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CBCP calls on faithful to minimize use of plastic
The CBCP recommended the faithful to start living simply and to refrain from using single-use plastic which greatly contributes to the pollution of the ocean and waterways. “Live simply, minimize consumption and actively ...
- July 17, 2019
Boracay-like rehab eyed for Manila Bay
Following the six-month Boracay rehabilitation, the government is looking at replicating efforts to restore Manila Bay to its pristine state fit for recreation. “We are preparing for an all-out strategy to bring the coliform ...
- December 17, 2018
The uncleaning of Manila Bay - historical background
Let us give long-term historical perspective to the pollution problem of Manila Bay. The recent public outcry and demand for the cleanup of Manila Bay is the result of decades of continued deterioration of the environmental ...
- February 20, 2019
Mapping of esteros directing waste water to Manila Bay ordered
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources has ordered the National Mapping Resource and Information Authority, one of the DENR’s attached agencies, to prepare maps that will help identify the esteros or canals ...
- December 21, 2018
Manufacturers urged to help protect seas, freshwater areas
Sen. Cynthia Villar has renewed her call to the public to help protect and maintain the cleanliness of the country's seas and freshwater areas, which are sources of food and other resources. Villar, who chairs the Senate ...
- December 28, 2017
Cimatu risks getting P100 budget for DENR
Invoking helplessness in cleaning up highly polluted water tributaries, Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu has earned the ire of mostly female lawmakers from the House of Representatives, as well as other environmental ...
- August 9, 2018
The Boracay rehabilitation
I wonder how Boracay’s rehabilitation is progressing after all the heavy security and the strict shutdown of the island. I hope they let journalists in so that there would be proper documentation of the rehabilitation ...
- May 22, 2018
Mimaropa marks World Water Day with river cleanup
Over 9,000 volunteers marked World Water Day (WWD) in the Mimaropa region with simultaneous cleanup of 11 rivers, which netted around 22 tons of garbage, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said. The ...
- April 4, 2019
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
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