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SC pursues its decision on Manila Bay cleanup
The Supreme Court (SC) has reconstituted its Manila Bay Advisory Committee (MBAC) which is tasked to monitor the implementation of its 2008 decisions that directed practically all government agencies, including those ion ...
- January 24, 2020
MMDA taking care of dolomite beach
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) today clarified that it is not the Dolomite Beach itself but the ongoing drainage systems project in the area which caused flooding in some of the streets in Manila last ...
- February 16, 2022
Fight vs flood: Marikina River dredging in full swing
The dredging operations in Marikina River are now in full swing in an effort to increase its capacity for rainwater, thus mitigating floods in nearby areas. About 50,000 cubic meters of soil, sand, and silt is expected to ...
- February 27, 2021
Bicol River dredging up
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will start tomorrow the dredging of sandbars on a narrow section of the 94-kilometer Bicol River, DENR Secretary and Task Force Build Back Better (TF BBB) Chairman ...
- March 22, 2021
SMC clears 300,000 MT of silt and waste from Tullahan river
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) reported that it has dug up 300,000 metric tons of silt and solid waste as it marked a successful first year in its P1 billion initiative to revive the Tullahan-Tinajeros River System. The ...
- July 3, 2021
Sinkhole, landslide, flooding in Masbate after 6.5-magnitude quake
A sinkhole was spotted near the shore of Barangay Casabangan, Pio V. Corpuz town in Masbate province, purportedly created after a 6.6 magnitude quake struck the province on Tuesday morning. Office of the Civil Defense (OCD) ...
- August 20, 2020
Cagayan River dredging, planting of 200 M trees proposed
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu has proposed the immediate dredging of Cagayan River and planting of some 200 million tree seedlings on low-lying agricultural areas in Cagayan ...
- November 17, 2020