Environment
NWRB plans Luzon-wide river basin monitoring network
The National Water Resources Board (NWRB) is planning to establish a Luzon-wide river monitoring network after receiving a high-tech water information system from South Korea for the Pampanga River Basin.
Gov’t hosts global meet on migratory bird conservation
The Philippines is hosting the 12th Meeting of Partners (MOP) of the East Asian–Australasian Flyway (EAAF) Partnership for the first time since the program began in 2006, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) announced Monday.
SMC backs Laguna flood-control drive
San Miguel Corp. (SMC) has partnered with the provincial government of Laguna to expand its river cleanup and restoration program aimed at reducing flooding across the province.
URC vows continued support for communities affected by Negros molasses spill
Universal Robina Corp. (URC) has assured continued assistance to communities impacted by the release of molasses-based wastewater from its Bais Distillery following the collapse of a containment lagoon on October 26.
DENR leads response to wastewater spill in Bais City
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is spearheading a coordinated response to the wastewater spill in Bais City, Negros Oriental, after an estimated 255,000 cubic meters of molasses wastewater flowed into Bais Bay. The spill threatens around 382.29 hectares of marine ecosystems across 13 barangays within the Tañon Strait Protected Seascape.
