Browsing SunStar Philippines by Name "Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)"

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    • Cebu officials probe dolomite mining for Manila Bay rehab 

      JJL (SunStar Philippines, September 5, 2020, on page 2)
      The Cebu Provincial Government has launched a probe into a Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) pronouncement that crushed dolomite boulders from Cebu were being used to fill up Manila Bay’s 500-meter ...

    • Cebu seeks SC order to clear 18k structures, revive rivers 

      Tan, Ivan Rey (SunStar Philippines, September 14, 2022, on page 2)
      In a bid to revive and restore its seven major rivers that were already declared “dead,” the Cebu City Government will file a petition for the issuance of a writ of kalikasan before the Supreme Court (SC). Lawyer Gerardo ...

    • Cimatu linked to Mandaue fish pen, net destruction 

      Cotejo, Honey (SunStar Philippines, November 19, 2023, on page 3)
      The proposed demolition of fish nets and fish pens in Sitio Tubigan, Barangay Banilad in Mandaue City, Cebu was recommended by former Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) secretary and now Cebu City ...

    • Councilor wants construction of fish port inspected 

      Pedrosa, Merlinda (SunStar Philippines, October 5, 2023, on page 2)
      Bacolod City Councilor Al Victor Espino, chairperson of the City Council committee on law, has asked the Business Permit and Licensing Office (BPLO), Office of Building Official (OBO), and City Engineer’s Office (CEO) to ...

    • DPWH to install floodgates for major rivers in Bacolod City 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (SunStar Philippines, November 29, 2023, on page 2)
      The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), in partnership with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), has proposed floodgates in five major rivers here to mitigate flooding due to overflow. Mayor Alfredo ...

    • Flood in Victorias prompts dredging of clogged rivers 

      Cañet, Carla N. (SunStar Philippines, January 9, 2021, on page 3)
      The flooding incident that earlier hit Victorias City and its neighboring towns and cities last New Year's Day revelry has prompted 3rd District Represenative Jose Francisco Benitez, Mayor Francis Frederick Palanca, the ...

    • Groups raise indignation vs 'black sand mining' in NegOcc coastlines 

      EPN (SunStar Philippines, October 5, 2020, on page 2)
      Youth organizations, student councils, non-government organizations (NGOs), civil society and concerned groups and sectors have raised their growing indignation on the alleged black sand mining plan under the guise of ...

    • Mandaue comes up with 5-year plan to rehabilitate two rivers 

      (SunStar Philippines, July 24, 2022, on page 4)
      Officials of the Mandaue City Environment and Natural Resources Office (MCENRO) have come up with a five-year integrated plan for the rehabilitation of the city’s two major river systems, the Mahiga Creek and the Butuanon ...

    • Mandaue to drive 650 settlers out of Butuanon riverbanks 

      Gom-os, Mae Fhel K. (SunStar Philippines, September 15, 2022, on page 2)
      Over 650 informal settlers living inside the three-meter easement zone along the Butuanon River in Mandaue City will soon be displaced as the city government addresses the massive flooding that occurred last Friday, Sept. ...

    • Mati gets additional funds for fish port 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (SunStar Philippines, February 6, 2023, on page 4)
      Mati City in Davao Oriental has secured an additional budget of PHP150 million for the second phase of its new fish port complex and PHP2 billion for the 2.25-kilometer road access and coastal highway that would connect ...

    • Newly renovated Pasil Fish Market now open 

      PAC (SunStar Philippines, August 29, 2020, on page 4)
      The Pasil Fish Market is finally open to the public after four months spent by the Cebu City government renovating the old edifice. The City facilitated the replacement of the market’s old roof, made improvements on all ...

    • POS, environment groups slam public hearing on river, coastal projects 

      Nicavera, Erwin P. (SunStar Philippines, March 3, 2020, on page 3)
      The EB Magalona Small Fisherfolks Alliance (Ebmasfa), Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement (PRRM), Green Alert Network (GAN)-Negros Island and Group of Environmental Socialists (Goes) have slammed the recent public ...

    • Threatened reef 

      Lumawag, Reuel John F. (SunStar Philippines, September 18, 2020, on page 2)
      The construction of the Samal Island-Davao City Connector (SIDC) Project could cause irreversible damage to the reef the bridge will traverse on. “During construction, there will be massive sedimentation that would be ...