Browsing The Daily Guardian by Subject "water quality"
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Aquaculture training for teachers
(The Daily Guardian,June 26, 2018 , on page 13)The Institute of Aquaculture (IA) of the College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences (CFOS) of UP Visayas (UPV) organized and conducted an Academic Aquaculture Enrichment Training for public school teachers at the UPV Miagao ... -
Boracay beach oily - EMB
(The Daily Guardian,March 20, 2013 , on page 2)The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) reported said oil levels in the beachfront of this island resort are way above normal quantities. Samuel Guillergan, ... -
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 ... -
Boracay may reopen in 4 months - DILG
(The Daily Guardian,April 28, 2018 , on page 2-17)Boracay island may be reopened to tourists in July, instead of being shuttered for 6 months as planned, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said Thursday. President Rodrigo Duterte had ordered ... -
Boracay Water amplifies desludging services gets more wastewater trucks
(The Daily Guardian,July 6, 2018 , on page 14)Boracay Water, the largest water supply and wastewater management services provider in the Island, recently acquired an additional 3 desludging trucks that can haul up to 9 cubic meters of wastewater or used water from ... -
Boracay Water investing P1.15B in new sewerage facilities
(The Daily Guardian,June 25, 2018 , on page 18-19)The company has spent around 60 percent of the budget in light of the rehabilitation works in the island. Boracay island was ordered closed for six months, starting April 26, for environmental cleanup and rehabilitation. ... -
Boracay's ecology on the brink of ruin
(The Daily Guardian,May 5, 2018 , on page 1-4)Scientific proofs exist that Boracay Island’s ecological balance is in a precarious situation. This was the outcome of a policy forum hosted by the National Academy of Science and Technology, Philippines (NAST PHL) of the ... -
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 ... -
'Congested Boracay': Island can only carry 55,000 people at a time
(The Daily Guardian,September 5, 2018 , on page 2-14)A study on the carrying capacity of Boracay Island indicates that the famed tourist destination can only host a maximum of 19,000 tourists at a time. The study conducted by a multidisciplinary team of researchers from the ... -
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. ... -
DENR-6 joins mangrove planting coastal cleanup
(The Daily Guardian,June 5, 2018 , on page 13)Employees of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) joined other government agencies in planting seedlings of Pagatpat and Bungalon mangrove species on the shorelines of barangays Bigke in Leganes and ... -
DENR-6 to lead coastal clean-up to celebrate World Water Day
(The Daily Guardian,March 17, 2018 , on page 16)This year’s World Water Day celebration focuses on the ability of nature to provide solutions to water challenges. With the theme“Nature for Water”, it campaigns for ‘The answer is in nature’ and raises awareness about ... -
Fisherfolks turn to grouper cage culture
(The Daily Guardian,November 4, 2010 , on page B2)A fisherfolk association here asked the support of experts to further promote aquaculture of high-value commercial fish species. Capiz Provincial Agriculturist Slyvia dela Cruz said they have tapped the expertise of Southeast ... -
For good or for show?: City Hall mulls Boracay-like rehab of coastal barangays
(The Daily Guardian,March 6, 2019 , on page 1-14)Inspired by the national government’s initiative in Boracay Island in Aklan and Manila Bay rehabilitation program, the city government will soon be launching its own coastal cleanup in 26 coastal barangays in the metro ... -
Guimaras, DENR-6 ink pact on Cabano river water, air quality
(The Daily Guardian,April 4, 2019 , on page 14-15)The province of Guimaras and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Region 6 forged a partnership for the water classification of Cabano River and Ambient air quality monitoring. Guimaras Governor ... -
ICFAS highlights sustainable management in fisheries industry
(The Daily Guardian,December 6, 2018 , on page 13)The 4th International Conference on Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (ICFAS) organized by the University of the Philippines Visayas through the College of Management focused on building, bridging, and driving the fisheries ... -
Jaro river cleanup underway
(The Daily Guardian,June 8, 2018 , on page 5-15)A total of 24 Iloilo City barangay officials of villages along the waterway joined the workshop for Jaro River Clean-Up this month held at Panay Power Training Center in Brgy. Ingore, La Paz on June 1, 2018. The initiative ... -
Less than 200 Boracay businesses are compliant
(The Daily Guardian,July 7, 2018 , on page 1-14)The Department of Tourism (DOT-6) said it is challenged by the slow compliance of business establishments in Boracay Island in Malay, Aklan three months before it reopens to tourists in October 2018. DOT-6 regional director ... -
Maasin watershed is heavily silted
(The Daily Guardian,February 14, 2018 , on page 7)The Metro Iloilo Bulk Water Supply Corp. (MIB) appealed for a comprehensive multi-sectoral approach in managing the Maasin watershed which is now heavily silted. MIB is a joint venture company of Metro Iloilo Water District ...