Browsing Manila Standard by Name "Antiporda, Benny"

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    • Barge spills oil in Iloilo; owner faces penalty 

      Flores, Alena Mae S.; Araja, Rio N. (Manila Standard, July 6, 2020, on page A1-A2)
      The Environment department will fine the owner of a barge that spilled oil in Iloilo on Friday, Undersecretary Benny Antiporda said Sunday. He said the department will notify the Ayala-controlled AC Energy Inc. over its ...

    • Bay cleanup kicks off today 

      Zurbano, Joel E. (Manila Standard, January 27, 2019, on page A4)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority kick off what is expected to be a five-year program to rehabilitate Manila Bay starting today, with thousands of government ...

    • Boracay as ‘gold standard’ 

      Araja, Rio (Manila Standard, October 21, 2018, on page A4)
      The Department of the Interior and Local Government wants to make Boracay the gold standard for all resort destinations in the country, even as the Department of Environment and Natural Resources will allow citizens’ arrests ...

    • Can the DENR hack it? 

      Hilario, Ernesto M. (Manila Standard, January 22, 2019, on page A5)
      This Sunday (Jan. 27) the Department of Environment and Natural Resources begins implementing a 10-year plan costing a whopping P42 billion to revive Manila Bay from decades of pollution and urban blight. You will recall ...

    • DENR violated laws in ’beach’ project—Oceana 

      Casas, Willie (Manila Standard, September 7, 2020, on page A2)
      Authorities violated several laws when they dumped crushed dolomite on a 500-meter stretch of the Manila Bay's naturally gray shoreline in Manila to make it appear like white sand, environmental group Oceana Philippines ...

    • 'Dolomite lang matatag' draws flak 

      Zurbano, Joel E. (Manila Standard, November 13, 2020, on page A4)
      Netizens on Thursday slammed Environment Undersecretary Benny Antiporda and Metropolitan Manila Development Authority spokesperson Pircelyn Pialago after selfie photos they took at the Manila Bay with the so-called dolomite ...

    • 'Fish kill not linked to Bay rehab' 

      Araja, Rio N. (Manila Standard, September 19, 2020, on page A3)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources on Friday denied allegations that the fishkill near Baseco compound was caused by the crushed dolomite used in the Manila Bay beach ‘nourishment’ project. Antiporda issued ...

    • Party’s over: Gov't sets crackdown on beach revelry in reopened ‘Bora’ 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, October 4, 2018, on page A1-A2)
      Beach boozing and smoking will be consigned to the past when Boracay, the Philippines’ top holiday island, welcomes back a capped number of tourists after its six-month shutdown, authorities said Wednesday.President Rodrigo ...

    • River deadline: It’s December 

      Araja, Rio N. (Manila Standard, August 15, 2019, on page A6)
      Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu on Wednesday ordered a December deadline for the cleanup of Navotas City’s Bangkulasi River, one of the filthy water bodies that drain into Manila Bay. “Cleaning up the Bangkulasi River, ...

    • Sand in our faces 

      (Manila Standard, September 7, 2020, on page B1)
      What would boost our mental health is the knowledge that the government is addressing problems at the core and not resorting to superficial solutions. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources has implemented its ...