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Govt allots P400-m for Yolanda-hit mangroves
The Aquino administration on Wednesday released an initial P400 million to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources for their mangrove and beach forest development project for areas battered by disasters such ...
- March 19, 2015
Protests mount against Manila Bay 'whitening'
Lawmakers joined environmental groups on Monday in urging the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to immediately suspend the filling of Manila Bay's shore with synthetic white sand made from crushed dolomite. ...
- September 8, 2020
Govt sets 6-point laundry list for Boracay cleanup
The government has unveiled its list of deliverables within the six-month closure of Boracay, giving a clearer picture of what the island’s locals and tourists should expect by the end of the shutdown. Meanwhile, some “big ...
- April 19, 2018
'Villagers can help revive Manila Bay'
Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu is counting on barangay leaders to do their share in the Manila Bay rehabilitation by cleaning up the esteros, rivers, and tributaries that flow into the polluted bay. “It is the barangay ...
- March 25, 2019
Du30 orders rehab of Manila Bay
President Rodrigo Duterte will issue an executive order to start the rehabilitation of the Manila Bay, Malacañang said on Tuesday after the President reportedly plans to use the multi-billion-peso road user’s tax to fund ...
- January 9, 2019
Boracay rehab seen prolonged—Budget
Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno said on Wednesday that even after the six-month closure order of Boracay Island, its rehabilitation may be extended for next year. As such, Diokno said, the extension may require additional ...
- May 10, 2018
Saving Manila Bay
I can just imagine how many romantic relationships blossomed on Manila Bay. I remember, when I was new here in Manila, and that was around half-a-century ago, I still didn’t have too many friends from here and had a lot ...
- February 24, 2019
Manila Bay in critical condition, says Cimatu
Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu on Monday urged government offices, including the local governments, around Manila Bay to set a good example to private establishments—residential and commercial ones—on the compliance with ...
- January 22, 2019
The Manila Bay challenge
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 ...
- February 1, 2019
Pangasinan takes part in Coastal Cleanup Day
A throng of Capitol employees and volunteers from various national government agencies and organizations participated in the provincial government-organized coastal clean-up held at the stretch of Lingayen Beach here. An ...
- September 22, 2017