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Making Manila Bay great again
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, ...
- May 5, 2019
Fisherfolk laud DENR for mining shutdowns
A fisherfolk group has lauded Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Gina Lopez for revoking the mining agreements of 75 undeveloped mine operations near watersheds. The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang ...
- February 18, 2017
PH ends chairmanship of Coral Triangle Initiative
The Philippines is ending its two-year chairmanship of the Coral Triangle Initiative, which is led by six nations encompassing the “world’s center of marine biodiversity,” with a call to scale up efforts to address poverty ...
- December 14, 2018
PH needs ₱392B to carry out biodiversity action plan - UNDP
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) said the government needs between ₱336 billion and ₱392 billion to implement the Philippine Biodiversity Strategic Action Plan (PBSAP). Citing UNDP environmental and business ...
- March 19, 2015
‘Coral reefs of Asia Pacific’ symposium gathers participants from 30 countries
Over 500 participants from more than 30 countries are participating in the 4th Asia-Pacific Coral Reef Symposium (APCRS), which started on Monday at the Marco Polo Hotel here. The five-day Symposium is hosted by the ...
- June 6, 2018
More mangroves for Tacloban
Almost 383,000 mangrove seedlings will be planted on 46 hectares of mangrove areas in the city’s Cancabato Bay.
- February 6, 2018
Repeal reclamation of Manila Bay
The conflict over the proposed P14-million reclamation project in Manila bay pits protagonist from the Manila Goldcoast Development Corporation, the Manila and Las Piñas City Governments, the Philippine Reclamation Authority, ...
- February 6, 2013
President backs Lopez on closure of mine operations to protect watersheds
President Duterte is backing the country’s environment secretary to keep the precious watersheds “off limits” to destructive mining operations. Environment Secretary Regina Lopez affirmed that the closure of mining operations ...
- February 10, 2017
Cleanest river
The “Tapuakan” river here was adjudged as the Cleanest, Safest and Greenest Inland Body of Water, recently, in the Provincial Search for Cleanest, Safest and Greenest (CSG) municipality in the year 2014. Tapuakan river was ...
- February 1, 2015
Illegal fishing fight stepped up
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has formed the Regional Law Enforcement Coordinating CommitteeSubcommittee on Fishing and Marine Environment Protection (RLECC-SFMEP) in Eastern Visayas to strengthen ...
- July 14, 2018