Tag: pollution

DENR TO INTENSIFY MANILA BAY REMEDIATION – CIMATU

Post author By Christine Castro
Post date December 27, 2018
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The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will further intensify its remediation efforts in Manila Bay starting next year to help improve water quality and stop further environmental degradation as so ordered by the Supreme Court (SC). The DENR is scheduled to meet with stakeholders to discuss measures to reduce the volume of indiscriminately […]

Tags Cimatu, coliform level, DENR, Manila Bay, pollution, rehabilitation, supreme court

Politics

LET US BE WARRIORS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT – VILLAR

Post author By Yna Sipelimo
Post date September 26, 2018
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Senator Cynthia Villar led coast lovers and environmental warriors in picking debris and garbage that litter the stretch of the 175-hectare Las Piñas-Parañaque Critical Habitat and Ecotourism Area (LPPCHEA) in celebration of this year’s International Coastal Clean-Up Day. The seasoned lawmaker was quick to shed off her working clothes and put on her gloves as […]

Tags coastal cleanup, Las Piñas Paranaque Wetland Park, pollution, Senator Villar

Politics

REGULATE USE OF PLASTIC BAGS – LEGARDA

Post author By Yna Sipelimo
Post date July 17, 2018
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Senator Loren Legarda renewed her call for a more stringent regulation of the use of plastic bags to curb pollution and mitigate the harmful effects of marine litter. Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Climate Change and UNISDR Global Champion for Resilience, said plastic bags end up as litter, clogging drainages, polluting waterways and […]

Tags degradation, Environment, marine conservation, plastics, pollution