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DENR sets all-out Manila Bay rehab
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources is preparing to embark on a “highly ambitious and more complicated” endeavor in the restoration of the Manila Bay to its pristine state. Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu ...
- December 17, 2018
DENR personnel ordered to help in Bay rehab
Secretary Roy Cimatu of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources has directed officials and employees to conduct daily cleanup activities at Manila’s Baywalk area and Baseco beach as part of the ongoing ...
- January 6, 2020
Boracay rehab is DENR's single biggest accomplishment in 2018
The rehabilitation of the world famous Boracay Island in Aklan is the Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ “single biggest accomplishment” in 2018. “What we have done in Boracay [Island] could well serve as one ...
- December 28, 2018
DENR eyes rehab of Bacuit Bay in El Nido, Palawan
As government start the rehabilitation of Manila Bay, plans are also under way to transform the waters of Bacuit Bay in El Nido, Palawan swimmable by May, according to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. ...
- February 27, 2013
Cooperation sought in Boracay rehab
Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu on Tuesday said the cooperation of various stakeholders in Aklan’s Boracay Island is crucial to its early reopening. He called on the stakeholders, particularly establishment owners affected ...
- July 11, 2018
'Bay rehab to displace 220k families'
About 220,000 squatter families will be displaced by the Manila Bay rehabilitation project and will be relocated to Central Luzon and the Calabarzon region, Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año said Tuesday. ...
- January 16, 2019
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
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
Fisherfolk group wants 'pro-people' Manila Bay rehab
A national federation of fishermen and fishworkers on Thursday called for a more “pro-people” rehabilitation of Manila Bay. Pablo Rosales, Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Mangingisda chairperson, expressed disappointment over ...
- January 25, 2019
Maynilad conducts river clean-up in Muntinlupa
West zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services Inc. has recently held a series of river clean-up drives in Muntinlupa City to help improve the quality of water in tributaries that flow into Laguna Lake.
- July 29, 2022