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Consider rule on suitable land use for Boracay Island - Recto
Senator Ralph Recto on Monday urged the government to reconsider the plan to turn Boracay Island into a land reform area following its six-month rehabilitation. The Senate President Pro Tempore made the appeal after President ...
- April 11, 2018
Manila Bay can be 'swimmable' again, but not in many years - Atienza
The public may enjoy summer swimming at the Manila Bay but at the rate toilet wastes are being dumped into the bay, this would take “several years” from now. Deputy Speaker and Buhay Partylist Rep. Lito Atienza made this ...
- May 3, 2021
Avoiding Boracay trash build-up tackled
Iloilo City now that Boracay in Aklan has reopened, long-term remedies are being sought to minimize trash build-up at the resort island. "It is important that the Boracay people know the existing problems on solid waste. ...
- November 16, 2018
DENR to plant bamboo trees along Cagayan River banks to mitigate flooding
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is set to plant bamboo trees along the banks of the Cagayan River to help mitigate flooding in communities that were submerged during the onslaught of typhoon ...
- December 3, 2020
On stout-hearted men (and women)
Before DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu, there was Gina Lopez – the ex-future environment secretary of PDu30. She didn’t clear the Advise & Consent of Congress because of the strong lobby of miners’ vested interests. But, as the ...
- March 12, 2018
DENR Rescues Seacow Off Infanta, Quezon
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has rescued a critically endangered seacow, locally called dugong, which got stranded in the waters off Barangay Binulusan in Infanta, Quezon, last Thursday. Local ...
- January 12, 2014
DOT supports DENR effort to rehabilitate Manila Bay
The Department of Tourism (DOT) expressed its support for the initiative of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to rehabilitate Manila Bay in a bid to bring it back to its former pristine state. The tourism ...
- January 14, 2019
SEAFDEC sets up tidal flats
Tidal flats with existing mangroves are ideal places for raising mudcrab (alimango). Fisheries scientists cite two advantages for producing these highly priced crustaceans in tidal flats, which are low-lying coastal areas ...
- May 23, 2000
That fish kill in Manila Bay
Hundreds of dead fish started floating to the surface of Manila Bay near the Baseco compound in Manila Bay Thursday morning, September 17, after a night of heavy rains over Manila. Because of the recent controversy over ...
- September 22, 2020
Young crocodile captured at Turtle islands in Tawi-Tawi
A young saltwater crocodile was captured along the coast of Turtle islands in Tawi-Tawi by local residents who failed to catch the elder crocodile after it swam into the deepest portion of the sea. Turtle Island municipal ...
- December 17, 2020