Browsing The Philippine Star by Subject "watersheds"

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    • 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 ...

    • HS seniors help organize run for La Mesa watershed 

      (The Philippine Star, November 9, 2018, on page 20)
      Millennials are in the forefront of a sporting event that aims to highlight environmental awareness among city dwellers when the third and final leg of the Compressport Forest Run is held at the La Mesa Nature Reserve on ...

    • 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 ...

    • MWSS to plant 1.8M trees in watersheds through 2022. 

      Alquitran, Non (The Philippine Star, June 29, 2017, on page B5)
      The Metropolitan Waterworks Sewerage System (MWSS) will plant at least 1.8 million trees in six watersheds in Luzon during the five remaining years of President Duterte's administration. The Annual Million Tree Challenge ...

    • Save Laguna de Bay 

      De Guzman, Sara Soliven (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 ...

    • 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 ...