Browsing BusinessWorld by Subject "water quality"

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    • 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. ...

    • Boracay's White Beach declared clean; water quality 'almost there' 

      Mogato, Anna Gabriela (BusinessWorld, July 5, 2018, on page S1/4)
      The government is on track in its efforts to rehabilitate Boracay island, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said as it declared White Beach clean and the effort to improve water quality on the ...

    • DENR targets El Nido’s Bacuit Bay for cleanup by May 

      Ignacio, Reicelene Joy N. (BusinessWorld, February 27, 2019, on page S1/3)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said that it hopes to make the waters of Bacuit Bay in El Nido, Palawan safe for swimming by May. "We are cofident we can present to the public an improved Bacuit ...

    • 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 ...

    • Ecological time bomb ticks at Macajalar Bay ... everyone in the area points to everyone else as the culprit 

      Reyes, Lina Sagaral (BusinessWorld, September 21, 1999, on page 15)
      A palpable gloom hangs over this coastal community in Northern Mindanao, where a murky green growth in the waters has been an unwelcome annual visitor since 1994. Smelly and ever-spreading, the green blight that appears ...

    • Fast-maturing shellfish pushed for commercial production 

      Portillo, R. J. R. (BusinessWorld, March 7, 2013, on page S1/6)
      The Government is developing a culture technology for commercial production of a fast-maturing species of oyster, known locally as tikod amo. "The Surigao Del Sur State University (SDSSU) and the Bureau of Agricultural ...

    • Koi story: priceless Japanese fish make a splash 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (BusinessWorld, January 8, 2018, on page S2/9)
      Hand-reared for their color and beauty, koi carp have become an iconic symbol of Japan that can sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars and even participate in fishy beauty contests. The nation’s koi carp were brought ...

    • 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 ...

    • Maynilad plants 13,000 tree samplings mangrove propagules in 2020 

      Ochave, Revin Mickhael D. (BusinessWorld, February 16, 2021, on page S1/12)
      Maynilad Water Services, Inc. planted 13,000 tree saplings and mangrove propagules last year under its watershed management initiative that aims to prevent flooding and soil erosion. In a statement, the west zone water ...

    • MPIC, Maynilad commit to help in Manila Bay rehabilitation 

      (BusinessWorld, May 22, 2019, on page S1/5)
      Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) and Maynilad Water Services, Inc. have committed to help the government clean up Manila Bay through the Adopt-an-Estero program. In a statement on Tuesday, MPIC and Maynilad said they ...

    • 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 ...

    • Studies raise hope amid declining fish catch 

      Offemaria, Rodel G. (BusinessWorld, March 18, 1998, on page 9)
      Meanwhile, Dan Baliao of the Iloilo-based Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center said recent studies in milkfish fry production showed an encouraging 95.5% to 99% survival rates in brackish water ponds for a culture ...

    • True state of Philippine coral reefs 

      Alcala, Angel C. (Malaya Business Insight, August 22, 2013, on page B5)
      I attended the two -day Forum on the Coral Triangle Initiative on 14-15 August 2013 on invitation form the Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau (PAWB) of the Department of Environment and Natural resources. In this forum, ...