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DENR official blasts UP experts critical of Manila Bay 'white sand' project

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Posted at Oct 14 10:27 PM

State university researchers critical of the Manila Bay white sand project received a tongue-lashing from an environment undersecretary who claims they have no right to voice their opinion on the project.   Read more »

UP-MSI head says Antiporda might have misunderstood their services for DENR

Dennis Gasgonia, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 15 05:37 AM

MANILA (UPDATE) - The head of the University of the Philippines Marine Science Institute (UP-MSI) believes Environment Undersecretary Benny Antiporda may have misunderstood the service the institute has been rendering for the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). Read more »

DENR: Dolomite sa Manila Bay ‘di na-wash out, natabunan lang ng itim na buhangin

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Updated as of Oct 14 07:13 PM

Ayon kay DENR Undersecretary Benny Antiporda, hindi na-wash out ang dolomite sand kundi nag-wash in o natabunan ito ng itim na buhangin mula Manila Bay.    Read more »

DENR exec says UP experts 'have no right' to criticize Manila Bay makeover

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 14 04:39 PM

MANILA (2nd UPDATE) — An environment official on Wednesday said experts from the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman had "no right" to criticize the use of synthetic white sand for a beautification project at the Manila Bay.  Read more »

DENR: Manila Bay dolomite not washed out; darker sand washed in

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 14 12:52 PM

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) denied Thursday that recent rains had washed out the crushed dolomite dumped along Manila Bay, which some critics previously criticized as an alleged waste of public funds.    Read more »

'Biggest policy shift': Cimatu pushes to prioritize bamboo in tree-planting efforts

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 09 11:03 PM

Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu on Friday said the national government is undergoing its "biggest policy shift" in terms of its planting efforts by prioritizing the propagation of bamboo over lumber. Read more »

DENR to continue Manila Bay white beach project, says crushed dolomite 'won't be washed away'

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 09 09:23 PM

MANILA — An official from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said Friday the rehabilitation of Manila Bay, particularly the beautification of its beach portion where crushed dolomite was dumped, will continue.    Read more »

DENR to ‘plantitos, plantitas’: Collecting critically endangered plants illegal

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 09 06:14 PM

Violation of the Wildlife Act could result in up to 12 years in prison or a fine as much as P12 million, the DENR said. Read more »

Mangroves not dolomite: UP biologists offer services to rehabilitate Manila Bay

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 11 08:26 AM

"Science-based" programs should be implemented in order to rehabilitate Manila Bay, biologists from the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman said, as they offered their services to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).  Read more »

'We don't need you': Villar tells DENR to scrap budget for Las Piñas-Zapote river clean-up

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 09 05:41 PM

Sen. Cynthia Villar on Friday told the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) not to allot funding for the clean-up of the Las Piñas-Zapote river, saying she has already shouldered the clearing of the waterway for nearly a decade. Read more »

Villar tells DENR: 'Force' Manila Water, Maynilad to shoulder siphoning costs

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 09 12:21 PM

Sen. Cynthia Villar on Friday urged Environment Sec. Roy Cimatu to "force" water concessionaires Manila Water and Maynilad to shoulder the cost of siphoning services of their customers, saying consumers are also being charged for water treatment. Read more »

Pasig ferry balik-operasyon matapos 'pigilan' ng water hyacinth

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 08 11:54 PM

Suhestiyon ng DENR na mga mangingisdang nawalan ng hanapbuhay ang tumulong sa clearing ng Pasig River. Read more »

Manila LGU sets up portable toilets in Tondo to stop or minimize open defecation in Manila Bay

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 30 07:21 PM

The local government of Manila City teamed up with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to install portable toilets in Parola, Tondo to minimize open defecation affecting Manila Bay. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: September 28, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 28 11:58 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Booms, bags and barricades on Manila Bay's 'white sand' project

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 28 08:21 PM

Recent heavy rains have washed away parts of the dumped crushed dolomite, forcing project proponents to implement some mitigation measures to preserve the project aimed at beautifying Manila Bay.  Read more »

DENR urged to halt mining operations

Jire Carreon, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 28 12:19 PM

Anti-mining advocates from Alyansa Tigil Mina stage a protest outside the Department of Environment and Natural Resources headquarters along Visayas Avenue in Quezon City on Monday.  Read more »

Environment chief suspends dolomite mining ops in Cebu source of Manila Bay 'white sand'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 25 02:21 PM

MANILA — Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu has suspended operations in two dolomite mining firms in Alcoy, Cebu, where government sourced synthetic white sand for a beautification project at the Manila Bay. Read more »

Akbayan wants DENR cited in contempt over fake beach

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 25 07:15 AM

MANILA – A citizen’s group has asked the Supreme Court to cite the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in contempt of court supposedly for violating a court order to clean and preserve Manila Bay when it dumped “fake” sand on “dolomite beach.” Read more »

DENR inspects Cebu town's marine life for effects of dolomite extraction

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 22 07:20 PM

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Central Visayas on Tuesday inspected the marine ecosystem of Alcoy town in Cebu to check the effects of dolomite extraction.   Read more »

Locsin praises white sand of Manila Bay, vows to fix filling of US Embassy moat

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 22 01:57 PM

MANILA - Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. praised the placing of artificial white sand along the Manila Bay even as he said he will “fix” the filling of the US Embassy’s moat.   Read more »