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SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS IN WATER QUALITY A YEAR AFTER ‘BATTLE FOR MANILA BAY’ – CIMATU

Post author By Paz Liu
Post date January 29, 2020
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The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has noted significant improvements in the water quality of major outfalls directly draining into the Manila Bay a year after the rehabilitation of the polluted bay started. “There is reason to celebrate because a year after we launched the ‘Battle for Manila Bay,’ we have recorded significant improvements […]

Tags Battle for Manila Bay, coliform count, coliform levels, DENR, Manila Bay rehab, Secretary Cimatu

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NO TURNING BACK ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DRIVE – CIMATU

Post author By Paz Liu
Post date July 24, 2019
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The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has stepped up its environmental protection campaign as it embarked into yet another high-profile battle against environmental abuse early this year after the controversial 2018 rehabilitation of the world-famous Boracay Island. This January, DENR kicked off the multi-sector rehabilitation of historic Manila Bay in an attempt to […]

Tags Boracay Island, coliform count, DENR, EMB, greening, Manila Bay rehabilitation, National Greening Program, small scale gold mining