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'Pagpapabaya' sa basura, sinisi sa mga baha sa Metro Manila

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 20 10:42 PM

Basura at mga "pabayang" indibiduwal ang itinuturong dahilan kung bakit nagbaha sa kasagsagan ng bagyong Inday sa Metro Manila. Read more »

2 Boracay resorts deny violating sewage regulations

Michelle Ong, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 26 09:40 PM

MANILA - Two resorts that were earlier named by the government as illegally connecting to Boracay's drainage system denied the allegations on Thursday.    Read more »

Año thumbs down putting off Boracay shutdown

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 27 08:44 PM

MANILA - The government is looking to start the 6-month shutdown of Boracay island at the end of April, a Cabinet official said Tuesday.  Read more »

What's at stake in Boracay

Text by Katrina Domingo and infographic by Louie Magano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 26 09:25 PM

Tourism in Boracay has grown by leaps and bounds that its closure, even for a few months, will have wide-reaching impact both at the local and national level. Read more »

Boracay: From paradise to ‘cesspool’

Dennis Gasgonia, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 08 12:31 AM

The island now faces a possible 60-day closure, as the DILG looks to file charges against local officials in relation to severe environmental degradation. Read more »

Mga establisimyento sa paligid ng Puerto Princesa Underground River, iinspeksiyunin rin

Diana Lat, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 02 09:03 PM

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY - Nakatakda na ring inspeksiyunin ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) ang Puerto Princesa Underground River bilang bahagi ng paghihigpit nito sa pagpapatupad ng mga environmental laws. Read more »

Manila Bay fish free of heavy metals, bacterial contamination, says BFAR

Ron Gagalac, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 30 07:41 AM

MANILA - Fish from Manila Bay are free from heavy metals and bacterial contamination as water quality and conditions remain normal, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said Monday.  Read more »

'Troubled waters'

Dondi Tawatao, Reuters
Posted at Jan 16 10:18 AM

A girl plays in a garbage-filled river in Navotas on Monday. Read more »

Believe it or not: Pasig River vying for International Riverprize title

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 01 07:48 PM

MANILA - Pasig River is a finalist in the 2017 Thiess International Riverprize, an award given to the best river management programs in the world, an official of the Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC) said Tuesday. Read more »

Knifefish, basura, namemeste sa Laguna de Bay

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 20 04:47 AM

Nanggagaling sa Laguna de Bay ang 36% ng supply ng isda sa Metro Manila. Pero banta na sa nahuhuling isda roon ang polusyon at pagdami ng knifefish. Read more »

Expired bread for fish

Jhun Dantes, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 06 10:12 PM

Workers unpack expired bread inside the Obando Fish Fort in Bulacan on Monday. The expired bread is sold to fishpond operators as fish meal for 10 pesos per kilo. Fishpond owners claim bread is more environment-friendly than regular fish feed which contain chemicals. Read more »

Pangingisda sa Semirara Island, apektado ng minahan

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 07 05:00 PM

Sa gitna ng pagsuspinde ng DENR ng operasyon ng ilang mining companies, matindi rin ang pagmamatyag ng ahensya sa iba pang malalaking mining operation.  Read more »

5 arestado sa pagtatapon ng mabahong kemikal sa isang lote

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 27 01:18 PM

Lima ang arestado matapos umanong mahuli na nagtatapon ng mabahong kemikal sa isang pribadong lote sa San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan. Read more »