Browsing The Philippine Star by Subject "wastes"

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    • DENR calls for end to impunity in environmental crimes 

      Simeon, Louise Maureen; Mendez, Christina; Romero, Paolo; Porcalla, Delon; Rendon, Jennifer (The Philippine Star, April 23, 2018, on page 10)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has called for an end to impunity in crimes against the environment and for Filipinos to fill the gap in law enforcement, especially those that relate to the ...

    • DENR: no forced evacuation of Boracay wetlands residents 

      Villanueva, Rhodina (The Philippine Star, May 30, 2018, on page 13)
      “We have to find a place for them... we will recover the wetlands because this is like the kidneys of the island. But before we ask them to leave the wetlands... we have to find a relocation site for them. This is one of ...

    • In San Pablo lakes, metal intake curbed by worms 

      Ronda, Rainier Allan (The Philippine Star, October 27, 2016, on page -B-8)
      A University of the Philippines-Los Baños (UPLB) study on a species of worms in the seven lakes of San Pablo, Laguna found that they prevent intake of heavy metals by fish and may also do the same for humans. The study ...

    • Manila cleans up debris left by Florita 

      Cayabyab, Marc Jayson (The Philippine Star, August 25, 2022, on page 8)
      The Manila city government’s Department of Public Services (DPS) cleaned up the debris left by Severe Tropical Storm Florita on Tuesday. Personnel of the DPS collected garbage scattered along Quirino Avenue in Barangay ...

    • New LGU officials asked to prioritize environmental laws 

      Simeon, Louise Maureen (The Philippine Star, May 20, 2019, on page 6)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is calling on newly elected officials of local government units (LGUs) to prioritize the implementation of environmental laws, particularly on solid waste management. ...

    • Plastic trash found littering Mariana Trench in submarine dive 

      Reuters (The Philippine Star, May 15, 2019, on page 19)
      On the deepest dive ever made by a human inside a submarine, a Texas investor and explorer found something he could have found in the gutter of nearly any street in the world: trash. Victor Vescovo, a retired naval officer, ...