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    • The macro-scale nightmare of microplastics 

      Kritz, Ben (The Manila Times, May 16, 2023, on page A4-A5)
      Last week, two scientists from Mindanao State University–Iligan Institute of Technology shared the results of a study they conducted in December 2021, which showed that there are microplastics in the air in all 17 cities ...

    • Magat Dam cleanup campaign protects fisherfolk livelihood 

      Domingo, Leander C. (The Manila Times, July 9, 2020, on page A7)
      Some 200 fisherfolk and community leaders have expressed concern over the proliferation of water lilies and driftwood that flowed into the Magat Dam, causing damage to fish cages that affected their livelihood. Responding ...

    • Malaysia does best to save turtles 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Manila Times, July 22, 2020, on page B6)
      Aziz Mustaffa used to collect turtles’ eggs from a Malaysian beach and sell them. But nowadays, he makes a living as a ranger protecting the creatures’ nesting sites. His transformation is one success in an uphill struggle ...

    • Malolos, South Korea ink agri, fisheries deal 

      Silverio, Frederick (The Manila Times, October 16, 2022, on page A8)
      The city government of Malolos and the Yesan Gun of Chungcheongnam-Do province in South Korea signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) and friendship through the exchange and development of the agriculture and fishery ...

    • Managing Boracay as ancestral land and as protected landscape 

      Contreras, Antonio (The Manila Times, June 7, 2018, on page A4-A5)
      The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) through Undersecretary David Erro, perhaps in its desire to please the President who wants to convert the entire Boracay island into a land reform area, has boldly announced that ...

    • Managing complicated relationship with China 

      (The Manila Times, April 18, 2021, on page A4)
      To say that bilateral relations with China is complicated would be an understatement, given the escalating tension in the West Philippine Sea. But as we have said before, we should not demonize China. Our relationship with ...

    • Mangrove rehab in Bulacan 

      Silverio, Frederick (The Manila Times, March 30, 2021, on page A7)
      SMC is the project proponent of the proposed international airport in Bulakan, Bulacan, and the mangrove rehabilitation project is part of the company’s effort to help mitigate the flood problems in the province and, at ...

    • Mangrove restoration to grow 50,000 propagules 

      Kritz, Ben (The Manila Times, March 23, 2017, on page E4)
      Cement and building materials manufacturer Republic Cement has launched a three-year program to restore the mangrove forest in the coastal areas of Malolos, Bulacan, the company announced. The project is a partnership among ...

    • Mangroves seen as major carbon sink 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (The Manila Times, September 28, 2017, on page E1)
      A mangrove scientist here has underscored the need to protect and preserve mangroves to fight greenhouse gas emissions as his study revealed their potentials “to store more carbon than terrestrial forest.” “Mangroves are ...

    • Mangroves, reefs reduce loses from disasters – UN 

      Gonzales, Anna Leah (The Manila Times, June 24, 2019, on page A4)
      The Philippines was able to save more than $1 billion in losses because of its natural systems, according to a World Bank report. In its Lifelines: The Resilient Infrastructure Opportunity report released last week, the ...

    • The Manila Bay challenge 

      Robles, Jojo (The Manila Times, January 11, 2019, on page A1-A6)
      I know President Rodrigo Duterte is still understandably ecstatic about how he rehabilitated Boracay Island after shutting down the tourist attraction for six months last year. But rehabilitating Manila Bay, which he has ...

    • Manila Bay clean-up: ‘Broken windows’ theory on a grand scale 

      Tiglao, Rigoberto D. (The Manila Times, January 30, 2019, on page A1-A6)
      It is not an exaggeration to say that President Duterte’s dramatically termed “Battle for Manila Bay,” his grand project to clean up what has been the polluted-landscape symbol of the Philippines, will be a watershed in ...

    • Manila Bay cleaner - DENR 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times, February 19, 2021, on page A3)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Thursday announced that the Manila Bay was cleaner as fecal coliform levels dropped in early February. Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said water samples taken ...

    • Manila Bay cleaner in 6 months- DENR 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times, January 15, 2019, on page A8)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Monday said the waters of Manila Bay would be cleaner in six months. The bay’s rehabilitation began in December last year. Benny Antiporda, DENR undersecretary ...

    • Manila Bay cleanup drives continues 

      Hernandez, Jerry M. (The Manila Times, July 11, 2020, on page A7)
      Efforts by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) are underway for resumption of a cleanup drive and restoration of Central Luzon portion of the Manila Bay. Manila Bay regional focal person Cynde Pagador ...

    • Manila Bay is an opportunity 

      Ongpin, Ma.Isabel (The Manila Times, January 18, 2019, on page A4)
      I am very impressed by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources as well as the Department of the Interior and Local Government and the Department of Tourism joining hands to tackle the rehabilitation of Manila ...

    • Manila Bay reclamation: Profiting off the Filipino people's patrimony 

      Dulay, Dodo (The Manila Times, February 19, 2013, on page A1-A5)
      It seems “resurrecting” discredited reclamation projects along Manila Bay is back in vogue. Not too long ago, we wrote about how the voided PEA-Amari contract of the Ramos administration was reportedly being re-packaged ...

    • Manila Bay rehab begins: 3 restaurants ordered closed 

      Modesto, Catherine A. (The Manila Times, January 28, 2019, on page A3)
      Thousands of volunteers descended on Manila Bay on Sunday, the start of a massive rehabilitation scheme that aims to restore the bay’s “beauty and bounty.” As the clean-up unfolded, the Laguna Lake Development Authority ...

    • Manila Bay restoration to continue - DENR 

      Esmael, Lisbet K. (The Manila Times, January 2, 2020, on page A3)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) vowed that the restoration of Manila Bay would continue until 2022. Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said rehabilitation efforts remain in “full swing” almost a ...

    • Manila Bay water quality improves 

      Cariaso, Bella (The Manila Times, January 8, 2023, on page A3)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Saturday said that the water quality in Manila Bay has improved. Jacob Meimban, executive director of the DENR Manila Bay Coordinating Office (MBCO), said the ...