President Marcos has ordered all concerned agencies to keep up the pace in rehabilitating the Pasig River. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. leads the inauguration of the Pasig River Esplanade Project Phase 1 on June 23, 2024, in Manila. (PPA POOL by Ryan Baldemor) "[L]et us keep up the...
BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya – A Grade 1 pupil drowned on the Magat River in Basa-ok Extension, Purok 3, Barangay Salvacion, this town, on Tuesday, June 11. Police said the seven-year-old victim and his cousin left their house without permission to swim on the Magat River an hour before the...
More than 1,600 tons of mixed solid waste and water hyacinth were removed from the Pasig River and its tributaries during the massive clean-up program from January to May 15 this year, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Pasig River Coordinating and Management Office (DENR-PRCMO)...
All Smiles: First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos is elated as she is being briefed by Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) Secretary Jose Rizalino Acuzar on the updates of the Pasig Bigyang Buhay Muli (PBBM) during an inspection at the Phase 1C portion that connects...
CAMP FLORENDO, La Union – A 40-year-old man drowned while swimming at the Amburayan River in Barangay Maria Cristina East, Bangar, La Union on Tuesday, April 30. Police identified the victim as Dione Lacanlale, a resident of Barangay Bangaoilan West, Bangar. Police said the victim, who...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) The House of Representatives, which holds the power of the purse, will provide the needed funds to ensure the completion of the Jalaur River multi-purpose dam and irrigation system project in...
Australian start-up founder Mike Smith, with some 240 Taguig volunteers, cleared over 100,000 kg. of waste in the Taguig-Pateros river in 15 days. The project was a collaborative effort between Smith and DENR-NCR’s estero rangers, the Lake and River Management Office, the City Environment and...
ENRILE, Cagayan – Authorities have recovered the body of a 20-year-old man who drowned while gathering clams on the Cagayan River in Barangay Maddarulog Sur here on Saturday, April 13. READ: https://mb.com.ph/2024/4/13/man-gathering-clams-drowns-on-cagayan-river Police Capt. Precil Morales,...
ENRILE, Cagayan – Authorities are conducting a search and rescue operation for a 20-year-old man who drowned on the Cagayan River in Barangay Maddarulug Sur here on Saturday, April. 13. THE town of Enrile in the map of Cagayan. Don Erickson Orje of the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction...
URBIZTONDO, Pangasinan – The body of a man was found floating on the Agno River in Barangay Galarin here on Wednesday, April 10. AGNO River (Wikipedia) A farmer, Botbot delos Santos, was pasturing his cattle on an island that formed in the middle of the Agno River when he saw the body. Delos...
ALCALA, Pangasinan – A man drowned on the Agno River in Barangay Laoac here on Thursday night, April 4. The Bureau of Fire Protection here received a report that an unidentified man was drowning on the Agno River. BFP-Alcala Fire Officer 1 Renz Martinez, residents Erick Catalan, Leomar de...
LUNA, Isabela – A four-year-old child was rescued from drowning on the Magat River in Barangay Lalog 2 here on Good Friday. Police said the victim left his family who were having a picnic to swim on the river unnoticed. He was seen drowning and was rescued by authorities. Rescuers revived...
