Environment
“Power companies have OSS but not mining firms”
The mining sector deplores the sorry lack of a one-stop-shop (OSS) efficiently taking care of the permitting process where the national government requires a set of documents while local government units require another.
Tourism growth boosts economy but takes toll on environment–PSA
A surge in domestic travel and foreign tourist arrivals in 2022 following easing mobility restrictions have bolstered economic activity but the environment took toll for it, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority showed.
Manila Water plots 15 months to complete Hinulugang Taktak STP
Manila Water Co. Inc. said its P2.5 billion Hinulugang Taktak sewage treatment plant (STP) in Antipolo is on track to full completion by end-2024.
Japan supports the Philippines in reducing marine litter
Economic Affairs Minister NIHEI Daisuke of the Embassy of Japan in the Philippines joined the culmination event of the Healthy Oceans and Clean Cities Initiative (HOCCI) on Friday.
Maynilad budgets P3B to upgrade aging STPs over five years
Maynilad Water Services Inc, the country's largest water concessionaire, has budgeted P3 billion for the construction of 18 new sewage treatment plants (STP) and upgrade 17 more existing STPs over the next five years.
