Browsing The Philippine Star by Subject "faecal coliforms"
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Boracay-like rehab eyed for Manila Bay
(The Philippine Star,December 17, 2018 , on page 12)Following the six-month Boracay rehabilitation, the government is looking at replicating efforts to restore Manila Bay to its pristine state fit for recreation. “We are preparing for an all-out strategy to bring the coliform ... -
'Coliform high in Panglao, El Nido beaches'
(The Philippine Star,December 1, 2018 , on page 3)“Very high” levels of coliform have been found at popular resorts in Panglao in Bohol and in El Nido in Palawan, according to an inter-agency body tasked to monitor tourist attractions and ensure their compliance with ... -
DENR finalizing informal settler relocation plan
(The Philippine Star,January 19, 2019 , on page 10)A plan to relocate informal settler families living beside Manila Bay will have to be finalized before the ISFs are moved out, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu said yesterday. ... -
DENR hopes to make Manila Bay fit for swimming again
(The Philippine Star,December 15, 2018 , on page 13)The Department of Environment and Natural Resources is hoping to eventually make the Manila Bay safe for swimming again, DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu said yesterday. The DENR will set up four community environment and natural ... -
DENR implement strict measures in Mla Bay
(The Philippine Star,January 22, 2018 , on page B9)The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is set to implement more stringent enforcement measures against polluters of the Manila Bay. Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said the department would be stricter ... -
DENR yearend report 2019: Saving Manila Bay
(The Philippine Star,January 2, 2020 , on page B4)Early 2019 saw the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) rallying all concerned sectors to work together and support efforts to rehabilitate the heavily polluted Manila Bay. Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu ... -
DENR: All set for Manila Bay rehab
(The Philippine Star,January 22, 2019 , on page 11)The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and other concerned agencies are all set for the Manila Bay rehabilitation, which will start on Sunday, an official said yesterday. DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu said ... -
DENR: Boracay reopening depends on water quality
(The Philippine Star,May 23, 2018 , on page 14)The reopening of Boracay to tourists will depend on the coliform level in the water of the island-resort – from a most probable number (MPN) reaching millions to only 400 per 100 millimeters. Environment Secretary Roy ... -
DENR: Heavy rains caused fishkill
(The Philippine Star,October 23, 2019 , on page 15)Heavy rains caused the fishkill at the Las Piñas-Parañaque Wetland Park (LPPWP) in Manila Bay last Oct. 10, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said yesterday. The initial water quality test results ... -
DENR: Private sector to help fund Manila Bay cleanup
(The Philippine Star,December 23, 2018 , on page 9)Certain industries have offered to help the government fund the rehabilitation of Manila Bay, Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said. Without naming the companies, Cimatu said their heads have also offered to come up with ... -
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'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 ... -
Mapping of esteros directing waste water to Manila Bay ordered
(The Philippine Star,December 21, 2018 , on page 14)The Department of Environment and Natural Resources has ordered the National Mapping Resource and Information Authority, one of the DENR’s attached agencies, to prepare maps that will help identify the esteros or canals ... -
No more swimming: Manila Bay to be fenced off
(The Philippine Star,February 7, 2019 , on page 1-4)Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu led yesterday the installation of a fence along the Manila Bay boardwalk on Roxas Boulevard to prevent residents from swimming in the polluted waters during the rehabilitation of the bay. ... -
Review of Manila Bay reclamation projects eyed
(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. ... -
'Strict law enforcement needed for Manila Bay cleanup'
(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
(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. ... -
Winning the war vs garbage
(The Philippine Star,February 8, 2019 , on page 11)If we are to trace the historical roots of the present murky waters at the Manila Bay, blame it on the debris, junk and trash that have accumulated through the years and got buried in this body of water. As of present ...