Browsing The Philippine Star by Subject "wastewater treatment"
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Algal bloom highlights need for wastewater treatment
(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 ... -
Biokubo: The search for an alternative feedstock for biodiesel
(The Philippine Star,December 22, 2011 , on page B-5)Studies have shown that the biodiesel process utilizing waste cooking oils had a better rate of return than a process which used virgin oil, although all of the processes in their papers had negative rates of return. There ... -
Cimatu orders probe of firm for polluting Manila Bay
(The Philippine Star,September 29, 2017 , on page 20)Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu has ordered an investigation of a garbage hauler for allegedly dumping solid waste into Manila Bay. “It would be in the public interest to hold a full investigation to determine the liability” ... -
Cimatu pushes Puerto Galera rehab
(The Philippine Star,December 4, 2019 , on page 16)Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu has ordered the creation of an office of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Puerto Galera to ensure the implementation of a rehabilitation plan for the tourist ... -
Cimatu risks getting P100 budget for DENR
(The Philippine Star,August 9, 2018 , on page 8)Invoking helplessness in cleaning up highly polluted water tributaries, Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu has earned the ire of mostly female lawmakers from the House of Representatives, as well as other environmental ... -
DENR names 3 more protected river systems
(The Philippine Star,August 7, 2018 , on page 7)The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has named three more river systems as water quality management areas (WQMAs), bringing to 37 the total number of water bodies under policies for protection. In ... -
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 ... -
Pasig River rehab body partners with Chinese firm
(The Philippine Star,March 29, 2019 , on page 14)To help address pollution in the Pasig River and enhance its development for socioeconomic purposes, the Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC) recently entered into a partnership with China First Highway Engineering ... -
Probiotics products for shrimp culture becoming very popular
(The Philippine Star,September 8, 2000 , on page B-2)Probiotics are increasingly becoming popular as a tool in preventing bacterial infection in farmed shrimp. They are commercially available, within easy reach of fish farmers for use in their farms. Probiotics, as explained ... -
Reveal Boracay water test results, DENR asked
(The Philippine Star,October 31, 2018 , on page 18)A party-list congressman urged the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) yesterday to release the results of the water tests it conducted in Boracay prior to its reopening to tourists last Friday. “Tourists ... -
Rody declares Boracay an agrarian reform area
(The Philippine Star,May 31, 2018 , on page 3)Commercial establishments in Boracay will have to make do with whatever the government provides to do business on the island, President Duterte said yesterday in declaring the top tourist destination a land reform area. ... -
Save Laguna de Bay
(The Philippine Star,May 28, 2018 , on page 12)Laguna de Bay is the largest lake in the Philippines and third largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia. It is surrounded by the provinces of Laguna and Rizal, and also Metro Manila (Pasig, Taguig and Muntinlupa). It is ... -
'TIEZA to regulate Boracay water utilities'
(The Philippine Star,September 8, 2018 , on page 14)The Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) has asserted its regulatory powers over water utilities in Boracay and other tourist areas, citing a recent ruling of the Office of the President (OP). TIEZA ... -
Water firms ordered to help speed up Boracay cleanup
(The Philippine Star,April 20, 2018 , on page 2)Water concessionaires in Boracay have been ordered to work together and help speed up the cleanup of the island, which will be closed starting next Thursday. Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu yesterday directed the Boracay ...