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Batangas waters cleared of harmful starfish species
Thousands of crown-of-thorns starfish (COT) were removed from the seas off Batangas province by authorities who were responding to the outbreak of the poisonous starfish that could endanger local natural resources. The ...
- June 6, 2022
Water in Davao Oriental river turns orange; DENR orders probe
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in the Davao region has started an investigation into the heavy siltation of Maputi River in Banaybanay town, Davao Oriental province. The DENR probe came after ...
- January 17, 2022
2 more firms seek permit to mine Lingayen Gulf
Two more mining firms have applied for government permits to mine Lingayen Gulf for magnetite, or black sand, prompting groups here to renew their opposition to what they described as “massive environmental destruction.” ...
- April 22, 2022
Ban Manila Bay reclamation projects, Marcos asked
Farmers and fisherfolk marked World Food Day on Monday by urging President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to address hunger by rejecting all reclamation activities on Manila Bay and to stave off inflation. Peasant groups like ...
- October 18, 2022
Task force turns over Boracay Island to Aklan local gov'ts
The government body spearheading the rehabilitation of Boracay has formally turned over the management of its unfinished tasks on the island to the local governments in Aklan province. In a ceremony on the island on June ...
- June 21, 2022
Dagupan school among ' World's Best,' cited for mangrove project
Faculty, students, and personnel of a public school here erupted in cheers on Wednesday upon the announcement that it was among the winners of the inaugural “World’s Best School Prizes,” awarded by a leading international ...
- October 23, 2022
Pangasinan school's mangrove project makes it among 'World's Best'
From just a small project 10 years ago, Bonuan Boquig National High School’s environmental initiative of planting mangroves in Dagupan City, Pangasinan province, has brought the school to the shortlist of the World’s Best ...
- June 19, 2022
500-hectare bamboo plantation, dredging to reduce Cagayan floods
Riverside communities in Cagayan province have been asked to guard a 500-hectare plantation made up of bamboo and homegrown tree species that will help protect Cagayan River and avoid future floods. The Regional Build Back ...
- January 24, 2022
Private dev't on Tanay river alarms locals; DENR steps in
Concerned residents in Tanay, Rizal province, have sounded the alarm over a private development project, which they fear will disrupt the natural flow of a river that runs through a protected area. The Department of the ...
- October 26, 2022
Tales from my travel: From Basilan to the Spratlys
The Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary (110,000 hectares) in Agusan del Norte is a forbidding place. A pump boat ride through the marsh is quite an experience for a first-timer, like something out of a Joseph Conrad novel ...
- July 24, 2022