Browsing The Manila Times by Subject "water management"

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    • Climate change fund launched 

      Caraballo, Mayvelin U. (The Manila Times, October 22, 2015, on page B1-B2)
      Local government units and community organizations may soon access the P1-billion People’s Survival Fund (PSF) for climate change adaptation projects, the Department of Finance (DOF) announced on Wednesday. Created under ...

    • Coca-Cola strengthens support to environmental sustainability through water leadership programs 

      (The Manila Times, April 22, 2021, on page C3)
      Water is a vital resource used for almost everything we do–from personal hygiene, hydration, to agricultural activities. The importance of water, protecting it, and making sure everyone has equitable access to it has been ...

    • Govt lawyers to present new contracts to water firms 

      Valente, Catherine S.; Dela Cruz, Nova Joy (The Manila Times, January 9, 2020, on page A1-A4)
      President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday said he had given the go signal to present new contracts to Metro Manila's two water concessionaires. In his speech during the oath taking of newly appointed government officials in ...

    • NVizcaya mine continues protection of rivers 

      Domingo, Leander C. (The Manila Times, January 10, 2019, on page 5)
      Artisanal mining, including some small-scale mining prevalent upstream in the upland town of Kasibu which continues to this day, has resulted in the elevated total suspended solids (TSS) levels in the Didipio River and ...

    • Visayas provinces ink deal to preserve seas 

      (The Manila Times, July 28, 2017, on page B7)
      Provinces bordering bodies of water in the Visayas region recently signed a Covenant of Commitment and Cooperation for the conservation, protection, and restoration of the Visayan Sea during the 9th Visayan Sea Summit at ...

    • Why invest more in R&D 

      Dar, Wiliam (The Manila Times, January 26, 2018, on page B5)
      From what I have observed in the country, much of the R&D efforts have not resulted in leveling up Philippine agriculture, which still remains largely unmechanized, suffering from low productivity, and has very little value ...