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    • The bay, the river, the lake: abandoned and dying 

      Ilarde, Eddie (The Manila Times, August 3, 2018, on page A1-A8)
      Manila Bae was once the “most beautiful and safely- situated bay in the world.” The Manila South Harbor in its fringes, which spans six provinces (Bataan, Pampanga, Bulacan, Metro Manila, and Cavite), was considered the ...
    • BFAR disperses 210,000 fingerlings in Cagayan 

      Domingo, Leander C. (The Manila Times, November 3, 2017, on page B5)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Cagayan Valley (Region 2) on Thursday said it has dispersed 210,000 fingerlings to underutilized bodies of water under its Balik-Sigla sa Ilog at Lawa (BASIL) project. ...
    • House leader lauds order to dismantle fishpens 

      (The Manila Times, December 19, 2017, on page A7)
      Senior Deputy Minority Leader and Buhay Partylist Rep. Lito Atienza on Monday lauded President Rodrigo Duterte's latest order to the local government units (LGUs) in Laguna de Bay to destroy the fishpens that have been ...
    • Laguna de Bay in desperate need of rehab 

      Mariano, Dan (The Manila Times, September 24, 2010, on page A4)
      Sunday marks the first anniversary of Typhoon Ondoy, known elsewhere as Ketsana. In just six hours or so that day, Metro Manila and nearby provinces experienced a month’s worth of rainfall. Flashfloods inundated large ...
    • LLDA sanctions 18 bay polluters 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times, February 20, 2019, on page A8)
      The Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) on Tuesday ordered the closure of five establishments found to have been polluting Manila Bay. The agency also issued notices of violation and ex-parte orders to a dozen ...
    • Muntinlupa City Health Office explains algae bloom in Laguna Lake 

      (The Manila Times, June 11, 2019, on page E4)
      Muntinlupa City Health Office (CHO) releases an advisory assuring residents near Laguna de Bay that algae bloom do not pose life-threatening impact to public health. Many residents near the Laguna de Bay are complaining ...
    • Pasig River 

      Palafox, Felino A. Jr. (The Manila Times, October 3, 2019, on page A7-A8)
      Since Rajah Sulayman’s rule before the Spanish colonizers arrived in our land in the 16th century, the Pasig River was already a lively and bustling waterway — a source of aquatic wealth, commerce, and cultural influences. ...