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Philippines contributes to over one-third of world's ocean plastic waste - study

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 10 09:38 PM

The Philippines has contributed to a third of the plastic wastes that ended up in the world's oceans, with the Pasig River identified as the top plastic pollution source, a study has revealed. Read more »

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 »

Philippine Army holds water search and rescue training

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 09 03:19 PM

Members of the 525th Engineer combat battalion 51st engineering brigade of the Philippine Army conduct a refresher training for water search and rescue operation at the Marikina Riverbanks on Wednesday.  Read more »

Collecting trash on World Environment Day

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 05 02:21 PM

Children gather garbage near the mouth of Pasig river that connects it to Manila Bay in Baseco Compound in Tondo, Manila on Saturday, World Environment Day. Read more »

50 sako ng basura, nakolekta sa river clean-up sa Cavite

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 28 09:18 AM

MAYNILA - Pinangunahan ng Philippine Coast Guard Cavite ang paglilinis sa mga ilog na dumadaloy sa dalawang bayan sa lalawigan. Read more »

Bulacan village officials to face raps after residents crowd in river

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 27 05:15 PM

Bulacan police said Thursday it was set to file complaints against village officials of Barangay Matictic in Norzagaray town for alleged health protocol violations over the crowding of people in a river last weekend. Read more »

Bulacan barangay officials pinagpapaliwanag sa pagdagsa ng mga tao sa ilog

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 25 04:28 PM

Pinagpapaliwanag ng lokal na pamahalaan ng Norzagaray, Bulacan ang mga opisyal ng Barangay Matictic kaugnay ng pagdagsa ng mga tao sa Bakas River nitong weekend.   Read more »

Ilog sa Bulacan isinara matapos dagsain sa kabila ng pandemya

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 24 06:54 PM

Isinara muna sa publiko ang picnic grounds ng isang ilog sa Norzagaray, Bulacan matapos dagsain ng maraming tao nitong Linggo. Read more »

Higit 2,000 naligo sa ilog sa Bulacan, karamihan walang face mask

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 24 11:00 AM

Iniimbestigahan ng pulisya ang higit 2,000 katao na dumayo para maligo sa ilog sa Barangay Matictic sa bayan ng Norzagaray, Bulacan. Read more »

New Yorkers enjoy new park floating on Hudson River

Laura Bonilla, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 22 03:07 PM

A new public park skimming the surface of the Hudson River atop 132 concrete "tulips" opened Friday for New Yorkers eager to emerge from a year of onerous pandemic restrictions. Read more »

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

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

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 »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: May 10, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 10 11:53 PM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

26 killed in Bangladesh boat accident

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 03 05:44 PM

Police said the speedboat carrying about three dozen passengers from the town of Mawa rammed into the other vessel in the Padma river as it neared the main river station in the central rural town of Shibchar. Read more »

Cleaning up Baseco beach

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 03 12:53 PM

River Warriors from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) hold a clean-up activity at a portion of Manila Bay in Baseco compound, Manila on Monday. Read more »

Kyrgyz, Tajik authorities report dozens dead from border clash as fighting ends

Reuters
Posted at May 01 06:58 PM

Authorities in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan reported nearly 40 people killed in fighting over a reservoir and water pumping station at their disputed border, in one of the bloodiest clashes in years on the restive frontier. Read more »

Typhoon Bising causes massive flooding in Northern Samar

Photo courtesy of Palapag MDRRMO
Posted at Apr 19 05:03 PM

Rescue workers assist motorists and residents in crossing the Sangay River in Palapag, Northern Samar on Monday. Read more »

India's new coronavirus infections hit record as Hindu devotees immerse in Ganges

Saurabh Sharma and Sumit Khanna, Reuters
Posted at Apr 14 02:08 PM

India's new coronavirus infections hit a record on Wednesday, as crowds of pilgrims gathered for a religious festival despite oxygen shortages and strict curbs in other areas. Read more »

Lalaki nalunod matapos makainom, maligo sa Cagayan River

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 13 11:41 AM

Nalunod ang isang lalaki sa bahagi ng Cagayan River sa Barangay San Rafael ng Santa Maria, Isabela Linggo ng hapon. Read more »