Environment

DENR prepares for Manila Bay rehab

By Catherine Teves/PNA MANILA -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is in the thick of preparations this week for the rehabilitation of Manila Bay set to begin later this month. DENR...

Ban curbs Baguio City plastic waste by 30%

By Liza Agoot/PNA BAGUIO CITY -- The volume of plastic wastes in the city has been reduced by 30 percent since the imposition of the plastic and styro-free ordinance, an official said...

Group urges DENR to bare findings on SoKor firm’s trash

By Jigger Jerusalem/PNA CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY –- An environmental advocacy group has urged Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu to look into the result of the toxicity test conducted by the Environment Management Bureau-10...

EMB-7 sets water sampling at Mactan channel

By John Rey Saavedra/PNA CEBU CITY – Authorities are set to conduct an evaluation of the water in Mactan Channel, which separates mainland Cebu and Mactan Island, following the discovery of hazardous...

DENR to check on Manila Bay discharges

By Catherine Teves/PNA MANILA -- Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will tighten its campaign to clean up Manila Bay. Aside from assuring action against solid waste polluting Manila Bay, DENR said...

Manila bay rehab bigger task than Boracay: DENR exec

By Perla Lena/PNA ILOILO CITY -- The proposed rehabilitation of the Manila Bay is a bigger task than what was done on Boracay Island but nothing is impossible with the support of...

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