Search
Now showing items 31-40 of 84
Government-protected areas leave avenues for exploitation
There are a few probable reasons why the country’s protected areas – there are 240 of them – can easily be intruded into by scheming persons under the guise of “investors.” Why is this so? Under the Department of Environment ...
- May 11, 2018
What to do with the fish pens in Laguna de Bay
‘There are those who look at things the way they are, and ask why… I dream of things that never were, and ask why not?’ – Robert Kennedy. The order of the President to dismantle the big fish pens in Laguna de Bay while ...
- February 18, 2017
Study: Corals still thriving in Manila Bay; three things needed to bring murky bay to life
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has released the results of the vulnerability assessment for the Manila Bay rehabilitation project, which identified areas where the government and other stakeholders ...
- June 26, 2019
A formula for the Philippines, China, and Vietnam in the West Philippine Sea-South China Sea and other participants
At some point now or sooner than later, the claimants in the South China Sea/West Philippine Sea will have to sit down and agree on a seismic and oil exploration program to be followed by a definitive oil drilling and ...
- April 21, 2019
Duterte creates Manila Bay Task Force
President Duterte has ordered the creation of the Manila Bay Task Force that will expedite the rehabilitation, restoration, and conservation of the coastal and marine ecosystem of the Manila Bay. In Administrative Order ...
- February 22, 2019
DILG: Full Boracay rehab to take 2 years
The full rehabilitation of Boracay Island will take about two years, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said, ahead of the reopening of the world-renowned beach destination to local and foreign ...
- October 21, 2018
All hands on deck to save the Manila Bay!
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. ...
- January 27, 2019
₱14 B for lakeshore road project bared
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. ...
- June 30, 2000
USAID reinforces commitment to conservation in Palawan
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission Director Lawrence Hardy II visited Palawan this week to meet with development partners and reinforce the US government’s commitment to the province’s ...
- March 8, 2018
Manila Bay reclamation opposed
Residents of Baseco compound in Tondo, along with fisherfolk and environmental groups, marched to Manila City Hall Monday morning to protest the four Manila Bay reclamation projects that have allegedly been approved by ...
- February 19, 2019