Browsing The Philippine Star by Subject "lakes"

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    • Algae bloom in Laguna Lakes resurges 

      (The Philippine Star, June 19, 2015, on page 21)
      The high count of algae in the lake, where Maynilad draws water for treatment in its Putatan plant, is causing water distributed in the cities of Las Piñas, Parañaque and Muntinlupa to have a peculiar taste and smell. ...

    • Algal bloom highlights need for wastewater treatment 

      Ronda, Rainier Allan (The Philippine Star, June 25, 2015, on page B-6)
      The spreading algal bloom in coastal and lake areas of the country is raising the need for effective wastewater treatment systems with communities leading a concerted effort to make sure that each household is discharging ...

    • 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 ...

    • 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 ...

    • Endangered Lake 

      (The Philippine Star, May 13, 2018, on page 12)
      It’s been nearly a year to the day Roy Cimatu took over as secretary of environment and natural resources. Among his promises upon assuming the post was a thorough cleanup of water resources, particularly the country’s ...

    • 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 ...

    • Fishermen group cry foul over Laguna de Bay moratorium 

      (The Philippine Star, March 25, 2017, on page 19)
      Amidst ongoing plans to revitalize the ecosystem of Laguna de Bay, the Association of Laguna Lake Fisher Producers and Fisher Folks Inc. (ALLFPFF) continues to seek reconsideration on Laguna Lake Development Authority’s ...

    • 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 ...

    • 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. ...

    • The ignored pollution to the fishery problem in Laguna Lake 

      Cruz, Cesar C. (The Philippine Star, April 9, 1990, on page 8)
      Laguna de Bay, with its surface area of about 90,000 hectares, used to be the source of around 60 per cent of the fish requirements of Metro Manila and surrounding provinces. Around 20,000 small fishermen depend on the ...

    • Laguna de Bay fish pens to be dismantled 

      Villanueva, Rhodina (The Philippine Star, December 17, 2016, on page 17)
      Fish pens in Laguna de Bay will be dismantled starting next month, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has announced. “We will clean Laguna Lake by destroying fish pens, but we will pay attention to ...

    • Laguna Lake clearing operations in full swing 

      Simeon, Louise Maureen (The Philippine Star, April 2, 2017, on page B2)
      Clearing and dismantling operation at the Laguna Lake will get into full swing starting this month, as the government aims to finish it in time for President Duterte’s second State of the Nation Address. The Laguna Lake ...

    • 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 ...

    • Laguna’s 7 Crater Lakes proclaimed world’s most threatened 

      (The Philippine Star, February 3, 2014, on page 1-4)
      The Philippines Seven Crater Lakes in San Pablo City, Laguna have been chosen as the "Threatened Lakes of the Year 2014" by the Germany-based environmental group Global Nature Fund (GNF). In commemoration of World Wetlands ...

    • LLDA eyes shutdown of 5 more firms 

      Ramirez, Robertzon (The Philippine Star, July 3, 2018, on page 11)
      The Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) is investigating five firms for operating without necessary permits and violating environmental laws. LLDA general manager Jaime Medina said the five firms may be shut down after ...

    • LLDA to lose P80 M in fish pen demolition 

      Simeon, Louise Maureen; Villanueva, Rhodina (The Philippine Star, March 18, 2017, on page 12)
      The Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) expects to lose around P80 million in revenue with the dismantling of illegal fish pens in Laguna de Bay in the next three months. The LLDA is targeting the demolition of illegal ...

    • Maynilad takes steps vs Laguna de Bay deterioration 

      Mercurio, Richmond (The Philippine Star, May 17, 2023, on page 3)
      West zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services Inc. has laid out necessary interventions to help prevent further deterioration in Laguna de Bay’s water quality, which may trigger water supply interruption. Maynilad, which ...

    • Moratorium on fish pen operations declared 

      Villanueva, Rhodina (The Philippine Star, February 18, 2017, on page 16)
      The Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) has declared a moratorium for one year on fish pen operations in Laguna de Bay.In a board resolution approved recently, the LLDA noted that fish pens and other aquaculture ...