Browsing SunStar Philippines by Subject "environmental restoration"

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    • 25 tons of waste collected in cities of Cebu, Talisay 

      JJL; JKV (SunStar Philippines, June 20, 2021, on page 4)
      The Cebu City Coastal Management Task Force (CMTF) collected 13 tons of garbage during a four-hour cleanup on Saturday, June 19, 2021. CMTF subcommittee chairman Reymar Hijara said plastic made up 78 percent of the garbage ...

    • 4K mangroves planted in Macabebe town 

      Flora, Ian Ocampo (SunStar Philippines, June 27, 2021, on page 1-11)
      More than 4,000 mangrove propagules covering two hectares were planted on June 26, 2021 in the coastal waters of Barangay Consuelo in Macabebe town, Pampanga, in a bid to strengthen the protection of marine ecosystem and ...

    • Bangkung Malapad now an eco-tourism area 

      Flora, Ian Ocampo (SunStar Philippines, November 30, 2021, on page 3-11)
      Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu issued Department of Environment and Natural Resource Administrative Order (DAO) 2021-36, declaring the 405-hectare Sasmuan Bangkung Malapad Coastal Wetland in Sasmuan town as a critical ...

    • The Body Shop's coastal cleanup with Planet CORA 

      (SunStar Philippines, March 29, 2020, on page 6)
      Conscious of the social and environmental problems the society of today exposes its inhabitants, The Body Shop has been one of the pioneers of sustainability. With that, it constantly seeks for new projects in order to ...

    • Cebu City collects 41.6 tons of trash during cleanup drive 

      JJL (SunStar Philippines, December 6, 2020, on page 4)
      The Cebu City Coastal Management Task Force (CMTF) conducted a cleanup on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020, and collected 41.63 tons of garbage. The CMTF focused on areas along the Mahiga and Tejero Creeks; the mouth of the Guadalupe ...

    • Cebu City holds river cleanup 

      JJL (SunStar Philippines, September 19, 2020, on page 4)
      The Cebu City government will initiate a coastal cleanup on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, by the Kinalumsan and Mahiga Rivers starting 6 a.m. In a press conference on Friday, Sept. 18, Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) 7 ...

    • Cebu City river, coastal clean-up set on June 19 

      JJL (SunStar Philippines, June 18, 2021, on page 13)
      The Cebu City government will conduct its fourth city-wide river and coastal clean-up on Saturday, June 19, 2021. The clean-up activity, which will be led by the Cebu City Coastal Management Task Force (CMTF), is in line ...

    • 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 ...

    • Central Luzon slowly, but surely winning Manila Bay rehab 

      Philippine Information Agency (PIA)-3 (SunStar Philippines, March 27, 2022, on page 5)
      Central Luzon is slowly, but surely winning the battle for the rehabilitation of Manila Bay. In his speech during the MANILA BAYani Awards and Incentives (MBAI), Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) ...

    • Crushed dolomite for Manila Bay's 'white beach': Cebu Provincial Board may look into breach of agreement, not legality. Extraction, processing, hauling of sand covered by contract and law. 

      Seares, Pachico A. (SunStar Philippines, September 9, 2020, on page 7)
      Cebu Provincial Board Member John Ismael Borgonia has made some noise over the report that the Manila Bay Rehabilitation Project was using fine sand to cover a 500-meter stretch of shore. The synthetic fine sand turned out ...

    • DENR donates motorized banca for Manila Bay rehab 

      Flora, Ian Ocampo (SunStar Philippines, June 29, 2021, on page 2)
      Six towns in Bulacan recently received motorized bancas from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to further boost the cleanup and rehabilitation of river systems directly flowing into the greater ...

    • DENR trash traps to reduce solid waste in Manila Bay 

      Datu, Carlo Lorenzo J. (SunStar Philippines, August 18, 2020, on page 1-11)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is utilizing floating trash traps made of recycled materials to prevent solid wastes from reaching into the waters of Manila Bay. About 50 trash traps made of used ...

    • DILG Bataan commits in clean-up preservation of Tanato River 

      Philippine Information Agency (PIA)-3 (SunStar Philippines, December 13, 2020, on page 5)
      The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Bataan has committed in the clean-up and preservation of the Tanato River. “Adopt Tanato River” is an initiative of the agency as part of theManilaBayCleanUp, ...

    • Dolomite extraction, transport to Manila 'aboveboard' 

      JKV (SunStar Philippines, September 6, 2020, on page 3)
      The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) 7 issued permits to allow the transport of 3,000 metric tons of processed dolomite, or “white sand,” that was dumped on the shoreline of the Manila Bay earlier this week. MGB 7 Director ...

    • DOST launches satellite monitoring program on Manila Bay 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (SunStar Philippines, June 8, 2020, on page 7)
      The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) officially launched on Friday the "IM4ManilaBay" (Integrated Mapping, Monitoring, Modelling, and Management System for Manila Bay and Linked Environments) program, which aims ...

    • DOT 7 leads dive clean-up, conducts Oplan Islas 

      PR (SunStar Philippines, September 24, 2020, on page 12)
      As part of the 35th International Coastal Clean-up, the Department of Tourism (DOT) 7, together with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources 7, Lapu-Lapu City Government and Crimson Resort, has conducted a Dive ...

    • Guimaras recovery fast-GMA 

      Villavert, T. (SunStar Philippines, June 14, 2007, on page 4)
      President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo expressed satisfaction over the rehabilitation efforts initiated for the recovery of the once oil-spill devastated province of Guimaras. President Arroyo made this assessment as she listened ...

    • Manila Bay cleanup continues despite risks of Covid-19 

      Flora, Ian Ocampo (SunStar Philippines, July 11, 2020, on page 1-11)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) here has continued the efforts to clean and restore the historic Manila Bay in Central Luzon amid the dangers of Covid-19, an environment official said. Cynde ...

    • Masinloc-Oyon bay passes water quality parameters 

      Flora, Ian Ocampo (SunStar Philippines, May 12, 2021, on page 2-15)
      The water quality of the 7,558-hectare Masinloc Oyon Bay Protected Landscape and Seascape (MOBPLS) in the towns of Masinloc and Palauig in Zambales has passed the water quality parameters of containing acceptable levels ...