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Green and go for Bay cleanup this Sunday
The Environment Department said Friday it is all systems go for the start of the rehabilitation of Manila Bay on Jan. 27. Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu called the rehabilitation the “Battle for Manila Bay,” which would ...
- January 26, 2019
Enforce fisheries laws—BFAR
Stronger law enforcement are needed to achieve sustainable fisheries and seafood self-sufficiency in the Philippines, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources National Director Eduardo Gongona said. Relatedly, the Angono, ...
- October 13, 2016
Cleaning up Manila Bay
President Duterte could be embarking on what can only be termed as the most ambitious environmental cleanup project in the country. This is the cleaning of Manila Bay. If he succeeds, it will be one of the crowning ...
- January 10, 2019
‘No to plastic’ movement launched
“Plastic pollution is a serious threat not only to marine life but to human life as well. Plastics don’t completely degenerate and just break down into small pieces—microplastics—which are ingested by the fish that we eat. ...
- October 23, 2018
'Dead Whale' art installation wins in Cannes Lions 2018
The huge dead whale art installation unveiled last year on the beach of Naic, Cavite bagged two top awards in the 2018 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in France. Presented by Greenpeace Philippines and ...
- June 26, 2018
CDO issued vs. 5 Bay ‘pollutants’
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources through the Laguna Lake Development Authority on Tuesday issued a cease-and-desist order on five commercial establishments for water pollution at Manila Bay. LLDA served ...
- February 20, 2019
Single-use plastic phaseout in Quezon City
Quezon City Vice Mayor Joy Belmonte is batting for the gradual implementation of the ban on single-use plastics, citing reports the Philippines is the world’s third-biggest contributor of plastic wastes to the ocean. She ...
- July 15, 2018
Coral cure in Bagac, Subic
The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and the Bataan Peninsula State University (BPSU) are implementing ...
- November 12, 2016
DENR to lead 'Bora-like' rehab of Manila Bay
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources on Friday said it will lead the rehabilitation of Manila Bay starting Jan. 27 similar to the successful rehabilitation of Boracay to address mounting pollution on Manila’s ...
- January 12, 2019
Firm offers to clean up pasig river for free
A private firm on Saturday expressed intention to clear and clean up the so-called “overly-polluted” Pasig River, free of charge. Filipino entrepreneur and environmentalist Mariano Jose Diaz Villafuerte IV, chief executive ...
- August 12, 2018