Browsing The Daily Guardian by Name "Environmental Management Bureau (EMB)"
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60% of PHl beaches unsafe due to fecal coliform levels – EMB-DENR
(The Daily Guardian,May 29, 2018 , on page 12)The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB-DENR) reported that the amount of fecal bacteria found in 60 percent of the country's recreational waters exceeded safe levels, GMA 7 news program "24 Oras" reported on Friday. ... -
Another air quality test up in oil spill-hit Estancia
(The Daily Guardian,January 10, 2014 , on page 2-7)Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor Sr. on Thursday asked experts to conduct another test to determine the air quality at the oil spill site in Brgy. Botongon, Estancia. Defensor said that inspectors from the Environmental ... -
Antique rivers tainted with coliform
(The Daily Guardian,June 4, 2018 , on page 2-15)San Jose, Antique – Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu ordered the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) and the Community Environment and Natural Resources ... -
Bacolod lab granted ISO certification
(The Daily Guardian,March 9, 2016 , on page 6)The Negros Prawn Producers Cooperative Analytical and Diagnostic Laboratory has secured an International Standards Organization (ISO) certificate from the Philippine Accreditation Bureau (PAB) of the Department of Trade ... -
Boracay coasts eyed as water quality management area
(The Daily Guardian,May 15, 2018 , on page 2-14)This island paradise is being eyed as another water quality management area (WQMA) in the region to ensure water quality protection. Engr. Bonifacio Enorme Jr., WQMA focal person of the Department of Environment and Natural ... -
‘Boracay Island a cesspool no more’
(The Daily Guardian,October 16, 2018 , on page 1-14)Six months into its massive rehabilitation, the world famous whitesand destination Boracay Island has been fit for swimming. Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Roy Cimatu, who also heads the Inter-Agency Task Force ... -
Coastal cleanup in Iloilo City today
(The Daily Guardian,March 30, 2019 , on page 2-14)Around 1,000 volunteers from non-government organizations, national agencies, public and private schools, City Hall employees, residents, and barangays officials are expected to participate in the city government’s “One ... -
DENR head leads meeting on Antique river, creek
(The Daily Guardian,April 1, 2019 , on page 13)Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy A. Cimatu and Senator Loren Legarda led the meeting on the Malandog River and Bagumbayan Creek Rehabilitation Project in Antique Provincial Capitol, ... -
DENR issues latest memo on Boracay Island STPs
(The Daily Guardian,September 24, 2018 , on page 12-13)The Department of Natural Resources (DENR) released its recent memorandum order, which detailed the guidelines on the installation or construction of Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) in Boracay Island. The Memorandum Order ... -
DENR to rehabilitate Manila Bay using same strategy as Boracay
(The Daily Guardian,December 20, 2018 , on page 13)Buoyed by the success of the Boracay Rehabilitation, The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is preparing to Embark on a highly ambitious and more complicated endeavor restoring manila bay to its pristine ... -
DENR'S ten priority agenda: Protect environment, Protect life
(The Daily Guardian,December 18, 2018 , on page 3)Scaling up of Coastal and Marine Ecosystem Program: This priority program seeks to strengthen food supply from the rich coastal and marine ecosystems as it also enhances the capabilities of both ecosystems as carbon sinks. ... -
Iloilo River still dirty
(The Daily Guardian,March 11, 2013 , on page 1-7)June Falcis, 16, of Iloilo City Proper and his friends love to plunge into the Iloilo River to cool off the summer heat which is setting in this month. The group said they don’t mind the sometimes murky and smelly water ... -
Low-key reopening eyed for Boracay
(The Daily Guardian,July 26, 2018 , on page 1-15)The six-month rehabilitation of the island marks its first half today, July 26, but there are apprehensions whether the island is ready for reopening in the next three months. DOT-6 Regional Director Helen Catalbas that ... -
Malandog River in Antique up for rehab
(The Daily Guardian,May 30, 2017 , on page B7)The Malandog River in Hamtic town in the province of Antique is up for rehabilitation to regain its once pristine state. Secretary Roy A. Cimatu of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in his recent ... -
Torquoise waters and powdery sands make Boracay beautiful
(The Daily Guardian,August 25, 2018 , on page B5)What makes Boracay Island stand out from the rest of the beautiful islands in the world? It's cool beneath your naked feet. Tourists loved to walk barefoot on it, especially during the hot summer days. On sunny days, one ... -
Untreated water triggers algal bloom in Boracay
(The Daily Guardian,March 9, 2017 , on page 1-11)A top official of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-6) claimed that untreated water is one of the factors which triggered the growth of algae in the famed Boracay Island. The polluted water came ... -
Violators in paradise: 376 Boracay businesses shuttered
(The Daily Guardian,May 29, 2018 , on page 1-14)More than 300 establishments in Boracay Island in Aklan have been shut down for various violations since the island-resort was closed to tourists for rehabilitation efforts more than a month ago. Regional Director Anthony ... -
Water sample tests in NegOcc fishkill show 'above standard limit'
(The Daily Guardian,May 29, 2018 , on page 2)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Region 6 has released the results of tests on the water samples taken from portions of river in Pontevedra town where a fishkill incident was reported recently. Teody ...