Browsing Philippine Daily Inquirer by Subject "water quality"

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    • Maynilad launches project to revive Pasig river 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 17, 2018, on page A9)
      Maynilad Water Services Inc. has launched the “Sagip Estero, Balik Sigla” project, which aims to improve the water quality in the esteros and tributaries of the Pasig River before water is released back into the river and ...

    • More Taal fishkills seen as lake heats up 

      Alave, Kristine L. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 10, 2012, on page A7)
      As the summer heat reaches its peak, Taal Lake fishermen should be prepared for possible fishkill due to temperature changes, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has warned. BFAR director Asis G. Perez on ...

    • New DENR chief to monitor water, waste in Boracay 

      Burgos, Nestor P. Jr (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 19, 2017, on page A21)
      Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said environmental problems would be his main concern in tourist areas like Boracay Island, where his priorities would be to ensure that clean water was available and solid waste was managed ...

    • Pangasinan braces for rise in 'bangus' demand with Laguna de Bay cleanup 

      Cardinoza, Gabriel (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 26, 2017, on page A18)
      Anda, Pangasinan—As authorities dismantled hundreds of fish pens in Laguna de Bay last month, “bangus” (milkfish) growers in Pangasinan province released fingerlings into empty cages at Kakiputan Channel here to prepare ...

    • Puerto Galera: Shoring up tourism, marine ecosystem 

      Supetran, Bernard L. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 8, 2019, on page B3-4-B3-2)
      For centuries, the bucolic town of Puerto Galera in Oriental Mindoro has been one of the archipelago’s proverbial best-kept secrets, with its lush forests, powdery beaches and rich underwater world. Literally meaning “port ...

    • Reclamation work in Masinloc halted 

      Ocampo, Karl (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 10, 2018, on page B6)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has suspended the expansion activities of Alpha Water Realty Services Corp. (AWRSC), operator of the Masinloc coal-fired plant in Zambales. This after the DENR ...

    • Reviving our rivers 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 2, 2018, on page 11)
      Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu’s recent directive for a national river cleanup hardly merited mention in the roiling national conversation, but, done properly, the program could have far-reaching impact across generations ...

    • San Pablo wakes up to 7-lakes challenge 

      Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 6, 2014, on page A7)
      The city government of San Pablo, where the seven interconnected lakes in Laguna are found, cried foul over a recent declaration by an international group that its volcanic lakes are facing an “advancing destruction” caused ...

    • Search for poop pipes starts: DENR sees 33 Boracay sites where feces, other untreated wastes pass through to the sea 

      Burgos, Nestor P. Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 19, 2018, on page A10)
      High-tech gadgets usually used to detect minerals underground are being tapped to uncover hidden pipes discharging untreated wastewater into the sea off this resort island. Members of a DENR team use a high-tech ground ...

    • A white sand beach in Manila Bay? 

      Nicolas, Gerald M. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 20, 2020, on page A6)
      Who asked for a white sand beach in Manila Bay? Definitely not the 15,000 or so families languishing in poverty, hunger, and joblessness in Baseco, the biggest coastal informal settlement in Manila. Of course, the truckloads ...