Browsing The Philippine Star by Subject "water supply"

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    • DENR accepting applications for protected areas permit 

      Villanueva, Rhodina (The Philippine Star, May 10, 2018, on page B6)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is ready to accept applications for permit for protected areas as the indefinite suspension for its issuance has been lifted after seven years. Special Use Agreement ...

    • DENR names 3 more protected river systems 

      Villanueva, Rhodina (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 ...

    • DILG tells 6 mayors: Save Pasig River 

      Felipe, Cecille Suerte (The Philippine Star, March 20, 2017, on page 17)
      Six Metro Manila mayors should help clean up and save the Pasig River, Interior and Local Government Secretary Ismael Sueno said yesterday. The local government units (LGUs) of Manila, Makati, Mandaluyong, Pasig, Taguig ...

    • Fishponds drying up in La Union 

      Elias, Jun (The Philippine Star, March 14, 2015, on page A-23)
      The fishponds in Barangays Biday, Bangcusay and Dalumpinas Este have low water level, city fishery coordinator Dolores Gurtiza said. Gurtiza said the tributaries of Carlatan River, which supplies water to fishponds, has ...

    • 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, ...

    • 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 ...

    • Metro assured of enough water this summer 

      Villanueva, Rhodina (The Philippine Star, March 13, 2020, on page 9)
      The National Water Resources Board (NWRB) increased the water allocation from Angat Dam to Metro Manila effective yesterday amid the threat of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). From 42 cubic meters per second, water ...

    • MWSS calls for watershed protection 

      Simeon, Maureen Louise (The Philippine Star, August 20, 2018, on page B3)
      The Metropolitan Waterworks Sewerage System (MWSS) urged for sustainable integrated watershed management program following the recent increase in the turbidity level of raw water in Ipo Dam which affected supply in several ...

    • The other polluted waters 

      (The Philippine Star, February 18, 2018, on page 14)
      Boracay, however, is not the only place suffering from polluted waters in this archipelago of 7,100 islands. All over the country, many other bodies of water are polluted – seas, rivers, lakes and creeks – not only turning ...

    • 'TIEZA to regulate Boracay water utilities' 

      Talavera, Catherine (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 ...

    • USAID forges partnerships for watershed management 

      Talavera, Catherine (The Philippine Star, March 26, 2021, on page B7)
      The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched two partnerships on watershed management aimed at boosting access to clean and safe water and sanitation services in the Philippines. USAID had ...