Environment

Improper wastes disposal threatens Sarangani Bay

Philippine News Agency GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- Marine resources within the Sarangani Bay remains at risk due to pollution and contamination from wastes disposed by local communities and industries, an environment official...

Earth Day 2019 Looks at Human Effect on Planet

by Smita Nordwall/Voice of America On April 22, more than 1 billion people in 192 countries are expected to take part in a global day of political and civic action for the Earth. People...

Marines, BFAR install artificial reefs in Sulu

By Teofilo Garcia, Jr./Philippine News Agency ZAMBOANGA CITY -- The Marine Battalion Landing Team-3 (MBLT-3), has partnered with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in a marine life preservation and...

DPWH aims to finish Manila Bay cleanup by July

By Ferdinand Patinio/Philippine News Agency MANILA — The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is looking to finish the “Sagip Manila Bay” clean-up works of the 1.5-kilometer area of Manila Bay...

DENR, LGUs do ‘ridge-to-reef’ river cleanup

By Liza Agoot Krystelle and Luken Pangpangdeo, OJT/Philippine News Agency BAGUIO CITY -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources - Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (DENR-CENRO), in collaboration with local...

BFAR: No crown-of-thorns starfish outbreak in Cebu

By John Rey Saavedra/Philippine News Agency CEBU CITY -- The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Region 7 (Central Visayas) on Monday clarified that there is no outbreak of crown-of-thorns...

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