Browsing Manila Standard by Place "Laguna de Bay"

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    • Bureau tasked to ensure fish supply ample 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Manila Standard, August 8, 2016, on page A1-A2)
      Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol on Sunday ordered the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources to ensure the steady supply of fish in Metro Manila. He gave the order following President Rodrigo Duterte's order to ...

    • Dismantle fish ages- fishermen 

      Araneta, Sandy (Manila Standard, August 1, 2016, on page A3)
      Militant fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya-Pilipinas) on Sunday welcomed President Rodrigo Duterte’s order to dismantle vast tracts of private fish pens in Laguna de Bay. ...

    • Employ 1-million workers for Manila Bay rehab—lawmaker 

      Cruz, Maricel V. (Manila Standard, January 30, 2019, on page A3)
      A legislator on Tuesday proposed the hiring of workers to plant trees and clean the beaches, rivers, and lakes that flow to Manila Bay. Party-list Rep. Neil Abayon of AANGAT TAYO recommended to the Duterte administration ...

    • Fishermen demand probe of Acosta 

      Araneta, Sandy (Manila Standard, August 9, 2016, on page A6)
      The fisherman’s Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) demanded the investigation of Laguna Lake Development Authority General Manager Nereus Acosta over the proliferation of fish pens and ...

    • LLDA to remove Laguna Bay pens 

      Teves, Catherine (Manila Standard, March 18, 2017, on page A6)
      Laguna Lake Development Authority will start dismantling next month the 30 fish pens the agency prioritized for removal from dying Laguna de Bay, the Philippines’ largest lake as part of a rehabilitation program, LLDA ...

    • The Manila Bay challenge 

      (Manila Standard, February 1, 2019, on page A4)
      Cleaning up Manila Bay cannot be done overnight but it is one government task that should be pursued vigorously to prevent the body of water from becoming a permanent dump. The filth deposited underneath Manila Bay has ...

    • Meralco unit eyes floating solar plant in Laguna de Bay 

      Flores, Alena Mae S. (Manila Standard, October 17, 2019, on page B1)
      MGen Renewable Energy Inc., a subsidiary of Meralco PowerGen Corp., plans to put up a 110-megawatt floating solar project in Laguna de Bay, a top executive said Wednesday. “We are in the process of applying for a pilot ...

    • Officials struggle to make Laguna Lake cleaner 

      Campos, Othel V. (Manila Standard, February 11, 2010, on page D6)
      There was a time when Laguna de Bay was the pride and joy of residents not only for its beauty but because of the benefits people got from the lake itself. But 40 years of uncontrolled peripheral activities and man-made ...

    • Plan B if fish cages destroyed 

      Gonzales, Anna Leah E. (Manila Standard, August 6, 2016, on page A1-A2)
      Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said Friday his department must come up with a back-up plan to ensure enough supply of fish in Metro Manila once the dismantling of the fish pens in Laguna de Bay starts. The fish pens ...

    • Sen. Legarda explores Filipino culture and life built on water 

      (Manila Standard, October 25, 2018, on page C3)
      The waterways of the Philippines— our seas, lakes, and rivers—come into focus as Sen. Loren Legarda’s documentary series Dayaw returns for a sixth season tonight at 6:30 on ANC, the ABS-CBN News Channel. With a theme of ...

    • ‘Stop coastal reclamations’ 

      Araneta, Sandy (Manila Standard, October 10, 2016, on page A3)
      Fishermen and farmers from different regions on Sunday called on the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to stop all coastal reclamations and conversion projects that are damaging the environment and threatening ...

    • Stricter rules for dredging of Laguna de Bay proposed 

      Mencias, Eileen A. (Manila Standard, September 23, 2010, on page A8)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources is tightening the screws on the implementation of the foreign-funded rehabilitation of Laguna de Bay following allegations of corruption in the dredging of the lake. Sen. ...