Browsing The Philippine Star by Place "Laguna Lake"

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    • Algae emits 'sickening' smell in Muntinlupa 

      (The Philippine Star, June 8, 2019, on page 10)
      Residents in some parts of Muntinlupa City have complained of difficulty in breathing, asthma attacks, stomach pains and nasal clogging reportedly due to decaying algae in Laguna Lake. The city health office said the foul ...

    • Belgian embassy confirms guarantee for P18.7-B Laguna Lake project 

      Go, Marianne V. (The Philippine Star, September 22, 2010, on page B-4)
      The Belgian embassy has confirmed that the P18.7-billion Laguna Lake rehabilitation project enjoys a guarantee from Brussels through its export credit facility. In a letter dated June 10, 2010, Ambassador Christian Meerschman ...

    • Bighead carp edges out milkfish in Laguna Lake 

      Fernandez, Rudy A. (The Philippine Star, November 17, 2002, on page 1)
      Bighead carp, locally known as "karpa," has displaced milkfish as the dominant fish species in Laguna de Bay. Latest figures of the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (DA-BAS) indicated that bighead ...

    • DENR issues final warning to Laguna fish pen owners 

      Simeon, Louise Maureen (The Philippine Star, January 15, 2017, on page B-2)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has issued its last appeal to fish pen operators to conduct self-demolition at the Laguna Lake before the government start a massive clearing operation. Environment ...

    • DENR sets dialogue with fishpen owners 

      Simeon, Louise Maureen (The Philippine Star, December 4, 2016, on page B-6)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is set to dialogue with fishpen operators in Laguna Lake ahead of the planned moratorium on the issuance and renewal of permits early next year. “The thrust is to ...

    • Firm chosen for Laguna Lake rehab project hails guarantee 

      (The Philippine Star, September 24, 2010, on page B-11)
      Baggerwerken Decloedt En Zoon (BDZ), the giant Belgian dredging company that bagged the P18.7-billion Laguna Lake rehabilitation project, welcomed yesterday the Begian embassy’s confirmation that the project enjoys a ...

    • Floating solar facility to be put up in Laguna Lake 

      Rivera, Danessa (The Philippine Star, November 16, 2018, on page B3)
      Local solar developer SunAsia Energy has teamed up with French company Ciel & Terre to install a floating solar facility in Lguna Lake, the biggest fresh water resource in the country. The floating solar project will be ...

    • Gov't finalizes P30-B Hungary loan for Laguna Lake cleanup, rubber mfg 

      Simeon, Louise Maureen (The Philippine Star, September 21, 2017, on page B3)
      The Department of Agriculture expects to secure a P30-billion loan from the Hungarian government which it plans to use for the cleanup of the Laguna Lake as well as the establishment of the first-ever rubber manufacturing ...

    • Governor backs P18.7-B Laguna Lake project 

      Etolle, Nestor (The Philippine Star, September 26, 2010, on page B4)
      The P18.7-billion Laguna Lake rehabilitation project will spare Laguna and Metro Manila from massive flooding similar to what the country experienced during the killer typhoon “Ondoy” last year, according to Laguna Gov. ...

    • Laguna Lake Development Authority, WQMA Board Resolution No. 03, Series of 2021 

      Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) (The Philippine Star, October 5, 2021, on page 4)
      A resolution approving the proposed governing rules for the operationalization of the Laguna de Bay Region Water Quality Management Area (LDBR-WQMA) and its Area Water Quality Management Fund (AWQMF).

    • Laguna Lake ecotourism program can follow Loboc Liver model 

      Ronda, Rainier Allan (The Philippine Star, November 24, 2016, on page B-10)
      The showcase ecological tourism being done in Loboc River in Bohol province can be a model for a similar ecotourism program for Laguna Lake, a University of the Philippines-Los Baños researcher-scientist said.“Real ecotourism, ...

    • Laguna Lake rehab project not just about dredging' 

      Punongbayan, Michael (The Philippine Star, September 15, 2010, on page A-30)
      The Laguna Lake Rehabilitation Project is not just about dredging and cleanup, an umbrella group of different people’s organizations stressed yesterday. Pamana Lawa, representing residents of the province who stand to ...

    • P5-M R&D to curb ‘invasive fish’ in Laguna lake 

      Fernandez, Rudy (The Philippine Star, September 6, 2018, on page B6)
      A government research and development council here has earmarked P4.89 million for the implementation of a research and development project to curb the population of a predatory fish species in Laguna de Bay. Scientifically ...

    • PCCI supports ban on fishing permits for Laguna Lake 

      Mercurio, Richmond (The Philippine Star, December 31, 2016, on page B-8)
      The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) is backing the government’s move to stop issuing fishing permits for Laguna Lake. In a statement, the country’s largest business group said it fully supports the ...

    • Removal of Laguna Lake fish pens sought 

      Diaz, Jess (The Philippine Star, December 3, 2016, on page 15)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) have been urged to immediately dismantle fish pens in the Laguna de Bay. “These fish pens not only deprive the ...

    • Science agency developing ecology model for Laguna Lake 

      Fernandez, Rudy A. (The Philippine Star, September 20, 1999, on page 40)
      A dynamic ecological model of Laguna de Bay will be developed to rationalize the management of the lake. The task has been started by the Binangonan Freshwater Substation (BFS) of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development ...