A new station of the Pasig River Ferry Service (PRFS) was inaugurated Tuesday, Nov. 9, to accommodate more people taking public transportation amid the reopening of the country’s economic activities. The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) led the opening of Kalawaan Station on N....
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is mulling the completion of the dredging of a "mega island" along the Cagayan River by early next year. According to DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu, about 8.43 percent of the target 970,962 cubic meters of a sandbar in Barangay Dummum in the...
The Marikina City government continues the dredging of the Marikina River as part of the Build Back Better city project. (Photo from Marikina PIO) The city’s Build Back Better (BBB) project, which was established in February 2021, is geared towards rehabilitating the Marikina river. BBB’s...
PARIS, France -- Images from Mars reveal how water helped shape the Red Planet's landscape billions of years ago, and provide clues that will guide the search for evidence of ancient life, a study said Thursday. NASA astrobiologist Amy Williams and her team in Florida found similarities between...
San Miguel Corporation clarified that, while it has held initial discussions, the firm has not formally engaged Palafox Associates and Palafox Architecture Group, Inc. for a consulting agreement for the P95 billion Pasig River Expressway (PAREX) project. “There is no formal engagement with Arch...
The government has greenlighted San Miguel Corporation’s (SMC) ₱95-billion Pasig River Expressway (PAREX) project, a 19.37-km, six-lane elevated road, that will run along the banks of the Pasig River. In a statement, SMC said PAREX will start from Radial Road 10 in the City of Manila to C-6...
Brace yourself because what you’re about to listen to is a total eargasm. In continuation of Tiffany & Co.’s “About Love” campaign, music artist Beyoncé presents her spellbinding, enchanting, and simply divine version of “Moon River.” Beyoncé (Still from...
(PAGASA) The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Tuesday evening, Sept. 7, warned residents living near Pasig, Marikina, and Tullahan rivers to take precaution against possible flooding due to the anticipated rains from severe tropical storm...
(Clockwise from top left) BTS, Brave Girls, Kim So-hyun, Yoo Jae-suk, Kim Sook, Mamamoo’s Hwasa and Yang Se-hyung (Twitter, Instagram) KBS2’s drama “River Where the Moon Rises,” BTS and Brave Girls won at the 48th Korea Broadcasting Awards (KBA). On Sept. 2, organizer Korea Broadcasters...
The national government will come after mining companies that end up "destroying the life of a river," President Duterte said in a recent public briefing. President Rodrigo Duterte (rightmost) listens to the presentation of DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu (2nd from right) during the "Talk to the People"...
Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu has requested the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) an additional P4.65 billion fund assistance for the agency's ongoing projects that aim to remove the sandbars in Bicol and Cagayan rivers. Cimatu, who is also the chairman of Task Force Build Back Better...
First alarm was raised after the water level of Marikina River reached 15 meters at 11:18 a.m., Tuesday (July 27), Marikina City Rescue 161 said. (Photo from Location Marikina FB page) This was marked by loud sirens alerting residents in low-lying areas of possible evacuation. They should pack all...
