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Hardcore bands Clean Slate and Veils release new EP, tape

Rick Olivares
Posted at Apr 16 08:22 PM

Independent label Still Ill released two items over the weekend — the 7-inch vinyl extended play record of Clean Slate and a demo cassette of doom hardcore crew Veils.  Read more »

1,000 barangay heads questioned over Manila Bay cleanup

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 02 10:37 AM

Some 1,000 village heads will be asked to explain their alleged failure to mount weekly cleanup drives meant to help rehabilitate the Manila Bay, Interior and Local Government Undersecretary Martin Diño said Tuesday.  Read more »

Reclamation body: Walang aprubadong reclamation project sa Manila Bay

Jekki Pascual, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 23 10:15 AM

MAYNILA - Wala pang bagong aprubadong reclamation project sa Manila Bay, ayon kay Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) General Manager and CEO Jan Rubiato.  Read more »

Estero de Magdalena puno na naman ng basura

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 20 03:21 PM

Naging viral sa social media ang mga kuha sa estero noong 2018 dahil ang sana'y tubig, nalalakaran na bunsod ng tone-toneladang tambak ng basura. Read more »

Paglilinis ng higit 200 estero sa Kamaynilaan ikinasa

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 13 11:57 AM

Nakatakdang ilunsad ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) ang isang malawakang paglilinis sa mga estero sa buong Kamaynilaan. Read more »

Estero inspection

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 12 08:26 PM

Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu (3rd from left) and former NCRPO chief Director Vidal Querol (right) inspects the sewage system in Estero Padua in Malate, Manila where the environment department donated a communal septic tank that will service 75 informal settlers’ households on Tuesday as part of the Manila Bay rehabilitation program. Improper disposal of human waste is the main culprit in elevated coliform levels at the Manila Bay.  Read more »

DILG exec says he'll resign if Manila Bay reclamation pushes through

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 10 04:24 PM

Interior Undersecretary Epimaco Densing III said Sunday that he will step down from office if reclamation projects at the capital's bay push through amid the ongoing cleanup of the area.  Read more »

Lahug river clean-up

Grace Duran-Cabus, Greenpeace/Handout
Posted at Mar 09 10:36 PM

Volunteers from different schools, government agencies and civil society organizations participate during a clean-up drive in Lahug River on Saturday. Read more »

50-100 trak ng burak, basura inaasahang mahahakot sa Manila Bay

Johnson Manabat, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 06 12:59 PM

MAYNILA – Inaasahang makapaghahakot ng 50 hanggang 100 truck ng burak at basura kada araw sa ginagawang dredging at desilting operations ng Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) sa Manila Bay. Read more »

Sako-sakong basura nahakot sa Freedom Island

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 01 09:49 PM

Sako-sakong basura ang nahakot ng Philippine Army mula sa tinatawag na Freedom Island, isang idineklarang santuwaryo ng mga ibon sa Maynila.  Read more »

3 huli dahil sa piggery na nagtatapon ng dumi ng baboy sa dagat

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 28 03:46 PM

Tatlong buwang minanmanan ng NBI ang piggery dahil sa natanggap na mga reklamo sa masangsang na amoy mula rito. Read more »

Dredging dry run sa baywalk sa Maynila, sinimulan na

Jekki Pascual, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 23 10:33 AM

MANILA – Dumating na ang ilang heavy equipment sa baywalk sa Manila Bay para sa dry run ng dredging ng Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Sabado ng umaga.   Read more »

175 bombero naglinis sa Manila Bay

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 17 10:01 AM

Lumahok ang nasa 175 bombero ngayong Linggo sa malawakang rehabilitasyon ng Manila Bay na nasa ikatlong linggo na.   Read more »

Shell buys German battery maker Sonnen

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 16 02:29 PM

Anglo-Dutch oil giant Royal Dutch Shell agreed Friday to buy German rechargeable battery maker Sonnen, as the sector eyes growing demand for cleaner energy. Read more »

Next on Manila Bay cleanup: Coordination on business permits near bay

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 12 01:52 PM

Local government units have been ordered to coordinate with national agencies in issuing permits to commercial establishments fronting the Manila Bay, which is undergoing a massive cleanup, Interior Undersecretary Epimaco Densing III said Tuesday.    Read more »

Manila Bay beach cordoned off anew

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 11 08:56 AM

Authorities reinstalled a barrier to prevent people from frolicking in a beach on the capital's iconic Manila Bay on Monday, as the cleanup of its polluted waters entered its second week.   Read more »

'Drastic change' in Manila Bay to be felt in at least 6 months: DENR

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 10 04:45 PM

The massive cleanup of Manila Bay that began in late January is expected to bring a "drastic change" in its polluted waters within at least 6 months, the environment department said Sunday. Read more »

Droves back in Manila's Baywalk after barrier removed

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 10 01:48 PM

Hundreds of sightseers frolicked Sunday at the capital's Baywalk area after part of the barrier there was removed just days after it was put up to bar people from swimming in the polluted waters. Read more »

No fee for joining Manila Bay cleanup, says city govt

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 07 03:20 PM

The capital's local government on Thursday denied social media rumors that it is asking volunteers to pay for a permit to participate in the cleanup of Manila Bay.  Read more »

Part of Manila Bay closes for clean-up

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 06 01:29 PM

Authorities on Wednesday shuttered the iconic Manila Bay to give way to the continuation of a massive cleanup of its heavily polluted waters.  Read more »