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Davao builds coastal recycling facility
(The Manila Times,October 8, 2022 , on page A8)A P5 million material recycling facility (MRF) that will process plastic waste and bottles collected from coastal areas will be built in the city. The project is the initiative of the Davao City Bantay Dagat Association, ... -
Dead fishes wash ashore in Zamboanga
(The Manila Times,May 3, 2019 , on page A7)Thousands of dead fish were washed ashore in the southern Philippine port city of Zamboanga and suspected to have died from lack or low level of dissolved oxygen. Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco Salazar has dispatched a team ... -
Dead from cargo vessel sinking off Japan reach 8
(The Manila Times,January 27, 2023 , on page B8)Eight people are dead, including six Chinese, after a ship sank in waters off the coast of Japan, a Chinese diplomat said on Thursday. The 6,551-ton Jin Tian cargo vessel, carrying crew from China and Myanmar, sent a ... -
Dead humpback whale found on Aurora shore
(The Manila Times,March 30, 2017 , on page A7)A six-meter long humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) was buried on Wednesday in Dipaculao, Aurora province after it was found dead on the shore by barangay (village) residents. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic ... -
Dead sea sinkholes 'nature's revenge'
(The Manila Times,November 4, 2021 , on page B9)In the heyday of the Ein Gedi spa in the 1960s, holidaymakers could marinate in heated pools and then slip into the briny Dead Sea. Now, the same beach is punctured by craters. A spectacular expanse of water in the desert, ... -
Dead's Sea's revival with Red Sea canal edges closer to reality
(The Manila Times,May 22, 2018 , on page A5)Israel and Jordan have long pursued a common goal to stop the Dead Sea from shrinking while slaking their shared thirst for drinking water with a pipeline from the Red Sea some 200 kilometers away. Geopolitical tensions ... -
Deadly Fugu fish flub prompts Japan emergency warning
(The Manila Times,January 17, 2018 , on page B5)A Japanese city has activated an emergency warning system to alert residents to avoid eating locally purchased blowfish, after a mix-up saw toxic parts of the delicacy go on sale. A supermarket in Gamagori in central Japan ... -
Deadly starfish invades Sarangani
(The Manila Times,June 19, 2022 , on page A8)A possible outbreak of the crown-of-thorns starfish poses a threat to the livelihood of fishermen in Sarangani, an official at the Protected Area Management Office of the Sarangani Bay Protected Seascape (SBPS) said on ... -
Deception debacle, through two decades
(The Manila Times,November 19, 2021 , on page A1-A5)My new book, out next month, is entitled Debacle: The Aquino Regime's Scarborough Fiasco and the South China Sea Arbitration Deception. To be frank, it will be such an eye-opener that I am hoping, in the spirit of Christmas, ... -
Declining agri budget won’t entice youth to go into farming
(The Manila Times,August 14, 2017 , on page A5)Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol wants agriculture subjects to be taught to elementary and high school students. He said it is part of his department’s plans to encourage young people to go into agriculture. Piñol said ... -
Del Rosario lost Panatag to China
(The Manila Times,April 26, 2021 , on page A1-A5)The gall of former foreign affairs secretary Albert del Rosario to even open his mouth on the Whitsun Reef brouhaha and to admonish the Duterte administration to do this or that in dealing with China. In an article prominently ... -
Delhi slum drowning in plastic
(The Manila Times,June 5, 2018 , on page B6)A sea of plastic spreads through the New Delhi slum of Taimur Nagar, a symbol of the grime and waste that makes the Indian capital one of the world’s most polluted cities. The plastic bottles, bags, food wrappers and other ... -
DENR adopts national plan of action for the reduction of marine litter
(The Manila Times,November 16, 2021 , on page B9)The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has adopted a national plan of action for the reduction of marine litter (NPoA-ML) toward zero waste in Philippine waters by 2040. DENR Undersecretary for Policy, ... -
DENR aims to bag $4-M grant to enhance the protection of Philippine Rise (Benham Bank)
(The Manila Times,June 25, 2021 , on page B12)The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and Conservation International are now preparing the design of a $4-million project to be funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to conserve and protect ... -
DENR allows citizen arrest vs litterbugs in Boracay
(The Manila Times,October 21, 2018 , on page 7)Residents will be authorized to arrest whoever they catch littering in this famed island resort, according to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Environment undersecretary for solid waste management and ... -
DENR anticipates Sibugay Wetland Nature Reserve recognition
(The Manila Times,July 6, 2022 , on page B13)The Sibugay Coastal Wetlands (SCW) will be renamed Sibugay Wetland Nature Reserve (SWNR) as the Philippines anticipates its inclusion in the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance when contracting parties meet ... -
DENR chief orders Puerto Galera rehab
(The Manila Times,December 4, 2019 , on page A7)Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu has ordered the rehabilitation of Puerto Galera in Mindoro Oriental to follow in the footsteps of Boracay in Aklan and Manila Bay in a bid to protect and preserve the country’s prime tourist ... -
DENR closes 47 firms in Central Luzon
(The Manila Times,January 29, 2019 , on page A7)A total of 47 establishments has been closed down in Bulacan and Bataan since Friday for non-compliance with environmental laws and polluting the river system leading to the Manila Bay. Lormelyn Claudio, Region 3 Environmental ... -
DENR crafting policy to protect watershed areas
(The Manila Times,July 5, 2021 , on page B2)The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is crafting an executive order to prioritize watershed rescue to counter effects of climate-linked calamities and ensure replenishment of irrigation and hydro-electric ... -
DENR crafting policy to protect watershed areas
(The Manila Times,July 5, 2021 , on page B2)The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is crafting an executive order to prioritize watershed rescue to counter effects of climate-linked calamities and ensure replenishment of irrigation and hydro-electric ...