Browsing The Philippine Star by Subject "waste water"

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    • Pasig River rehab body partners with Chinese firm 

      Villanueva, Rhodina (The Philippine Star, March 29, 2019, on page 14)
      To help address pollution in the Pasig River and enhance its development for socioeconomic purposes, the Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC) recently entered into a partnership with China First Highway Engineering ...

    • Review of Manila Bay reclamation projects eyed 

      Tupas, Emmanuel; Talavera, Catherine (The Philippine Star, January 11, 2019, on page 12)
      In line with President Duterte’s order to clean up Manila Bay, the government is mulling a review of all reclamation projects, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said yesterday. ...

    • Saving Manila Bay 

      Villanueva, Marichu A. (The Philippine Star, February 25, 2019, on page 11)
      In last week’s Kapihan sa Manila Bay, we continued our focused discussions on the rehabilitation of Manila Bay. We have invited Manila City Administrator Atty. Erickson “Jojo” Alcovendaz, Jennifer Rufo of Maynilad Water ...

    • Scientists turn to biotech to save ailing seaweed industry 

      Felix, Rocel (The Philippine Star, July 5, 2006, on page B-7)
      The export-oriented seaweed industry may soon get relief from the anticipated breakthrough in biotechnology researches that would eliminate the menacing "ice-ice" disease spreading in seaweed farms nationwide. "By next ...

    • 'Some Boracay firms still release wastewater into sea' 

      Tupas, Emmanuel (The Philippine Star, August 12, 2018, on page 12)
      Some establishments in Boracay are still discharging untreated wastewater into the sea, according to an official of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). “There are still indicators that they release ...

    • 'Strict law enforcement needed for Manila Bay cleanup' 

      Mercurio, Richmond (The Philippine Star, January 14, 2019, on page 14)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has vowed to strictly implement the country’s Clean Water Law as it beefed up efforts to restore Manila Bay to its pristine state fit for public recreation. ...

    • TIEZA steps up Boracay rehab 

      Talavera, Catherine; Villanueva, Rhodina (The Philippine Star, May 27, 2018, on page 4-5)
      The Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) has mobilized the construction of a temporary discharge pipeline to fast-track rehabilitation activities in Boracay at the onset of the rainy season in June. ...

    • 'TIEZA to regulate Boracay water utilities' 

      Talavera, Catherine (The Philippine Star, September 8, 2018, on page 14)
      The Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) has asserted its regulatory powers over water utilities in Boracay and other tourist areas, citing a recent ruling of the Office of the President (OP). TIEZA ...

    • YEARENDER: DENR restores Boracay as world-class destination 

      Villanueva, Rhodina; Simeon, Louise Maureen (The Philippine Star, December 28, 2018, on page 5)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) – the lead agency of the Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force (BIATF) – immediately rose to the challenge, and closed down establishments found releasing waste and ...