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Following the devastating floods in Metro Manila and nearby provinces, Senate President Chiz Escudero urged concerned local government units (LGUs) to swiftly collect garbage and clean up debris to prevent disease outbreaks and help residents return to normal life. “I urge LGUs to immediately collect the garbage and debris everywhere ASAP so that the lives […]
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 […]
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will spearhead on Sunday simultaneous water clean up activities in the National Capital Region, Central Luzon (Region 3) and Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) to kick off the rehabilitation of Manila Bay. “The rehabilitation’s Phase I includes cleanup of esteros and coasts of Manila Bay,” DENR […]
The Department of Tourism (DOT) expressed full support for the government’s initiative to clean-up and revive the polluted Manila Bay by replicating the same rehabilitation strategy used in Boracay. In a statement, the agency noted that such efforts “are for the best interest of the tourism industry” and are in line with their thrust to […]
Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu ordered the municipal government of El Nido to immediately rehabilitate the environmental condition of the resort town. “You told us last time that it will take you six months to rehabilitate. We will give you six months to rehabilitate El Nido,” Cimatu told town Mayor Nieves Rosento while doing site inspection […]