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Globe pushes biodiversity conservation in Siargao
Following its recent rehabilitation efforts in Boracay, Globe Telecom launched an awareness campaign on marine biodiversity conservation in Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte, considered the surfing mecca of the Philippines. ...
- January 4, 2019
Winning the war vs garbage
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 ...
- February 8, 2019
MWSS to plant 1.8M trees in watersheds through 2022.
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 ...
- June 29, 2017
Shelter from the storm: Coastal greenbelts of mangroves and beach forests
A school module published in 2009 — the Mangrove Resource and Instruction for Elementary Grades — already differentiated storm surges from tsunamis. Funded by P1 million from my Pew Fellowship grant to cover module writing, ...
- December 19, 2013
Mangrove farm to turn Baseco into tourist spot
The Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC) and the ABS-CBN Lingkod Kapamilya plan to set up a mangrove farm at the Baseco compound in Tondo, Manila and turn the slum area into a tourist spot. Gina Lopez, chairman of ...
- November 12, 2015
DENR: Private sector to help fund Manila Bay cleanup
Certain industries have offered to help the government fund the rehabilitation of Manila Bay, Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said. Without naming the companies, Cimatu said their heads have also offered to come up with ...
- December 23, 2018
Info dissemination vital to curb climate change
The Department of Agriculture (DA) underscored the importance of proper and timely information dissemination to farmers and fisherfolks in preparation for the adverse effects of climate change. This involves forecasts on ...
- March 28, 2016
Review of Manila Bay reclamation projects eyed
In line with President Duterte’s order to clean up Manila Bay, the government is mulling a review of all reclamation projects, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said yesterday. ...
- January 11, 2019
Commentary: Save our seas
For once, leave politics out of this issue and make the facts speak for themselves. The coral colonies in the South China Sea are the richest and most diverse in the world. Any harm that goes to the coral colonies of the ...
- February 7, 2019
DILG to Manila Bay mayors: Shut down violators
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) yesterday ordered mayors of 178 towns and cities in the Manila Bay watershed area to revoke the business permits of establishments violating environmental laws. ...
- March 20, 2019