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BORACAY WATER UTILITY FIRM NOW COMPLIANT WITH DENR STANDARDS – CIMATU

Water utility firm Boracay Tubi System Inc. (BTSI) has assured there is no direct discharge of untreated wastewater into open sea and that it is operating a complete waterworks system with septage management. In a statement, BTSI said its joint water sampling conducted with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in its interceptor […]

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MANILA BAY AREA OFF BATAAN NOW FIT FOR SWIMMING – CIMATU

Efforts to rehabilitate Manila Bay are beginning to bear fruit. According to Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu, he has received reports that swimming is already possible in some areas of the bay off Bataan province. “We’re improving in terms of cleaning up Manila Bay,” Cimatu said in Quezon City after […]

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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 […]

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HOUSE TO DENR: SUBMIT 2019 BUDGET TO PROTECT PH TOURIST DESTINATIONS

Members of the House Committee on Natural Resources have asked the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to submit a workable and attainable budget for 2019 aimed at addressing the environmental concerns of different tourist destinations in the country. The lawmakers issued the call during the hearing of the Committee on Natural Resources on […]