Browsing Philippine Daily Inquirer by Subject "Environment management"

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    • Boracay corals dying fast, says group 

      Burgos, Nestor P. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 21, 2015, on page A13)
      After concerns have been raised about the deteriorating water quality at a portion of the pristine White Beach of the island in Malay, Aklan province, a coral reef rehabilitation group has now reported mass dying of corals. ...

    • Coast Guard sues firm for negligence over oil spill in Iloilo 

      Burgos, Nestor P. Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 13, 2020, on page A6)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has filed a criminal complaint against the operator of a damaged power barge that spilled thousands of liters of bunker fuel into the waters of Iloilo and Guimaras Island. In a complaint ...

    • Corals and garbage 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 28, 2015, on page A16)
      Recent reports present a rash of problematic incidents regarding the Philippines’ natural resources, foremost among which is China’s expansive seabed dredging in the disputed Spratlys—a reckless and dangerous move that is ...

    • DENR tipped to reject Palawan marine park 

      Gascon, Melvin (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 15, 2018, on page A8)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will likely reject proposals to build an underwater park in Palawan, in the wake of the government’s intensified campaign to safeguard the country’s marine ...

    • Fewer birds seen in Mindoro lake 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 1, 2017, on page A10)
      Fewer migratory birds visited the Naujan Lake National Park in Naujan town in Oriental Mindoro province last month, a recent bird census showed. From 10,821 birds recorded in 2016, only 6,932 from 36 species were recorded ...

    • Haribon completes training course to protect Naujan Lake 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 13, 2017, on page A14)
      Environmental group Haribon Foundation had launched its Biodiversity Fellows Program, a training course for local leaders and environmental officers in towns surrounding the biodiversity-rich Naujan Lake National Park in ...

    • Loren to Neda: restore ecology of Manila Bay 

      Andrade, Jeanette (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 15, 2016, on page A4)
      Sen. Loren Legarda has urged the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) to be proactive and restore the ecological balance of Manila Bay instead of simply developing it through reclamation. At Thursday’s hearing ...

    • Making fisheries 'sexy' 

      Honasan, Alya B. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 25, 2016, on page C2)
      The Visit of Alexandra Cousteau has thrust Oceana Philippines, the two-year-old local office of environmental organization Oceana, into the spotlight. Cousteau was the special guest at a media forum on the recent exploratory ...

    • Ninoy Aquino, youth, farmers and fisherfolk 

      Ordoñez, Ernesto (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 1, 2015, on page B3)
      On the 32nd death anniversary of Ninoy Aquino, we remember his commitment to support youth, farmers, and fisherfolk. We should now put into practice this precious legacy he left behind. Aquino always showed full support ...

    • Pollution, squatting, industries hasten death of Laguna de Bay 

      Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 5, 2017, on page A6)
      Bayani Enriquez, 54, grew up by Laguna de Bay in this city in Laguna province. Back in the 1980s, he often spent time with friends swimming or fishing in the lake’s unobstructed waters. But much of the open space is now ...

    • Ruling won't stop plundering of sea, say experts 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 14, 2016, on page A9)
      An international tribunal's ruling that China has caused severe harm to coral reefs and endangered species in the South China Sea will not stop further damage to an already plundered ecosystem, according to scientists and ...

    • Solid waste management body being sued for 'negligence' 

      Enano, Jhesset O. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 28, 2021, on page A4)
      Conservation and environmental law groups seek to sue the National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC) and representatives of its member-agencies for “gross and persistent negligence” in the implementation of the ...

    • Stop seafront planting of bakhaw propagule 

      Primavera, J. H. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 28, 2015, on page B3)
      Typhoon “Yolanda” in 2013 and the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, among others, have highlighted the importance of mangroves in coastal protection. Of global storm events, the Philippines has the greatest intensity (maximum ...

    • What is a watershed? 

      Juanico, Meliton (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 11, 2017, on page A11)
      If our country is practically a system of prominent watersheds totaling 421 in all, we need to know how to use the watershed properly and not merely say, for instance, that some mines should be closed because they are ...