rehab, revive Boracay’s ‘dead forest’ 

      Mayuga, Jonathan L. (BusinessMirror, July 29, 2020, on page A4)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and its private sector partner, the Boracay Tubi System Inc., will soon begin rehabilitation activities on Boracay Island’s Wetland No. 6, also known as “dead ...

    • Group blames DENR, mining firm for death of corals in Alcoy, Cebu 

      Mayuga, Jonathan L. (BusinessMirror, September 22, 2020, on page A3)
      The fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) is blaming the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and a large-scale mining firm over what the group termed as ...

    • Groups seek deeper probe into Manila Bay's beach nourishment' initiative 

      Mayuga, Jonathan L. (BusinessMirror, September 9, 2020, on page A3)
      At least 10 environmental and cause-oriented groups on Wednesday called for an investigation into the controversial “beach nourishment” project at a portion of Manila Bay’s shoreline. The call for the probe was contained ...

    • Marikina River Basin quarry ops halted but freeze order may be lifted in Albay 

      Mayuga, Jonathan L. (BusinessMirror, December 4, 2020, on page A4)
      The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Region 4 (Calabarzon) has issued an order temporarily suspending certain quarry and crushing plant operations in Rizal ...

    • 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, ...

    • Shore Story: Assessing corals and educating the public 

      Tumampos, Stephanie (BusinessMirror, October 1, 2018, on page A9)
      The US Navy, not spared from repercussions, had to pay in full to the Philippine government after two years the damage to the corals caused by its ship. It paid around P87 million (equivalent to $1.87 million) in 2014 based ...