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OPINION: The folly of tampering with nature

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Sep 21 11:24 PM

Defenders of the controversial white beach on Manila Bay were ecstatic about the presence of egrets mistakenly concluding that they are signs of a clean environment. Read more »

Manila Bay sarado na muli matapos dayuhin nitong weekend

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 21 08:15 AM

Sarado na muli ang artificial white sand beach ng Manila Bay, Lunes, matapos itong dayuhin ng mga turista nitong weekend, kabilang na ang ilan na hindi nasunod ang protocols na layong iwasan ang pagkalat ng COVID-19.    Read more »

How this ex-OFW became king of the big, booming plant-selling business

RHIA D. GRANA
Updated as of Sep 19 11:25 PM

Meanwhile, a biodiversity expert warns about the dangers of the country's plant parenting explosion. Read more »

Masangsang na amoy ng Manila Bay fish kill tagos sa face mask, inirereklamo na

Jeck Batallones, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 18 08:00 PM

Ayon sa grupong Pamalakaya, ang fish kill ay indikasyon ng patuloy na pagkasira ng Manila Bay. Read more »

Mga taga-Pasay, binulabog ng 12-talampakang sawa

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 17 07:14 PM

Ang sawa o reticulated python ay isa sa mga pinakamalaking ahas sa mundo. Read more »

Bahagi ng Manila Bay na tinambakan ng 'white sand' sandaling bubuksan sa Sabado

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 17 04:45 PM

Pansamantalang bubuksan sa Sabado ang bahagi ng Manila Bay na tinambakan ng dolomite dust para magmuka anilang "white sand" mula sa Boracay.  Read more »

ALAMIN: Bakit may lumalabas na mga sawa tuwing tag-ulan?

Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 17 02:58 PM

Baha, pagpalit ng temperatura, at paghahanap ng makakain ang tatlong maaaring dahilan kung bakit lumalabas sa kanilang lungga ang mga sawa, ayon sa Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Read more »

Pagputol sa 300 taong Toog tree sa Agusan del Sur sinuspinde

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 14 10:56 PM

SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (UPDATE) — Suspendido muna ang nakatakdang pagputol sa isang tinatayang 300 taong Toog tree sa bayan na ito habang wala pang resulta ang isinagawang pag-aaral ng ilang eksperto. Read more »

Enjoying Manila Bay's water

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 13 05:48 PM

Children play along containment booms installed in Manila Bay on Sunday, as the Department of Environment and Natural Resources resumes with the dolomite-laying project on one side of the bay. Read more »

DENR’s Antiporda: Manila Bay makeover project began last year, but COVID-19 halted it

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 12 09:50 PM

The so-called beautification of Manila Bay with the use of crushed dolomite, which gives the area a white sand effect, was a project that began last year, a DENR official said Saturday.   Read more »

The power of dolomite: How the mineral is found in cattle feed, resorts, glassmaking and more

RHIA D. GRANA
Updated as of Sep 13 09:20 AM

We asked experts on geosciences about dolomite and why it’s an industry unique to Cebu Read more »

Pro-environment groups idinaan sa pag-jogging ang protesta vs Manila Bay 'white sand'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 11 02:38 PM

MAYNILA - Idinaan sa pagja-jogging ng ilang environmental groups ang kanilang kilos-protesta para ipatigil ang pagtatambak ng dolomite o artificial white sand sa Manila Bay.    Read more »

'Not my priority': Isko Moreno refuses to use funds for Manila Bay makeover

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 10 10:19 AM

Manila Mayor Isko Moreno said Thursday that while he was “very thankful” for the rehabilitation of the capital’s bay, he would not shell out money to for its white sand makeover. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: September 9, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 09 11:36 PM

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

DENR claims typhoons won't wash away crushed dolomite on Manila Bay

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 09 10:24 PM

Left-leaning House lawmakers want an investigation into the Manila Bay rehabilitation project. Read more »

'Bigger than dust': DOH allays Manila Bay visitors' concerns on crushed dolomite

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 09 09:47 PM

MANILA — A couple of days after it said that crushed dolomite can cause respiratory issues, the Department of Health (DOH) issued a statement saying the beautification of Manila Bay will not cause any harm to people. Read more »

Sa kabila ng puna: DENR pinaninindigan ang Manila Bay 'white sand' project

April Rafales, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 09 08:38 PM

Patuloy na dinedepensahan ng DENR ang kontrobersiyal nilang proyekto sa Manila Bay.  Read more »

Isko Moreno: Manila Bay white sand project 'not harmful'

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 09 07:41 PM

The crushed dolomite spread out as artificial white sand along a portion of the Manila Bay involved bigger particles, which may not necessarily be a health hazard, Manila Mayor Francisco 'Isko' Moreno said Wednesday. Read more »

Baseco cleanup

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 09 01:12 PM

Members of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources' (DENR) river warriors collect water hyacinth and other marine debris along the shores of the Baseco Compound in Manila on Wednesday.  Read more »

Preventing another tragedy: Why Cebu province banned dolomite mining

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 09 08:08 AM

Cebu banned the extraction of dolomite being used as artificial white sand along the Manila Bay to prevent a repeat of the 2018 landslide that killed nearly 80 people in the province, an official said Wednesday.  Read more »