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    • Website for Green Climate Fund Philippines 

      (Manila Bulletin, January 30, 2020, on page B-5)
      In order to raise awareness in the Green Climate Fund (GCF)- The world's largest climate fund meant to serve developing countries- the 'Green Climate Fund Philippines' website was developed and can now be accessed via ...

    • SC pursues its decision on Manila Bay cleanup 

      Panaligan, Rey G. (Manila Bulletin, January 24, 2020, on page 1-8)
      The Supreme Court (SC) has reconstituted its Manila Bay Advisory Committee (MBAC) which is tasked to monitor the implementation of its 2008 decisions that directed practically all government agencies, including those ion ...

    • 10 Chinese tourists rescued off Panglao 

      Ramirez, Robertzon (The Philippine Star, August 31, 2019, on page 13)
      Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel rescued 10 Chinese tourists when their boat suffered engine trouble in the waters off Balicasag Island in Panglao, Bohol on Thursday.

    • Coast guards apprehend 4 Vitnamese poachers 

      Rimando, Antonio P. (The Manila Times, August 20, 2019, on page A7)
      Four Vietnamese crew members were apprehended on Friday afternoon by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) for illegal fishing in sea waters off Taganak Island, Tawi-Tawi, a report received here from Taganak Mayor Mohammad ...

    • UN warns of more extreme weather ahead 

      (Manila Bulletin, January 17, 2020, on page 1-9)
      The past decade has been the hottest on record, the UN said Wednesday, warning that the higher temperatures were expected to fuel numerous extreme weather events in 2020 and beyond.​ The World Meteorological Organization, ...

    • Time to remove the masks in climate change masquerade 

      (The Manila Times, August 6, 2019, on page A4)
      The contradictions, uncertainties and deceptions in the United Nations’ climate change agenda are coming to a head. In a two-fisted report published in October last year, the Washington Post lifted the lid on the real score ...

    • Maynilad kaakibat ng gobyerno sa rehabilitasyon ng Manila Bay 

      (Manila Bulletin, January 28, 2020, on page 2)
      Patuloy na nakikipagtulugan ang Manila Water Services, Inc. (Maynilad) sa malawakang inisyatibo na linisin at muling buhayin ang Manila Bay, kasama ang Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Metropolitan ...

    • DENR reaffirms commitment to environmental protection 

      (The Manila Times, December 11, 2019, on page D3)
      At the launch of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Mines and Geosciences Bureau’s (MGB) #MineResponsibility information and education campaign on November 8, DENR Undersecretary for Mining and ...

    • Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Shellfish Bulletin No. 12, Series of 2021, 30 April 2021 

      Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) (The Philippine Star, May 2, 2021, on page B2)
      Based on the latest laboratory results of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and Local Governments Units (LGUs), shellfishes collected at coastal waters of Dauis and Tagbilaran City in Bohol; Tambobo ...

    • Cops join coastal cleanup 

      Crismundo, Mike (Manila Bulletin, January 9, 2020, on page B-6)
      To spread awareness of the importance of environment preservation and protection, the leadership and the command force of Surigao City Police Station (SCPS) visited various coastal areas to gather trash.

    • Don't dump nuke waste in ocean, Japan told 

      Xinhua (The Manila Times, August 20, 2019, on page B5)
      South Korea on Monday urged Japan to explain a plan to dispose of the nuclear polluted water from the 2011 Fukushima nuclear power plant meltdown amid the growing worry here about Japan's possible discharge of contaminated ...

    • Ten missing after migrant boat capsizes off Indonesia 

      (Manila Bulletin, January 24, 2020, on page 4)
      Ten people were missing after a boat carrying 20 migrant workers capsized off the coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island, a search and rescue official said Thursday. The wooden vessel, which was bound for neighboring Malaysia, ...

    • Company continues watershed programs 

      (Manila Bulletin, January 30, 2020, on page B-5)
      The Alsons Power Group, Mindanao's first private sector power generator, is poised to continue its various corporate social responsibility (CSR) projects for 2020. " The core focus for all of our CSR projects has always ...

    • Agriculture output surges 2.87% in Q3 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times, November 7, 2019, on page B2)
      The country’s agricultural production increased by 2.87 percent in the third quarter of the year, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Wednesday, surpassing the government’s growth goal of 2 to 2.5 percent. ...

    • Camiguin: Unspoiled paradise 

      Francisco, JVM; Talavera, Catherine; Gorit, Gerry Lee (The Philippine Star, November 3, 2019, on page D8)
      During that first visit, I was with a group of friends who wanted to see some islands in the country yet unspoiled by hordes of tourists. Camiguin in the late 1980’s was pristine, unsullied by tourism and progress, and was ...

    • Teacher recalls nightmare in Iloilo Strait 

      Burgos, Nestor Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 7, 2019, on page A8)
      For the past three days, teacher Rexie Lorilla could barely close her eyes and sleep. “Every time I close my eyes I imagine myself under the boat hearing prayers and shouts for help,” said Lorilla, a teacher at Lambunao ...

    • We eat, drink, and breathe microplastics, but should we get worried? 

      Gonzales, Eduardo (Manila Bulletin, September 24, 2019, on page C-2)
      Microplastics refer to small pieces of plastic ( less than five millimeters in length) that pollute the environment. They come from manufactured microplastics that are used in cosmetics, clothing, and industrial processes ...

    • Dolphin rescued in Boracay 

      Department of Environment and Natural Resources (Panay News, February 7, 2023, on page 4-11)
      A stranded sub-adult male Spinner dolphin (Stenella longirostis) was rescued in the waters of Barangay Yapak here. The marine mammal measured about 1.7 meters in length and weighed around 40 kilograms.

    • Baguio City gov't proposes dredging of Balili River; about 1,000 structures blocking waterways identified 

      (BusinessWorld, October 22, 2021, on page S1/10)
      Baguio is asking the national government’s help in dredging the Balili River and other waterways to prevent perennial flooding in low-lying areas of the mountain city. In a statement released by the information office on ...

    • Chinese vessels try to intercept PH Navy warship in WPS 

      Sadongdong, Martin A. (Manila Bulletin, February 5, 2023, on page 9)
      In an apparent move to flex its muscles in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), two China Coast Guard (CCG) ships and two Chinese maritime militia vessels sailed close to a Philippine Navy ship off panganiban (Mischief) Reef in ...