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    • Major causes of Laguna mass fish kill traced 

      (Manila Bulletin, July 18, 2002, on page B-10)
      Mass fish kill in Laguna de Bay has been traced to four major causes - dissolved oxygen, pollution, turbidity, and diseases. Eighty percent of reported fish kill incidents occur between May and September. These were the ...

    • Making Manila Bay great again 

      Gamboa, Vianca; Galeon, Dom (Manila Bulletin, May 5, 2019, on page 13)
      Efforts to rehabilitate Manila Bay still have a long way to go. But, since the project kicked off earlier this year, there have been remarkable results—the government, together with mandated agencies, the private sector, ...

    • Malacañang accuses China of violating int'l laws 

      Kabiling, Genalyn D. (Manila Bulletin, January 18, 2016, on page 1-17)
      The Philippine government has accused China of violating international laws with its reported establishment of more airstrips on artificial islands in the disputed West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). Presidential ...

    • Malay local government launches 'Bawal ang Pasaway sa Boracay' 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, November 14, 2019, on page 7)
      The local government of Malay town, Aklan province formally launched the “Bawal ang Pasaway sa Boracay” campaign to curb the number of violations in Boracay Island. Malay Mayor Frolibar Bautista said the campaign was ...

    • Man killed in third shark attack in weeks on Great Barrier Reef 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Bulletin, November 7, 2018, on page 6)
      A man has died after being mauled by a shark in the third such attack in two months at a popular tourist site on Australia's Great Barrier Reef, authorities said Tuesday. Rescue workers said the man suffered serious wounds ...

    • Man survives river croc attact 

      Recuenco, Aaron (Manila Bulletin, August 24, 2018, on page 5)
      A 28-year-old man almost got himself devoured by a big crocodile while fishing in the river in Bataraza, Palawan, last weekend, the police reported Thursday. Superintendent Imelda Tolentino, spokesperson of the Police ...

    • Management, protection of marine sanctuaries DENR’s top priority 

      Newman, Minerva (Manila Bulletin, December 28, 2017, on page 7)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Central Visayas will prioritize the long-term protection and management of coastal and marine ecosystems in the region. Eddie Llamedo, chief of the DENR regional ...

    • Managing our "curacha" fishery 

      Guerrero, Rafael D. III (Manila Bulletin, March 9, 2019, on page B-5)
      The “curacha” or spanner crab (Ranina ranina) is a highly-prized marine crab that is steamed or boiled when served as a delicacy not only in the seafood restaurants of Zamboanga City but also in Metro Manila. The crab is ...

    • Maná fighting for sea turtles with clothing line 

      Associated Press (AP) (Manila Bulletin, November 3, 2016, on page B8)
      Mexican rock band Maná is expanding its fight to save endangered sea turtles with a clothing line. The band, known for its environmental activism, is stepping into the fashion industry with Ritos del Sol, a line of ecofriendly ...

    • Mandaue Mandamus: A commitment to save rivers 

      Newman, Minerva B. C. (Manila Bulletin, November 24, 2018, on page 12)
      Participants in the 4th International River Summit (IRS) hosted by Mandaue City will sign the Mandaue Mandamus at the closing of the summit on Saturday. The Mandaue Mandamus is a reference document signifying the signatories' ...

    • Mangrove enrichment 

      Avendaño, Ariel P. (Manila Bulletin, February 3, 2013, on page 13)
      More than 5,000 propagules (mangrove seedlings) are planted on Friday, Feb. 1, 2013, by local environmentalists and governmant personnel to enrich the 48-hectare fish sanctuary in Sito Puntian, Barangay Zabali, Baler, ...

    • Mangrove nursery now supplies seeds 

      Cayubit, Restituto A. (Manila Bulletin, December 10, 2016, on page 10)
      The mangrove seedling nursery in a barangay in this city now supplies planting materials to areas devoted to mangrove and beach forest species. Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Eastern Visayas Regional ...

    • Mangrove planting 

      (Manila Bulletin, March 26, 2015, on page 14)
      Forestry officials of the Department of the Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Lianga, Surigao del Sur, led by Community Environment and Natural Resources Officer (CENRO) Hernan Ramirez, joined hands in undertaking ...

    • Mangrove planting 

      Crismundo, Mike (Manila Bulletin, October 5, 2015, on page 16)
      To protect villages from the onslaught of any weather disturbance while mitigating global warming and climate change, the government remains on-track to hit its target to plant 5,706,452 mangrove propagules by yearend. ...

    • Mangrove planting 

      Riñoza, Jojo (Manila Bulletin, September 8, 2013, on page 17)
      College students from Dagupan City join mangrove planting activity dubbed 'Oplan: Broadcastreeing 2013,' organized by the Kapisanan ng Broadcaster the Pilipinas (KBP) - Pangasinan with the Provincial Environment and Natural ...

    • Mangrove planting 

      (Manila Bulletin, October 7, 2012, on page 14)
      Capiz broadcast practitioners in Capiz are set to hold a mangrove-planting activity here in October 13, Kapisanan ng mga Broadcaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) - Capiz Chapter President Ely Abarra said. Abarra said the activity ...

    • Mangrove Planting 

      Lacson, Nonoy E. (Manila Bulletin, February 6, 2015, on page 13)
      A mangrove planting activity was held Monday in the coastal areas of Barangay Talon-Talon in this city in observance of this year's World Wetlands Day celebration. The city government reportedly planted 2,000 propagules, ...

    • Mangrove protection, restoration ordinance ok'd 

      Colmo, Edith B. (Manila Bulletin, October 5, 2015, on page 15)
      The Bacolod Mangrove Reforestation and Protection Program Ordinance authored by Councilor Wilson Gamboa, Jr. was recently approved by the City Council. Gamboa, who chairs the Council’s Committee on Environment and Ecology ...

    • Mangrove reforestation 

      Lacson, Nonoy (Manila Bulletin, January 20, 2015, on page 16)
      The P10-Million mangrove reforestation project as part of the National Greening Program (NGP) was launched recently by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources of the Autonomous Region in Muslin Mindanao (ARMM-DENR) ...

    • Mangrove reforestation eyed for all coastal towns in Iloilo province 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Manila Bulletin, October 4, 2011, on page 8)
      Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor Sr. has pledged to undertake massive mangrove reforestation in all coastal municipalities in the province. Defensor made tthis declaration during the launch of the Artificial Reefs for ...