Browsing Manila Bulletin by Place "Laguna"
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₱14 B for lakeshore road project bared
(Manila Bulletin,June 30, 2000 , on page 30)An inter-agency flagship project is eyeing the reclamation of some 300 hectares of Asia's second largest freshwater basin, Presidential Commission on RIZLAQUE Growth Area executive director Nicandro D. Natividad announced. ... -
Agriculture remains our greatest hope
(Manila Bulletin,January 7, 2015 , on page 10)When the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) was set up in Los Baños, Laguna, in 1960, with the support of the Ford Foundation, the Rockefeller Foundation, and the Philippine government, it proceeded to undertake ... -
All hands on deck to save the Manila Bay!
(Manila Bulletin,January 27, 2019 , on page D-3)ANGEL THOUGHTS ‘The only things you can take with you when you go on your final journey are the things packed in your heart. So start packing!’ The US side of the majestic Niagara Falls has frozen over, thanks to a snowstorm. ... -
BFAR gets tough on illegal Manila Bay fishing: 17 vessels seized, 153 fishermen arrested off Cavite
(Manila Bulletin,September 14, 2010 , on page 5)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) netted 17 vessels and 153 people engaged in illegal fishing in waters off Cavite last week. In a report to Agriculture Secretary ... -
Cavite allays fears on dengue outbreak, red tide
(Manila Bulletin,February 24, 2017 , on page 7)There is no dengue fever outbreak and red tide warning in the waters off Cavite, the provincial government clarified yesterday. Provincial Health Office-Education Promotion Officer II and Dengue Coordinator Annabelle R. ... -
City of Dreams Manila: Stepping towards a sustainable future
(Manila Bulletin,May 5, 2019 , on page 13)With a strong vision for a greener future, City of Dreams Manila is putting sustainability at the forefront of its operations through executing various green measures that reduce the integrated resort's environmental impact ... -
Clean Laguna Lake
(Manila Bulletin,March 22, 2018 , on page B8)Truckloads of garbage were recovered last March 15 here during the Laguna Lake clean-up drive initiated by the Laguna Water District Aquatic Resources Corp. (LARC), the municipal government, and various stakeholders. -
DENR mobilizing communities in cleaning esteros and rivers draining into Manila Bay
(Manila Bulletin,March 1, 2019 , on page 1-6)The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is taking the Manila Bay rehabilitation works down to the esteros and rivers draining into the bay. On March 31, simultaneous cleanup of Manila Bay tributaries, ... -
DENR monitor exotic species collection
(Manila Bulletin,March 31, 2013 , on page 3)Holders of wildlife permits previously-issued for the collection or possession of Chinese soft shell turtle, classified as an invasive alien species (IAS), will be subject to stricter monitoring and reporting requirements ... -
Dumping garbage at Laguna Lake
(Manila Bulletin,August 1, 2018 , on page 11)According to the LLDA, IPM Construction and Development Corp. and Level Up Construction and Development Corp. have illegally reclaimed 47 hectares of the lake. The LLDA has ordered the closure of the sites, and have filed ... -
Farmers, fishers push Laguna rehab project
(Manila Bulletin,September 15, 2010 , on page 8)Farmers, fishermen and ordinary folk in two in two districts of Laguna have urged President Benigno Simeon Aquino III to give the green light to the suspended ₱18.7-billion Laguna de Bay Rehabilitation Project. In a ... -
Fish landing app keeps track of boats, catch
(Manila Bulletin,September 17, 2015 , on page B-7)With a mobile phone, fishery stakeholders can now find out where commercial fishing boats are located as well as the type of species these have caught. This is possible with a Fish Landing App recently launched in the ... -
Fisherfolk ask for time to feed, harvest tons of fish in Taal Lake
(Manila Bulletin,February 4, 2020 , on page 3)The 3,000- strong Taal Lake Aquaculture Alliance, Inc. (TLAAI) appealed to government authorities to give its members sufficient time every day to feed and harvest thousands of tons of healthy, marketable fish still in ... -
‘Inday’ to bring more rains, flood: 24 Luzon, Visayas provinces placed under general flood advisory
(Manila Bulletin,July 19, 2018 , on page 1-4)With the forecast, a general flood advisory has been issued over several areas in Luzon and in the Visayas as threats of flooding remain high. Meanwhile, a fisherman in Batangas went missing as several parts of the country ... -
Laguna fishers look forward to resolution of impasse
(Manila Bulletin,October 21, 2018 , on page B-2)After two years of uncertainty, Laguna Lake fish growers now look forward to the resolution of the impasse over the continuing presence of fish pens and cages in Laguna de Bay. They are now ready to fully re-stock their ... -
Laguna fishers, farmers prod DENR to proceed with lake rehab project
(Manila Bulletin,September 23, 2010 , on page 8)Saying that their very lives depend on it, scores of Laguna fishermen, farmers and residents asked Environment Secretary Ramon J. P. Paje to allow the dredging of the 94,900-hectare lake to proceed immediately. The picketers, ... -
'Lasang gili' or lasang putik' no more: 'Lambanog' can remove that 'awful' taste from lake-grown fish!
(Manila Bulletin,March 30, 1993 , on page B-17)Now, the good news is that finally, scientists have discovered why fish raised in some bodies of water can have a certain off-flavor called "lasang gilik" or "lasang putik" when cooked, anyway one wants it. This problem ... -
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 ... -
Manila Water receives LLDA penalty notice
(Manila Bulletin,February 5, 2010 , on page B-2)Manila Water Company has been penalized by the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) after having been found by the agency to be discharging pollutive wastewater into Laguna Lake. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock ... -
Record fish unloading in major ports
(Manila Bulletin,March 27, 2021 , on page B-2)The implementation of stricter two-week quarantine measures in the Greater Manila Area has not affected supply of fish with the Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA) reported of record high weekly fish unloading from March ...