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Mangrove farm to turn Baseco into tourist spot
(The Philippine Star,November 12, 2015 , on page 17)The Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC) and the ABS-CBN Lingkod Kapamilya plan to set up a mangrove farm at the Baseco compound in Tondo, Manila and turn the slum area into a tourist spot. Gina Lopez, chairman of ... -
Mangrove planting activity in Bulacan launched
(The Philippine Star,July 30, 2020 , on page 7)A mangrove planting activity in a 10-hectare coastal area in Hagonoy has been launched. Emelita Lingat, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Bulacan provincial officer, said they provided technical ... -
Mangrove protection key to survival for Senegalese community
(The Philippine Star,November 10, 2016 , on page B-11)Pelicans, flamingos, monkeys and even hyenas are under threat in Senegal along with the livelihoods of the local people as thick clusters of mangroves are disappearing. And it seems that not even an ancestral spirit can ... -
Mangroves potential lab for antibiotics
(The Philippine Star,February 9, 2017 , on page B-9)Philippine mangrove ecosystems have abundant bacteria whose bioactive compounds can be used to produce powerful antibiotics, according to research conducted by the University of the Philippines in Los Baños (UPLB) and ... -
Mangroves, fishponds, and the quest for sustainability
(The Philippine Star,July 26, 2007 , on page B-6-B-7)Aquaculture ranks as a phenomenal success story in global food production. In 1975, when I joined the SEAFDEC/AQD, aquaculture contributed 8% to the overall yield of the world's fish harvest; now it provides more than ... -
Mangroves, fishponds, and the quest for sustainability
(The Philippine Star,August 2, 2007 , on page B-6-B-7)My earliest training was in zoology, and when I began studying the taxonomy of mangroves, I found the diversity of these habitats challenging. On a trip to the Mai Po, Hong Kong, mangroves in 1993, experts from Thailand ... -
Manila asks BFAR: Probe bay fish kill
(The Philippine Star,September 19, 2020 , on page 8)The city government of Manila has asked the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to look into the fish kill in Manila Bay along the Baseco seawall in Tondo that groups blamed on the dolomite sand project, an ... -
Manila Bay cleanup
(The Philippine Star,January 16, 2019 , on page 8)With the government now bent on cleaning up Manila Bay, perhaps the beach resorts in Cavite could be compelled to do their part in cleaning up. The owners’ cooperation could be stronger if they realize that clean waters ... -
Manila Bay cleanup nets 3,810 tons of trash
(The Philippine Star,September 10, 2019 , on page 10)Some 3,810 tons of garbage, water hyacinth and silt have been collected from coastlines and estuaries draining to Manila Bay since the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) launched its cleanup this year. In ... -
Manila Bay cleanup ongoing
(The Philippine Star,January 15, 2019 , on page 7)Over the weekend, I had fun watching the events posted on my Facebook page with no less than Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu visiting the Manila Yacht Club for a look and see of ... -
The Manila Bay crisis
(The Philippine Star,February 25, 2019 , on page 10)The recent photos taken of Manila Bay showed the beautiful sunset and happy people strolling by the bay and a few even bold enough to take a dip in the seemingly clean waters. But the real clean up hasn’t even started. ... -
Manila Bay establishments told to fix sewer lines
(The Philippine Star,April 22, 2019 , on page 5)The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is now requiring all establishments around Manila Bay to connect to existing sewer lines or set up their own sewerage treatment plants (STPs). In a recently issued ... -
Manila Bay fishkill caused by Laguna de Bay overflow - BFAR
(The Philippine Star,June 2, 2013 , on page 15)The thousands of dead fish found floating in the Manila Bay over the weekend likely came from fish cages in Laguna de Bay, which overflowed because of heavy rains brought by tropical storm Gorio, the Bureau of Fisheries ... -
Manila Bay funds could have fed poor families - Leni
(The Philippine Star,September 7, 2020 , on page 8)The P349 million allocated by the government to transform a portion of Manila Bay into a white sand beach could have been used to feed 80,000 hungry families, Vice President Leni Robredo said yesterday. “It’s insensitive ... -
'Manila Bay makeover part of rehab'
(The Philippine Star,September 5, 2020 , on page 8)Malacañang defended yesterday the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)’s makeover of Manila Bay’s shoreline. “On the issue of the Manila Bay rehabilitation, per the Department of Environment and Natural ... -
Manila Bay rehab gets support from CALABARZON
(The Philippine Star,February 12, 2019 , on page B14)The Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ (DENR) massive plan to rehabilitate the Manila Bay found thousands of supporters in different places sharing the same goal—to clean up the polluted Manila Bay. In full ... -
Manila Bay rehab; DENR orders sewage treatment plants put up
(The Philippine Star,January 13, 2019 , on page 12)Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu yesterday gave establishments surrounding Manila Bay three months to put up their own sewage treatment plants (STPs). “Establishments have to put ... -
'Manila Bay still rich in marine resources'
(The Philippine Star,February 4, 2023 , on page 5)Manila Bay is still abundant in marine resources, fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) said yesterday, following reports that some local government units were discouraging ... -
Manila Bay wastewater violators flagged
(The Philippine Star,May 25, 2021 , on page 1-3)The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has issued cease and desist orders (CDOs) to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) and the Philippine Navy ... -
Manila Bay's coliform levels drop - DENR
(The Philippine Star,January 25, 2020 , on page 10)The levels of fecal coliform bacteria in the major outfalls draining into Manila Bay have “drastically decreased” a year after the government started a rehabilitation drive, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources ...