Environment
Sun-powered still turns salty water sweet
Access to clean water is a luxury for many rural and off-grid communities in the Philippines, despite the country being surrounded by seas and blessed with freshwater sources.
DENR orders halt of landfill after massive waste erosion
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), through its Environmental Management Bureau (EMB), has issued a cease-and-desist order (CDO) against Green Leap Solid Waste Management Inc. over a trash slide at its sanitary landfill in Rodriguez, Rizal.
DENR pushes for swift passage of Water Resources bill
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is urging the Senate to approve House Bill No. 6789, which aims to create a new Department of Water Resources (DWR). The bill, recently approved on third reading by the House of Representatives, is a priority measure endorsed by the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council under the directive of Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to fast-track key reforms.
Coca‑Cola aims to expand bottle recycling program across PH
Coca‑Cola Europacific Aboitiz Philippines (CCEAP) is partnering with the Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) and the Provincial Government of Quirino to expand its Tapon to Ipon program to more local government units nationwide.
Study finds cholera bacterium in Manila Bay aquaculture
Vibrio cholerae, a bacterium that can cause severe gastrointestinal illness, has been detected in fish, fishery resources, and environmental water samples from aquaculture farms around Manila Bay, according to a study published in the December issue of the Philippine Journal of Science.
