Browsing Manila Bulletin by Name "Ocean Conservancy"

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    • Asia’s ocean pollution crisis 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Bulletin, June 6, 2018, on page 2)
      A Vietnamese mangrove draped with polythene, a whale killed after swallowing waste bags in Thai seas and clouds of underwater trash near Indonesian “paradise” islands — grim images of the plastic crisis that has gripped ...

    • Coca-Cola spearheads massive coastal cleanups 

      (Manila Bulletin, October 11, 2018, on page B9)
      The International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) and the whole Coca Cola System in the Philippines participated in massive cleanups along various shores in the country where their facilities are present. Over 19 coasts across the ...

    • Dead whales today - it could be humans tomorrow 

      (Manila Bulletin, November 26, 2018, on page 8)
      A dead sperm whale washed ashore in Wakatobi National Park in southwest Sulawesi province, Indonesia, last Wednesday with six kilos of plastic waste in its stomach – 115 plastic cups, four plastic bottles, 25 plastic ...

    • ‘Ocean fighters’ give tips on saving, protecting the ocean 

      Requintina, Robert R. (Manila Bulletin, November 9, 2017, on page B-10)
      The winners of the Miss Scuba Philippines 2017 contest gave simple tips on protecting the country’s ocean which, reports said, is one of the biggest sources of plastic leaking into the very large body of water. Newly-crowned ...

    • PH needs foreign help in solving plastic pollution 

      Quis­morio, Ellson A. (Manila Bulletin, June 21, 2018, on page B-9)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) should address the plastic pollution in the country by seeking help from other nations that have the technology to solve it. This was pointed out by Surigao del ...

    • PH now third among countries polluting oceans with plastic 

      Chavez, Chito A. (Manila Bulletin, September 28, 2017, on page B-9)
      A study conducted by Ocean Conservancy revealed that the Philippines is now ranked third among countries which are highly contributing plastic pollution in oceans. The situation called for drastic action, with Ocean ...

    • SBITC joins coastal cleanup 

      (Manila Bulletin, November 8, 2018, on page B-8)
      Subic Bay International Terminal Corporation (SBITC) joined the celebration of International Coastal Cleanup Day in support of ocean preservation activities of the Subic Bay Freeport community. SBITC volunteers, together ...

    • Thailand tries to tackle mass of ocean trash 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Bulletin, February 16, 2017, on page B9)
      Thai authorities are trying to clean up a massive, one-kilometer long tangle of trash, officials said Friday, calling it the largest garbage heap to float through the kingdom's waters. The mass of debris was estimated to ...

    • Volunteering to clean up coastal environment 

      (Manila Bulletin, September 19, 2015, on page 11)
      Each year on the third Saturday of September, hundreds of thousands of volunteer clean up trash and debris from beaches, shorelines, coasts, rivers, lakes, waterways, and dive sites all over the world, in observance of ...