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Nestlé joins World Oceans Day clean-ups
Several hundred Nestlé Philippines employees from different work sites joined their colleagues in over 30 countries, participating in the clean-up of coastlines and waterways, in celebration of World Oceans Day under the ...
- June 26, 2019
Manila Bay cleanup nets 3,810 tons of trash
Some 3,810 tons of garbage, water hyacinth and silt have been collected from coastlines and estuaries draining to Manila Bay since the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) launched its cleanup this year. In ...
- September 10, 2019
Boracay resort shut down for lack of permit
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has shut down a beach resort in Boracay for operating without necessary permits and clearances. The Boracay Interagency Task Force on Friday served the closure ...
- February 24, 2019
Firefighters join Manila Bay cleanup
At least 175 firemen from Metro Manila joined the cleanup of Manila Bay over the weekend. The firefighters collected trash and declogged drains covering the portion of the bay in Pasay City at around 5:30 a.m. yesterday. ...
- February 18, 2019
DILG to convene mayors on Manila Bay rehab today
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) will convene today 178 city and municipal mayors to discuss the rehabilitation efforts for Manila Bay. DILG Secretary Eduardo Año said the local chief executives’ ...
- February 11, 2019
Pasig River rehab body partners with Chinese firm
To help address pollution in the Pasig River and enhance its development for socioeconomic purposes, the Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC) recently entered into a partnership with China First Highway Engineering ...
- March 29, 2019
Kiko pushes for protection of mangroves forests
Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan is pushing for protection of all mangrove forests, which will help provide forest products and sustain the fisheries industry. Pangilinan filed Senate Bill 239 seeking to establish Mangrove ...
- September 5, 2019
Chinese ecocide
Ecocide, or ecocatastrophe, is the extensive damage to, destruction of or loss of ecosystem(s) of a given territory, whether by human agency or by other, to such an extent that peaceful enjoyment by the inhabitants of that ...
- March 29, 2019
Cimatu to address garbage problem hounding Pasig River and tributaries
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary and Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC) chairperson Roy Cimatu said that he will address the longstanding garbage problem hounding the Pasig River ...
- September 18, 2019
Come again to Camiguin
An initiative of the Camiguin provincial government and the Department of Tourism-Region 10, the event registered over 500 dives from dive groups from Manila, Batangas, Cebu and Bohol, as well as foreign enthusiasts from ...
- October 6, 2019