Residents in Metro Manila should not worry about the recent water cuts, as the National Water Resources Board (NWRB) and the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) assured that the Angat Dam levels periodically drop during the dry season. Ricky Arzadon, the NWRB officer-in-charge, said...
President Marcos' Economic Development Group (EDG) has resolved a critical environmental certification issue concerning the large-scale floating solar projects in Laguna Lake. During a recent EDG meeting chaired by Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Frederick Go, it was decided...
Sy-led Data Lake, Inc. has cemented a teaming agreement with DFNN, Inc. to reinforce internet connectivity in the country by bolstering up Starlink’s presence with suite of offers on complementary technology, sales channels as well as marketing expertise. Businessman Ramon Garcia Jr, who is the...
Sponsor-firms of offshore wind farm projects will have to prepare for a tedious process of securing two-tiered environmental compliance certificates (ECCs) from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) – and that shall comprise of an interim ECC during pre-development phase;...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is eyeing the Laguna de Bay as a major source of fish production for Metro Manila and the provinces surrounding the lake. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. said in a statement on Thursday, Jan. 18, that Laguna Lake could help produce more food at a...
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano on Friday, September 15, scored Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) acting general manager Senando Santiago for his absence in the hearing of the Senate Committee on Government Corporations and Public Enterprises. Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano (Senate PRIB...
BIÑAN CITY, Laguna – A fisherman drowned after suffering a heart attack while fishing at Laguna Lake in Barangay Malaban here on Sunday morning, August 12. Police identified the victim as Antonio Salonga, a resident of Barangay Malaban. Lito Salonga, uncle of Antonio, told police that...
The families of the 27 casualties in the July 27 MB Aya Express tragedy will get P10,000 each from an insurance company while the 36 survivors will get P5,000 each. Sen. Grace Poe presides over the Senate Committee on Public Services' investigation on the July 27 mishap that resulted in the...
Senator Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla has vowed to hold the officials responsible for the boat mishap in Binangonan, Rizal last July 2. "We will demand responsibility from the officials responsible for this Laguna Lake tragedy," Padilla promised after sending help to families of the fatalities in...
Senator Raffy Tulfo on Monday, July 31, has filed a separate resolution seeking an investigation into the Rizal boat tragedy. Sen. Raffy Tulfo (Senate PRIB Photo) Tulfo also said he would seek the filing of appropriate charges against concerned...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III on Friday, July 28, said there is a need for the Senate to investigate the Laguna Lake tragedy where less than 30 lives were lost yesterday. “Yes, we need to investigate because the bulk of (typhoon) ‘Egay’ deaths came from this incident,”...
JABONGA, Agusan del Norte – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. inaugurated the 24.9-megawatt hydropower plant in Lake Mainit, Jabonga town, Agusan del Norte province, on Wednesday, July 12. PRESIDENT Marcos (center) leads the inauguration of the the 24.9-megawatt hydropower plant in Lake Mainit,...
