Browsing The Manila Times by Subject "beaches"

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    • Algae in France kills 2, closes 6 beaches 

      Associated Press (AP) (The Manila Times, July 18, 2019, on page B7)
      Six beaches around Saint-Brieuc in Brittany, France have been closed to the public due to unmanageable quantities of sea algae, which local campaign groups say may be linked to two recent deaths in the area. On July 6 an ...

    • Beach dolphin in Pangasinan sent back to sea 

      Cardinoza, Gabriel (The Manila Times, September 23, 2023, on page A7)
      Members of the local Bantay Dagat here released a Fraser’s dolphin to the open sea after it beached on the shore of Barangay Libsong East here on Friday. The dolphin, which is about one meter long, was first seen swimming ...

    • Beaches reopen after fatal shark attack 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Manila Times, February 19, 2022, on page B6)
      Sydney reopened beaches to surfers and swimmers on Friday after failing to find a large, great white shark that devoured a swimmer in the Australian city's first such attack since 1963. A 35-year-old British diving instructor, ...

    • Cimatu to BMB chief: Bring back puka shells 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times, April 11, 2018, on page A2)
      Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu had an immediate order for Biodiversity Management Bureau (BMB) chief Crisanta Marlene Rodriguez when he welcomed her to her post — bring back puka shells in Boracay. Cimatu directed Rodriguez ...

    • DENR mulls temporary closure of dolomite beach 

      Reyes, Dempsey (The Manila Times, October 29, 2021, on page A2)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is contemplating closing temporarily the Manila Bay dolomite beach for expansion, an official of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said. ...

    • Dolomite beach fit for swimming by December 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times, November 4, 2021, on page A2)
      Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said on Wednesday that it was working double time for the Manila Bay dolomite beach to be reopened to the public and be fit for swimming by December. "It's within ...

    • Duterte: Boracay is government property 

      Tiglao, Rigoberto D. (The Manila Times, April 11, 2018, on page A1-A6)
      It is downright astonishing that not a single media outlet used that earthshaking announcement as its headline for what should have been a front-page news article. The mindset, it seems, is that it is too far-fetched that ...

    • Govt crackdown led to cleaner beaches - Puyat 

      Servallos, Neil Jayson (The Manila Times, December 21, 2018, on page A4)
      The crackdown on erring tourism establishments has paid off, the Department of Tourism (DoT) said on Thursday. Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said the government's thrust in improving tourist spots led to the ...

    • Officials ban swimming in General Santos beach 

      Sumangil, Franz R. (The Manila Times, August 29, 2022, on page A7)
      Authorities have warned residents against swimming at a popular public beach resort in General Santos City because of "exceedingly high levels of coliform" found along the shorelines of the city. Coliform bacteria is "a ...

    • Rehab of Boracay on track 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times, November 29, 2019, on page A7)
      The total rehabilitation of Boracay is on track to be completed in May 2020, The Boracay Inter- Agency Task Force (BIATF) said on Thursday. In statement, Natividad Bernardino, general manager of the BIA Rehabilitation ...

    • Waste management: Saving the Philippine islands, tourism and the environment 

      Palafox, Felino A. Jr. (The Manila Times, March 8, 2018, on page A5)
      What if waste management is integrated into the Philippine tourism economy? With the amount of waste that the country is generating, this industry if a goldmine opportunity. Imagine if the government and a handful of ...