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Koko, Zubiri pushing plastic use reduction
Senators Aquilino Pimentel III and Juan Miguel Zubiri are pushing for a reduction in the use of plastic in the country amid reports that the Philippines is one of the biggest sources of plastic waste dumped into the oceans. ...
- June 8, 2018
The Netherlands can help clean up Manila Bay
Actually one of the things that all the communities living around Manila Bay can do is come up with a Garbage Trap at the mouth of all the rivers and creeks facing the Manila Bay. Of course the best way to clean up Manila ...
- October 11, 2018
Lio Beach takes environmental awareness to the next level
In addition to raising awareness for the global marine environment, this September’s International Coastal Cleanup Day at Lio Beach in El Nido, northern Palawan, has evolved into a full-scale celebration of its unique and ...
- September 17, 2019
Court order sought vs export of dolphins to Singapore
A Quezon City court stopped yesterday the Department of Agriculture and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) from issuing a permit to re-export to Singapore 25 dolphins in Ocean Adventure Park in Subic. Quezon ...
- October 13, 2012
Cesspool no more
The White Beach is clean and white again, and the cesspool is almost completely cleaned up. Boracay Island is on track to reopen to tourists as scheduled on Oct. 26, according to environment officials, with some reports ...
- July 9, 2018
Destructive China reclamation hit
Citing a study of the United Nations Environment Program, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) yesterday said China's massive reclamation activities in the South China Sea have destroyed 300 acres of coral reefs systems, ...
- April 14, 2015
Talking about pollution: Plastic is very much on our menu
There is a massive dump of floating plastic garbage in the Pacific Ocean. It is huge and it is growing. The so called “Great Pacific Garbage Patch” is with approximately 1.6 million sq km about as big as Central Europe. ...
- June 7, 2018
Explain absence from Manila Bay meet, mayors told
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) will issue an order to have mayors who did not attend yesterday’s meeting on the rehabilitation of Manila Bay explain their absence, a source said yesterday. The ...
- February 12, 2019
‘Eco-terrorism victimizes butanding’
The New York-based Royal Carribean Cruises Ltd. (RCL) launched last Monday a global partnership with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF)-Philippines to promote what they chose to support as the most environmentally sustainable ...
- January 27, 2016
Bokashi mud balls seen to improve bay's water quality
Some 6,000 Bokashi mud balls will be made and thrown into the Estero de Abad in Malate district, Manila, to help improve its water quality, the Manila Bay Sunset Partnership Program Inc. (MBSPPI) said over the weekend. The ...
- August 21, 2016