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Landbank, DENR, Manila launch 'STP for Manila Bay'
The Land Bank of the Philippines has signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Department Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the city of Manila ofr the "STP for Manila Bay," a new credit program that will ...
- September 17, 2019
MPIC joins Manila Bay rehab program
Maynilad Water Services Inc. and Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) for the Adopt-an Estero Program under the ...
- May 24, 2019
Private sector's role in Manila Bay cleanup
Government officials are fond of saying that an important project cannot see the light of day without the full cooperation and participation of the citizens, particularly the private sector. For sure, there are important ...
- January 23, 2020
Consumer good makers lead fight against plastic pollution
The International Coastal Cleanup 2018 has mobilized various companies and organizations in the shared advocacy of cleanup of bodies of water while fostering awareness on the global issue of marine debris. The Philippines ...
- October 12, 2018
Pasig River rehab head sacked
President Duterte has terminated the head of the Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC) for alleged corruption in the agency, Malacañang announced yesterday. Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo said the ...
- September 11, 2019
Cleaning Manila Bay
Several administrations in the past have attempted-- and obviously failed -- to clean the waters of Manila Bay, where one can see the world-famous beautiful sunset. This time around, under the leadership of President ...
- January 14, 2019
Sustainable dev't eyed for Manila Bay
The government is eyeing to complete within two and a half years a master plan which aims to provide a comprehensive framework for sustainable development in the Manila Bay Area. Officials representing the Philippines and ...
- January 23, 2018
ADB gives Pasig River rehabilitation a failing grade
A 15-year program which started in 1999 to rehabilitate the Pasig River was rated unsuccessful by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). "The program was too ambitious, and its implementation arrangements too complicated to be ...
- December 28, 2010
AIIB says Pasig River rehab 'game changer'
Ernesto Pernia, socioeconomics planning secretary, said the government may include the rehabilitation of the Pasig river in the administration's list of flagship projects, after the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank ...
- October 20, 2017
Lake disruption persists, Laguna Lake cleanup pushed
Maynilad Water Services Inc. said it increased the production of its Putatan water treatment facilities 1 and 2 from 80 million liters per day (MLD) to 125 MLD as of 2 a.m. yesterday, May 2 but noted supply disruption in ...
- May 3, 2019