Browsing The Philippine Star by Subject "water treatment"

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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. ...

    • Cimatu risks getting P100 budget for DENR 

      Porcalla, Delon (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 

      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 ...

    • Duterte tells Palawan: Avoid another Boracay 

      Regalado, Edith; Romero, Alexis (The Philippine Star, November 12, 2018, on page 1-8)
      Boracay was "overloaded" with tourists and Palawan must not go the same way, according to President Duterte. The President told local government officials in Palawan to be cautious in accepting massive numbers of tourists ...

    • Gov't finalizes P30-B Hungary loan for Laguna Lake cleanup, rubber mfg 

      Simeon, Louise Maureen (The Philippine Star, September 21, 2017, on page B3)
      The Department of Agriculture expects to secure a P30-billion loan from the Hungarian government which it plans to use for the cleanup of the Laguna Lake as well as the establishment of the first-ever rubber manufacturing ...

    • Manila Bay cleanup 

      Pamintuan, Ana Marie (The Philippine Star, January 16, 2019, on page 8)
      With the government now bent on cleaning up Manila Bay, perhaps the beach resorts in Cavite could be compelled to do their part in cleaning up. The owners’ cooperation could be stronger if they realize that clean waters ...

    • No more swimming: Manila Bay to be fenced off 

      Clapano, Jose Rodel; Simeon, Louise Maureen; Marcelo, Elizabeth; Jaymalin, Mayen (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. ...

    • Study highlights growing toxic brine problem 

      Reuters; Associated Press (AP) (The Philippine Star, January 17, 2019, on page B5)
      The world’s thirst for fresh water is causing a salty problem. Desalination plants around the world are producing enough brine waste to swamp an area the size of Florida with a foot of salty water every year, according to ...

    • Winning the war vs garbage 

      Villanueva, Marichu A. (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 ...