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Citizen’s group supports Manila Bay rehabilitation
The nationwide citizen’s movement Maypagasa has thrown its support for the “Battle of Manila Bay” led by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). Maypagasa is a multi-sectoral group that advocates good ...
- February 14, 2019
Eviction notice sparks confusion in Coron
Residents and owners of establishments in Coron, Palawan were confused by official notices to vacate that the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) issued in May 2018. The notices gave the recipients 30 ...
- January 18, 2019
16 more Manila Bay polluters named
Sixteen more establishments have been found polluting the Manila Bay, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said on Thursday. Data released by the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA), one of the ...
- February 1, 2019
Gender and the ocean
Last June 8 was World Oceans Day. The United Nations officially recognized the date as World Oceans Day in December 2008, although the Canadian government proposed setting such a day as early as 1992 during the Earth Summit ...
- June 19, 2019
Greenpeace ship campaigns vs plastics
The Rainbow Warrior, Greenpeace’s flagship vessel, will arrive this Friday in Manila for the “Ship the Plastic Back” tour and will join millions of Filipinos rallying against plastic pollution. Angelica Carballo Pago, ...
- March 1, 2019
Garbage at sea
In 2018, the Philippines ratified Annex V of the International Convention on the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (Marpol) a bit late for an archipelago, indeed. But just the same its good to have another compelling ...
- May 15, 2019
Duterte forms body to expedite Bay rehab
President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the creation of an inter-agency task force to speed up the rehabilitation of the Manila Bay. Administrative Order 16, signed by Duterte on February 19, takes effect immediately. “The ...
- February 22, 2019
Dutch inventor's 'The Interceptor' to rid world's waters of plastic
A Dutch nonprofit group committed to ridding the world’s waters of plastic on Saturday unveiled its latest invention, a floating garbage-collection barge called “The Interceptor.” It is built by The Ocean Cleanup, which ...
- October 28, 2019
Drive for waterways rehab gets boost
A campaign to recover waterways in Metro Manila got a boost on Tuesday after the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) signed a memorandum of understanding with the SM Prime Holdings Incorporated for the ...
- April 3, 2019
Planning initiatives for Laguna Lake: Part 1
While the rehabilitation of Manila Bay is well underway, I believe revitalization efforts must encompass other bodies of water, such as Laguna Lake, which are sources of environmental pollution that eventually flows into ...
- May 16, 2019