Environment

1K MMDA personnel to join Manila Bay rehab kickoff

By Aerol John Pateña/PNA MANILA -- Around 1,000 employees of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) are set to join Sunday’s (January 27) kick-off activity to rehabilitate Manila Bay. This, as the MMDA...

Batangas City deploys trash-segregation trucks in 18 villages

By Maroe T. Genosa/PNA BATANGAS CITY -- Garbage trucks configured with compartmentalized sections for collected solid wastes are roving around the city’s 18 villages to intensify enforcement and awareness on Republic Act 9003...

Chamber of Mines renews call vs. illegal small-scale mining

By Lilybeth Ison/PNA MANILA -- The Chamber of Mines of the Philippines (COMP) reiterated its call for the government to intensify its campaign against illegal small-scale mining (SSM) activities. This came after reports...

DENR mulls closed season in Taal Lake vs. ‘tawilis’ extinction

By Saul Pa-a/PNA CALAMBA CITY, Laguna -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will declare a preservation area for the endemic “tawilis” fish species at the Taal Lake Protected Landscape...

DENR-7 to look into waste management of hotels, malls

By Luel Galarpe/PNA CEBU CITY -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Central Visayas (DENR-7) is set to inspect the waste management and treatment facilities of all resorts, hotels, and...

MWSS backs Manila Bay clean-up

By Ben Cal/PNA MANILA -- The Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) has expressed support in cleaning Manila Bay of environment wastes. “This is a welcome move by all parties concerned led by...

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