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Binay: Who's really on top of Boracay clean-up?
Binay made the call after a Senate hearing revealed that misunderstandings among concerned government agencies are causing delays on the rehabilitation programs on the popular tourist spot which Duterte had ordered to be ...
- June 25, 2018
Mayor Isko: Set aside politics in Manila Bay beautification
Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso on Saturday urged the public to set aside politics as various individuals and groups continue to raise health and environment concerns following the dolomite dumping in Manila ...
- September 20, 2020
DENR: Manila Bay establishments should connect to STPs
All establishments within the Manila Bay region are now required to connect to existing sewer lines or set up their own sewerage treatment plants (STP) to ensure that wastewater is properly collected and treated. Department ...
- April 22, 2019
Leave PH Rise alone – Duterte
Insisting the Philippine Rise is ours, President Duterte is putting a stop to the marine research and other exploration activities by foreign groups in the area. The President has decided that only Filipinos would be allowed ...
- February 7, 2018
Mangroves vs climate change
Over 1,000 mangroves seedlings were planted at the reforestation area in barangay Parian Oeste in Buang, La Union, Wednesday afternoon, in a bid to combat the ill effects of climate change. The activity was a joint undertaking ...
- August 8, 2014
The battle to clean up Manila Bay finally underway
The “Battle for Manila Bay” will be won in seven years, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said Monday. Seven years is such a long time. It is six and a half years longer than it took to clean up ...
- January 31, 2019
DENR firming up Boracay environmental protection
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will strictly enforce environmental rules and guidelines as the dry run for the reopening of famed Boracay Island gets underway on Monday. DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu ...
- October 14, 2018
Don't be too 'liberal' with Benham Rise
“There should be no problem for the Philippines over Benham Rise because (1) the Philippines is the sole claimant; and (2) the UN Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) ruled in 2012 that Benham Rise is ...
- January 28, 2018
DENR to ban single-use plastic in Boracay
The government could soon ban the single use of plastic items in Boracay Island. Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Roy Cimatu is “seriously considering” this to address the growing garbage problem in the island. ...
- June 14, 2018
The same steely political will to clean up Manila Bay
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has set its sights on the coastal areas around Manila Bay as its next target for a massive cleanup after Boracay. Early this month, Secretary Roy Cimatu told ...
- January 11, 2019