Browsing Philippine Daily Inquirer by Subject "ocean dumping"

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    • Boracay waters safe for swimmers-DENR: Environment chief notes absence of algal blooms on beach after island rehab 

      Burgos, Nestor P. Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 27, 2019, on page A8)
      These days, visitors to White Beach need only a quick glance at the shoreline to conclude that the water quality in the country’s premier tourist destination has improved, according to Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu. ...

    • 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 ‘cleans up reefs’ on reef-less Manila Bay 

      Gascon, Melvin (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 20, 2018, on page A6)
      About 200 participants from the DENR, the Department of Public Works and Highways, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, and the Manila city government picked up sacksful of trash from the 500-meter stretch of the ...

    • Experts: Dump Fukushima radioactive water into ocean 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 1, 2020, on page A7)
      Radioactive water from the stricken nuclear plant in Fukushima should be released into the ocean or vaporized into the air, an expert panel advised the Japanese government on Friday. The proposal is nonbinding and sets no ...

    • Gov't inaction blamed for Subic waste dumping 

      Gongaza, Robert (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 16, 2013, on page A4)
      A Senate committee report concluded that a contractor of the United States Navy was liable for unauthorized dumping of untreated sewage in Philippine waters and scored the inaction of relevant environment protection agencies ...

    • Island beaches shut down to save fragile ecosystems 

      Chandran, Rina (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 29, 2018, on page A4)
      Not only Boracay Island but also Maya Bay will be off limits to visitors this year as officials seek to protect ecosystems crumbling from warming seas and unchecked sprawl, despite the risk to tourism revenues and tens of ...

    • Japan may dump radioactive water into the sea-minister 

      Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 11, 2019, on page A14)
      Japan's Tokyo Electric Power will have to dump radioactive water from its destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean as it runs out of room to store it, Environment Minister Yoshiaki Harada said on ...

    • Ramon Magsaysay laureate says Manila Bay is a toilet bowl that never gets flushed 

      Yap, DJ (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 22, 2018, on page A6)
      If the world-famous resort island of Boracay is a "cesspool," Manila Bay, with its world-renowned sunset, is a "toilet bowl" that's used every day but never flushed, according to an environmental lawyer and Ramon Magsaysay ...

    • Senate bill to require buyback of plastics 

      Reyes-Estrope, Carmela (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 30, 2018, on page A8)
      The Senate plans to push legislation to require beverage manufacturers to buy back plastic bottles sold at supermarkets and retail and help reduce the country’s plastic pollution. The country, along with China, Indonesia, ...