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In Phl, it's ozone kits and fiberglass boats
For a country that has felt the brunt of extreme weather, local agencies have stepped up to institute climate mitigation measures. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources recently distributed ozone awareness ...
- October 2, 2014
Boracay eyed as site for agritourism dev't
Think tank Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) is pushing for agritourism development in Boracay in the likes of Bali in Indonesia, Taiwan and Thailand. SEARCA director ...
- May 20, 2018
Massive oil spill hits Manila Bay
A huge oil spill shut down parts of Metro Manila's vital fishing industry yesterday, jeopardizing the livelihoods of tens of thousands of people living along Manila Bay's diesel coated coast. Dead fish floated on the water ...
- August 10, 2013
China rejects demands by US over reclamation
China yesterday rejected US demands to stop all reclamation works in the South China Sea, saying it was exercising its sovereignty and using the outposts to fulfill international responsibilities. Admiral Sun Jianguo, ...
- June 1, 2015
DENR develops manual series on marine biodiversity
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has developed a manual series about how the general public should rescue stranded or captured marine animals. The DENR’s Biodiversity Management Bureau (BMB), in ...
- June 7, 2015
The weird, The Beautiful & The Zen of Anilao Underwater Shootout
A rock star to underwater photographers, Anilao shootout judge David Doubilet reveals a life made peaceful by diving and shaped early in a lake in upstate New York when he was an asthmatic boy of eight. National Geographic ...
- December 10, 2017
Benham Rise seen as fisheries hot spot
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and marine scientists have sailed for the first time this year the 13-million hectare Benham Rise in an effort to protect and increase marine productivity in the ...
- April 15, 2016
Cimatu orders probe of firm for polluting Manila Bay
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” ...
- September 29, 2017
'Strict law enforcement needed for Manila Bay cleanup'
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has vowed to strictly implement the country’s Clean Water Law as it beefed up efforts to restore Manila Bay to its pristine state fit for public recreation. ...
- January 14, 2019
Intense rainfall spawns sea of garbage
The stretch of Roxas Boulevard looked like a sea of trash yesterday after Manila Bay overflowed due to heavy rains. Loads of trash, mostly plastic and styrofoam, from the sea were scattered along Roxas Boulevard, both lanes ...
- August 12, 2018