Browsing BusinessWorld by Subject "lakes"

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    • 1st Lakes and Rivers Summit in Mindanao held 

      (BusinessWorld, February 4, 2019, on page S4/4)
      The Mindanao State University — General Santos City (MSU-GSC) Campus, in collaboration with the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and ...

    • Arctic oil infrastructure faces climate karma 

      Lee, Julian (BusinessWorld, July 8, 2020, on page S1/9)
      Beaches, clear blue seas, scorching temperatures and long days. Forget the Caribbean, your next summer beach holiday could be on the shores of Russia’s Arctic Ocean. Temperatures at Nizhnyaya Pesha, some 840 miles (1,352 ...

    • Bill filled to strengthen Laguna Lake agency 

      Villegas, Vann Marlo M. (BusinessWorld, February 15, 2021, on page S1/12)
      A Senator filed a bill to strengthen the powers of Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) for the rehabilitation of Laguna de Bay. Senator Richard J. Gordon filed Senate Bill No. 2047, which will repeal Republic Act No. ...

    • Cleanup drive on as massive fish kill hits Lake Sebu 

      (BusinessWorld, February 15, 2017, on page S1/12)
      Lake Sebu town has been placed under a state of calamity due to the recent massive fish kill that cost P124.5 million damage to fishery, mainly tilapia farms. In a statement released by the South Cotabato provincial ...

    • DA plans to restock lakes, rivers with fingerlings 

      Lim, Janina (BusinessWorld, April 25, 2017, on page S1/4)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) has launched a program to stock fingerlings of indigenous and non-invasive fish species in major river basins and lakes over the next five years. The Balik Sigla sa Ilog at Lawa (BASIL) ...

    • DOST urges gov’t collaboration to save Laguna Lake 

      (BusinessWorld, June 7, 2017, on page 4/S3)
      The Department of Science and Technology-National Research Council of the Philippines (DOST-NRCP) recommended possible courses of action that government agencies can collaborate on to help improve the conditions of Laguna ...

    • Fisherfolk group renews call against Manilad's use of Laguna de Bay 

      Lim, Janina C. (BusinessWorld, December 7, 2017, on page S1/10)
      A fisherfolk group has renewed calls for the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) to terminate its deal with Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (MWSI), which allowed the company to tap Laguna de Bay as the main source of ...

    • Laguna de Bay: A vision for the future 

      Palafox, Felino Jr. (BusinessWorld, August 31, 2010, on page S1/4-S1/5)
      Strategically located in the country’s center of urban and industrial development, Laguna de Bay (LdB) is the largest inland body of water in the Philippines and the second largest lake in Southeast Asia. It has a surface ...

    • Laguna Lake authority to rehabilitate reclaimed sites in Taguig City 

      Mogato, Anna Gabriela (BusinessWorld, June 27, 2018, on page S1/2)
      The Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) will take over reclaimed areas in Taguig City which were previously occupied by two companies found to have been illegally dumping waste on the sites which threatens to seep ...

    • LLDA increases fines by 10% 

      Halili, Adrian H. (BusinessWorld, April 9, 2024, on page S1/10)
      The Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) has mandated a 10% increase in daily penalties for water pollution cases within Laguna Lake. In a Board Resolution, the LLDA said that a 10% increase in penalties, or P11,000 ...

    • MAP urges holistic Laguna Lake rehabilitation for water security and eco-tourism 

      Yap, Eduardo H. (BusinessWorld, May 28, 2019, on page S1/6)
      Laguna Lake is the largest freshwater lake in our country and among the largest in Southeast Asia. It is an ideal, logical, inexhaustible, and proximately-located source of fresh water for Metro Manila. It is well endowed ...

    • Reflections on water 

      Kaelin, Lukas (BusinessWorld, January 26, 2010, on page S1/5)
      There is no doubt the importance of water for all life on our planet. Civilizations developed along bodies of waters, rivers, lakes, and oceans. Throughout the long stretches of history, water has been understood as a ...

    • Saving San Pablo's Seven Lakes 

      Perez, Teresita R. (BusinessWorld, February 23, 2010, on page S1/4)
      San Pablo City in Laguna province is famous for its seven lakes. The lakes are volcanic in origin, but the folklore handed down from one generation to another identifies a fairy or diwata as the one responsible for ...