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DA: E. COLI POSITIVE ONIONS TO BE DESTROYED

Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said smuggled onions intercepted at the Mindanao International Container Terminal in early June will be destroyed as recommended by the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) after samples tested positive for Escherichia coli bacteria. The Bureau of Customs, on the request of the DA-Inspectorate and Enforcement office and the BPI, intercepted a […]

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NOTICES OF VIOLATION TO BE ISSUED TO MANILA BAY POLLUTERS – CIMATU

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will go after establishments polluting Manila Bay by giving notices of violation (NOV) as its scheduled rehabilitation starts this month. The move aims to help prevent further environmental degradation of the bay and promote compliance to environmental regulations, said DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu at a press conference […]