Environment
Barangays need to liquidate MRF funds or face raps
March 5, 2019, 5:51 pm
MANILA -- Villages (barangays) in the National Capital Region (NCR) will face sanctions if they fail to liquidate the funds received for the establishment of their respective materials recovery facilities (MRFs). Liquidating the funds is among obligations of such local government units (LGUs),… Read More
SMC pledges P1-B for Tullahan River cleanup
March 4, 2019, 2:51 pm
MANILA -- San Miguel Corporation (SMC) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Monday formalized a joint commitment to undertake an extensive cleanup of the Tullahan River system -- a crucial step to rehabilitating the Manila Bay. Ramon S. Ang, SMC president and chief… Read More
More NCR villages get help on solid waste
March 2, 2019, 7:30 pm
MANILA -- The environment department’s Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) will help some 30 barangays (villages) in the National Capital Region (NCR) to better manage solid waste. The EMB's NCR regional office will download to local government units (LGUs) this year the funds for building… Read More
Plastics production cut vital to Manila Bay rehab
March 2, 2019, 2:52 pm
MANILA -- Various environment groups are seeking a more comprehensive rehabilitation plan for Manila Bay. The rehabilitation must go beyond cleaning Manila Bay and its tributaries as there is also a need to promote environment-friendly alternatives to single-use plastics, which are among the… Read More
Stars solidify support for environment
March 1, 2019, 7:25 pm
MANILA -- Three celebrities reinforced the bid to conserve and protect nature. On Thursday (Feb. 28), television host Rovilson Fernandez and film actress Iza Calzado renewed their respective contracts with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Philippines to further support the organization's… Read More
2019 Earth Hour to rally vs. plastics pollution
March 1, 2019, 2:21 pm
MANILA – The conservation organization, World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Philippines, aims to further draw public support for legislation on plastic waste management to help address environmental degradation and biodiversity loss from plastics pollution. On March 30, WWF Philippines will… Read More
Expert recommends stricter NGP quality control
February 28, 2019, 6:23 pm
MANILA -- An expert sees the need to further tighten quality control for the National Greening Program (NGP), the government's biggest reforestation bid so far. "We must use quality planting materials (QPMs) suitable for sites where these will be planted," NGP consultant and former Ecosystems… Read More
9K tons of waste end up in Manila Bay: DENR
February 27, 2019, 5:36 pm
MANILA -- Some 9,212 tons of waste in Metro Manila ends up in rivers, estuaries, and other bodies of water -- including Manila Bay. A diagram, released by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Tuesday, shows waste generation of local government units in the National Capital… Read More
Group calls for action on water security as El Niño nears
February 22, 2019, 9:42 pm
MANILA -- A coalition from the private sector, business groups, non-government organizations (NGOs), and civil society groups has called on the government to address the looming water shortage. The call was made following a report from the weather bureau that the country will experience El Niño… Read More
El Niño can force Mindanao power rationing
February 22, 2019, 5:43 pm
MANILA -- Mindanao may experience rationing of electricity this year due to the drought-driving El Niño phenomenon's expected adverse impacts on power generation in hydroelectric plants there. El Niño-fanned rainfall shortage will reduce availability of water that the hydropower plants need in… Read More
El Niño threatens Angat Dam water supply
February 22, 2019, 5:40 pm
MANILA -- Metro Manila's main water source, the Angat Dam, is facing tough times from drought-driving El Niño phenomenon in the first half of 2019. Near-nil rainfall amidst El Niño and no reduction in Angat's water allocation for March, April and May will affect the June supply of irrigation… Read More
LLDA may reimpose lifted CDOs of Manila Bay polluters
February 19, 2019, 6:33 pm
MANILA -- Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) has assured to penalize establishments that will violate the agency’s condition for temporarily lifting of cease and desist orders (CDOs) on polluting Manila Bay. LLDA will reimpose the CDOs if establishments fail to undertake needed… Read More
Youth clean-up in Baseco 'Beach' slated Saturday
February 15, 2019, 4:32 pm
MANILA -- The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will spearhead the Saturday (Feb. 16) clean-up of Baseco "Beach" in Manila Bay. "It'll be the first activity of KALAKASAN (Kilos Kabataan para sa Kalikasan) program," said EMB… Read More
DENR urges more Manila Bay-friendly CSR programs
February 12, 2019, 8:34 pm
MANILA -- The environment department is advocating the inclusion of more Manila Bay-saving activities in the respective corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs of private companies. The magnitude of environmental degradation in Manila Bay makes CSR activities necessary as the government… Read More
DENR to assess Manila Bay wreckage recovery option
February 12, 2019, 5:58 pm
MANILA -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will still study whether to include in Manila Bay’s rehabilitation the recovery of wreckage submerged in the historic body of water. "We'll first have to see if such wreckage is affecting the quality of water there," DENR… Read More
DENR open to use technology for Manila Bay clean-up
February 11, 2019, 7:21 pm
MANILA --The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is open to considering technologies for cleaning up Manila Bay and its tributaries. Inventors and other parties with technologies may propose these to DENR for possible use in the cleanup, said DENR Undersecretary Jonas Leones.… Read More
DENR eyes more corporate support for Manila Bay rehab
February 7, 2019, 8:06 pm
MANILA – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is seeking more corporate partners for the rehabilitation of Manila Bay. The participation of companies -- such as in the case of the Tullahan River clean-up involving San Miguel Corporation -- will help boost efforts to save… Read More
Ocean to turn darker by end of this century due to climate change
February 7, 2019, 5:03 pm
WASHINGTON -- The color of the sea will become darker by the end of this century due to climate change, according to a study published on Monday in the journal Nature Communications. Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) found that by the year 2100, over half of the world's… Read More
DENR aims easing Manila Bay waste onslaught
February 4, 2019, 5:48 pm
MANILA -- Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu targets mitigating flow of waste into Manila Bay as soon as possible to prevent further pollution of the historic bay. Cimatu on Monday said they have to prioritize providing -- along 'esteros' and waterways… Read More
Manila Bay’s initial cleanup inspires more volunteers
February 2, 2019, 3:44 pm
MANILA -- Last January 27, thousands of volunteers trooped to Manila Bay to help clear out the trash that for years sullied its natural beauty. Days after the initial cleanup, however, who gets to keep its tidiness, knowing that most Filipinos are riddled with the ningas kugon attitude? As the… Read More
