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Bay project probe set: Move backs Makabayan bloc reso to look into its cost, timing
The House of Representatives will investigate the P384-million project to dump synthetic white sand onto the shoreline of Manila Bay, a lawmaker said Wednesday. Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr. of Dasmariñas City in Cavite, chairman ...
- September 10, 2020
Two die in Bicol as boat capsizes; flooding worsens
Meanwhile, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) in Bicol said Sunday it was verifying reports of two deaths after bad weather triggered flooding and caused a boat to capsize in the region. In a report, the OCD said it was ...
- January 4, 2021
Salceda: review WPS deal with China
Albay Rep. Joey Salceda on Sunday urged incoming President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to renegotiate terms of the West Philippine Sea (WPS) joint-development deal with China. Meanwhile, Surigao del Sur Rep. Johnny Pimentel, ...
- June 27, 2022
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
PH says Hague ruling binding; Chinese envoy wants it voided
Malacanang said Wednesday “no one can diminish” the 5-year-old arbitral award that junked Beijing’s sweeping maritime claims to the West Philippine Sea, despite China’s recent remark that the award was a piece of “wastepaper." ...
- July 15, 2021
Barge spills oil in Iloilo; owner faces penalty
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 ...
- July 6, 2020
China war games: PH on guard
China will conduct a military exercise in the South China Sea next Monday and Tuesday as tensions remain high over the presence of more than 200 Chinese vessels in the West Philippine Sea, prompting Manila to send daily ...
- March 29, 2021
Kalayaan Island Group eyed as protected area
Palawan 3rd District Rep. Edward Hagedorn has filed a bill declaring all low-tide elevations and high-tide features, and an area of three nautical miles around the Kalayaan Island Group and Scarborough Shoal, as a marine ...
- November 28, 2022
Protesters defy warning, hold ‘Grand Mañanita’ rally at UP
In a related development, the militant fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas, which joined the protesters, said: “We fight for our right to rally. Not even a threat from the police will ...
- June 13, 2020
UP savants warn against dolomite use
Marine scientists from the University of the Philippines have warned that dumping dolomite sand at Manila Bay would not solve the environmental woes in the area. “There are no short-cuts to a cleaner environment. The use ...
- October 3, 2020