Browsing BusinessMirror by Subject "environmental restoration"
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Bay 'nourishment' project continues to draw flak from lawmakers, group
(BusinessMirror,September 11, 2020 , on page A4)Lawmakers are urging the leadership of the House of Representatives to conduct an inquiry, in aid of legislation, into the suitability and sustainability of the Manila Bay rehabilitation program, even as an environmental ... -
Del Carmen named Region 13's best coastal town
(BusinessMirror,November 14, 2020 , on page A9)The Municipality of Del Carmen in Siargao Island was recently named Caraga region’s grand winner in the Malinis and Masaganang Karagatan (MMK) program of the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources ... -
DENR chief lauds Duterter's endorsement of BIDA bill
(BusinessMirror,July 31, 2020 , on page A3)Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy A. Cimatu hailed President Duterte’s endorsement to Congress of a bill creating the Boracay Island Development Authority (BIDA). Cimatu, also the designated ... -
DENR chief leads planting of nilad, bakauan, nipa at the Baseco lagoon
(BusinessMirror,December 26, 2020 , on page A4)Environment Secretary Roy A. Cimatu led the planting of nilad, various species of mangrove and nipa at the lagoon of Baseco in Manila during his visit on Tuesday, December 22. Cimatu was joined in the tree planting activity ... -
DENR reports completion of 1,300 river cleanup drives in Luzon since Jan. 2019
(BusinessMirror,February 2, 2021 , on page A3)Despite the community quarantines, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) never ceased to conduct cleanup drives in various rivers and coastal areas in Central Luzon. In Bulacan alone, more than 1,300 ... -
DENR says Manila Bay water quality improves but still not good enough for bathing, swimming
(BusinessMirror,February 19, 2021 , on page A4)The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said water quality in Manila Bay continues to improve more than two years after launching the ambitions P47-billion, 7-year “Battle for Manila Bay” rehabilitation ... -
DENR should’ve used ₱389M for mangrove forest rehab–Group
(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 taps two firms to dredge Cagayan River
(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 probe ‘discoloration’ of Manila Bay after Luzon ECQ
(BusinessMirror,March 31, 2020 , on page A3)The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will look into the reported discoloration of the waters of Manila Bay last week once the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) over Luzon is lifted by Malacañang. ... -
DENR, private partner to rehab, revive Boracay’s ‘dead forest’
(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 ... -
DOT says government rehab efforts on Boracay Island ‘on track’
(BusinessMirror,March 13, 2020 , on page A4)Government’s rehabilitation efforts for this key Philippine destination, known as among the best beaches in the world, is on track. That was the statement of Undersecretary for Tourism Regulation, Coordination and Resource ... -
Greening Manila Bay: 'Nilad para sa Maynila'
(BusinessMirror,September 20, 2020 , on page A7)The Manila Bay, world-famous for its beautiful sunset, has been in the news in the past days over the so-called white-sand beach-nourishment project. However, amid the controversial project is the relatively quiet initiative, ... -
Groups seek deeper probe into Manila Bay's beach nourishment' initiative
(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 ... -
Health, legal, economic issues bug DENR's Manila Bay 'white sand'
(BusinessMirror,September 8, 2020 , on page A8-A2)The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has come under increasing pressure to revisit its controversial P400-million “white-sand” project in Manila Bay, with critics citing economic, health and legal ... -
Manila Bay rehab ‘unhampered’ by pandemic, DENR chief says
(BusinessMirror,December 29, 2020 , on page A3)Despite threats posed by the Covid-19 pandemic and community quarantines put in place by the government since March this year, government’s efforts to rehabilitate Manila Bay remain unhampered, according to Department of ... -
The Manila Bay sand trap
(BusinessMirror,September 28, 2020 , on page A6)In the game of golf, landing your golf ball on a sand trap is a most unfortunate event. It would test not only your skill but also your fortitude while all eyes are on you. Such is the case of the Manila Bay white sand ... -
Manila Water boosts Pasig River rehab with ‘Toka Toka’
(BusinessMirror,September 26, 2018 , on page B2)Manila Water’s “Toka Toka” advocacy, the first and only environmental campaign focused on the need for used water management, was featured in the recent Taga-Alog Stakeholder Conference 2018 with the theme “Taga-Alog 2018, ... -
Nestlé Philippines takes holistic approach as it accelerates initiatives to tackle plastic waste
(BusinessMirror,October 8, 2020 , on page M3)In 2015, a report by the Ocean Conservancy and the McKinsey Center for Business and Environment said the Philippines is the third-largest source of plastic trash that ends up in the oceans, after China and Indonesia. ... -
Pasig River to be rehabilitated through blockchain technology
(BusinessMirror,September 26, 2018 , on page B4)The Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC) and Cypher Odin, a homegrown blockchain company, have signed a memorandum of understanding linking its network by sharing and exchanging data vital to the resurrection of ... -
SC: No violation of mandamus in dolomite dumping on bay
(BusinessMirror,November 20, 2020 , on page A12-A2)The Supreme Court has junked the petition of the Akbayan Citizens’ Action Party seeking to intervene in the Manila Bay case, with a plea to cite the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in contempt for ...