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Topic: marikina-watershed

Cancellation of quarry permits in Marikina Watershed sought

Cancellation of quarry permits in Marikina Watershed sought

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 26 05:02 PM

The Palace told the country's anti-illegal logging task force to look into the reported illegal activities and file charges if necessary. Read more »

Gov't urged to step up in protecting environment defenders

Gov't urged to step up in protecting environment defenders

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 15 08:33 PM

A Greenpeace official said Wednesday that protecting the environment relies on the collective strength of the people who believe in their work. Read more »

Masungi park rangers file raps vs resort owner, others following shooting

Masungi park rangers file raps vs resort owner, others following shooting

Wheng Hidalgo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 13 09:55 PM

Two park rangers from the Masungi Georeserve in Rizal on Friday filed frustrated murder charges against those allegedly involved in a shooting incident at the Marikina Watershed in Baras, Rizal last month. Read more »

Two Masungi park rangers wounded after allegedly being shot

Two Masungi park rangers wounded after allegedly being shot

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 25 03:43 PM

Two male park rangers of the Masungi Georeserve were shot on Saturday night during their rounds at a portion of the Upper Marikina Watershed in Baras, Rizal, the foundation said. The attack came as various government agencies ordered closures and sought charges against violators. Read more »

DILG seeks raps vs establishments, local officials in Rizal town amid encroachment in Marikina Watershed

DILG seeks raps vs establishments, local officials in Rizal town amid encroachment in Marikina Watershed

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 14 06:35 PM

Interior Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya said his agency found out "large-scale cutting of trees and kaingin activities" in some 16 hectares of land in the Upper Marikina River Basin Protected Landscape, especially in the area located on Baras, Rizal.  Read more »

DENR: 80 show-cause orders issued vs resorts, establishments encroaching Marikina Watershed

DENR: 80 show-cause orders issued vs resorts, establishments encroaching Marikina Watershed

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 09 08:02 PM

Those who received the show-cause orders included piggeries, resorts, retreat centers, houses, swimming pool owners, gamefowl farms, among others. Sixteen people, meanwhile, have been arrested.   Read more »

Groups call for vigilance on reported illegal activities in Marikina Watershed

Groups call for vigilance on reported illegal activities in Marikina Watershed

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 20 08:04 PM

Groups and conservationists on Thursday urged the public to be vigilant on reported illegal activities in the Rizal watershed, which a government official had asked to be investigated by the country's anti-illegal logging task force. Read more »

Probe sought over reported resort construction, illegal activities in Marikina Watershed

Probe sought over reported resort construction, illegal activities in Marikina Watershed

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 20 08:31 PM

Interior Spokesperson Jonathan Malaya said he "already requested" the task force, led by the DENR to investigate the reports submitted by the Masungi Georeserve Foundation.  Read more »

DENR office checking Marikina Watershed over reported resort construction, illegal clearings

DENR office checking Marikina Watershed over reported resort construction, illegal clearings

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 18 11:27 PM

MANILA— The Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) in Rizal dispatched a team on Tuesday to check on reported encroachments in the protected Upper Marikina Watershed, including apparent construction and expansion of resort facilities, its acting officer told ABS-CBN News.  Read more »

Filipino conservationists from Masungi among winners in Vanity Fair’s travel awards 2021

Filipino conservationists from Masungi among winners in Vanity Fair’s travel awards 2021

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 02 04:08 PM

MANILA - Two Filipino conservationists from the Masungi Georeserve have been recognized in fashion magazine Vanity Fair’s travel awards this year for protecting, preserving, and showcasing the nature reserve.  Read more »

Rizal gov't suspends permits of quarrying firms, urges DENR to halt mining agreements

Rizal gov't suspends permits of quarrying firms, urges DENR to halt mining agreements

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 10 08:43 PM

The provincial government of Rizal has ordered the suspension of all "quarrying and mining operations and related activities" in the province, according to a document presented in the Senate on Thursday.   Read more »

Senators scold DENR exec for saying reforestation of watershed won't solve flooding woes

Senators scold DENR exec for saying reforestation of watershed won't solve flooding woes

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 10 08:21 PM

Senators on Thursday called out an Environment department official for saying that reforestation efforts and a crusade against illegal logging and quarrying in the Marikina Watershed would not help solve flooding woes in low-lying areas in Metro Manila. Read more »

Illegal activities in watersheds may have caused flooding in Marikina, not dams — senators

Illegal activities in watersheds may have caused flooding in Marikina, not dams — senators

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 25 07:47 PM

The continuous land-grabbing, exploitation, and illegal logging in watersheds could have been the reasons behind the massive flooding in Marikina during the onslaught of Typhoon Ulysses, not the water from dams, senators said Wednesday. Read more »

'Upper Marikina watershed kayang maibsan ang pagbaha sa Marikina, Rizal'

'Upper Marikina watershed kayang maibsan ang pagbaha sa Marikina, Rizal'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 24 07:02 PM

Kaya umano ng upper Marikina watershed na maibsan ang pagbaha sa ilang lugar sa Rizal at Marikina City tuwing tag-ulan. Read more »

Mga watershed dapat maalagaan: DENR

Mga watershed dapat maalagaan: DENR

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 17 05:55 PM

MAYNILA - Regular umanong nagsasagawa ng dredging operations ang Department of Public Works and Highways sa mga ilog pero mawawalan ito ng saysay kung hindi nabibigyan ng solusyon ang problema sa upstream.   Read more »

Marikina mayor seeks Marikina Watershed rehab to prevent metro floods

Marikina mayor seeks Marikina Watershed rehab to prevent metro floods

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 17 03:05 PM

Marikina City Mayor Marcelino Teodoro on Tuesday called for the rehabilitation of the Marikina Watershed following severe flooding caused by Typhoon Ulysses, in scenes reminiscent of unprecedented flooding brought by Tropical Storm Ondoy in 2009. Read more »

Environmentalist: Diminished Marikina Watershed’s condition similar to ‘Stage 4 cancer’

Environmentalist: Diminished Marikina Watershed’s condition similar to ‘Stage 4 cancer’

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 14 02:59 AM

A conservationist from the Masungi Georeserve on Friday regretted seeing floodwaters inundating parts of Luzon and some areas in Metro Manila due to Ulysses. Read more »

LOOK: Gina Lopez's 2017 post urging watershed reforestation goes viral after metro floods

LOOK: Gina Lopez's 2017 post urging watershed reforestation goes viral after metro floods

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 13 06:49 PM

Netizens echoed the sentiments of the environmentalist, who emphasized the importance of rehabilitating the Marikina Watershed because it serves as the capital region’s “first line of defense” against rainwater from strong storms.  Read more »

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