Browsing Philippine Daily Inquirer by Subject "tributaries"

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    • ‘Battle of Manila Bay’ waged kilo by kilo 

      Agoncillo, Jodee; Gamil, Jaymee (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 27, 2019, on page A2)
      It’s an unusual order that requires strict compliance every week: Keep weighing scales handy and make sure to count and measure well. Interior Secretary Eduardo Año has directed local government officials to organize teams ...

    • Cimatu wants to ban parked vessels on Pasig River 

      Enano, Jhesset O. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 16, 2019, on page A18)
      Aside from illegal structures built beside the Pasig River and its tributaries, Environment Secretary and now Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC) Chair Roy Cimatu will also address yet another “eyesore:” illegally ...

    • Manila Water, DENR and LGUs seal partnership for Adopt-An-Estero program 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 1, 2020, on page A3)
      East Zone concessionaire Manila Water led the Adopt-an-Estero Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) Ceremonial Signing together with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and several local government units ...

    • Moving Cagayan folk away from river eyed 

      Enano, Jhesset O.; Visaya, Villamor Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 27, 2020, on page A6)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is looking at the possible relocation of residents living along the banks of Cagayan River, after Typhoon “Ulysses” (international name: Vamco) caused widespread ...

    • Ondoy' upside: Why lake is till above critical level 

      Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 25, 2010, on page A11)
      While intense heat due to the El Niño weather phenomenon may be drying up the Laguna de Bay, the lake’s water level has not yet dropped to a critical reading because of too much rainwater dumped last year by Typhoons “Ondoy” ...

    • Polluted San Juan River to undergo rehab 

      Enano, Jhesset O. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 19, 2019, on page A17)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has entered into a partnership with the Aboitiz Group to spearhead the rehabilitation of San Juan River, earlier identified as one of the most polluted waterways ...

    • Settlers give way to Manila Bay rehab: 12,000 Cavite families up for relocation as DENR checks pollution from communities, farms 

      Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 26, 2019, on page A1-A8)
      Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu on Friday said one of the most difficult tasks in rehabilitating Manila Bay involved dealing with thousands of informal settlers around the water body. Cimatu, in his speech at the inauguration ...