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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
Battle of Manila Bay to be won in 7 years - DENR
The rehabilitation of Manila Bay will be in three phases in the next seven years, which means this will go beyond the term of President Duterte who vowed to make the bay as clean as the world-famous Boracay island. Environment ...
- January 29, 2019
Keeping the faith despite unfinished work in Boracay
Six months ago, Boracay Island was closed to tourism activities to pave the way for its rehabilitation. President Duterte had then described the country's premier beach destination as a "cesspool", referring to the huge ...
- October 21, 2018
Install water treatment plants for Manila Bay cleanup- Atienza
President Duterte’s bid to enforce a cleanup of Manila Bay will likely fail unless the Maynilad Water Services Inc. and the Manila Water Company are “forced” to install waste water treatment plants as provided under their ...
- January 10, 2019
Reclamation projects will now be under the President
The Office of the President (OP) will now have control and supervision over the Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) based on a new order issued by President Duterte. In executive Order (EO) No. 74, the President also ...
- February 5, 2019
Heroes of the environment (Part 2)
Just as we were in a celebratory mood after the successful clean-up of Manila, our euphoria was jarred by the announcement that the Office of the President had taken over all reclamation projects in the country. Which means ...
- February 9, 2019
Duterte’s admin addresses Manila Bay pollution
As early as the ’60s, Manila Bay could still be called unspoiled, fit for swimming and other leisurely activities. Today, it is more appropriate to call it a cesspool, resembling an open septic tank, where all the human, ...
- January 22, 2019
Give financial incentives to Manila Bay cleaners - solon
Government agencies were urged on Friday to extend give financial incentives to people who participate in the cleanup of the Manila Bay, which is famous for both its rich history and its garbage problem. “You should generate ...
- March 29, 2019
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
Dismantling of Laguna Lake fish pens now in full force
The dismantling of fishpens in Laguna Lake, the largest lake in the Philippines and the second largest inland freshwater lake in Southeast Asia, continues and is now in full force. The Department of Environment and Natural ...
- January 28, 2017