Adopt An Estero Program News Today

FUN AT THE BAY. Children play at the water's edge in a portion of Manila Bay in this undated photo. Government efforts to clean the bay continue with the help of local government units and the private sector. (File photo) MANILA - Efforts to fast track the rehabilitation of the southern part of Manila Bay are now underway following the sealing of a partnership between the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and Paranaque City. The stakeholders include Aseana City's bus...

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Parañaque City, and Aseana City’s business establishments and lot owners recently forged a deal to boost the ongoing Manila Bay rehabilitation. The partnership was forged as part of the DENR’s Adopt-a-Waterbody, or Adopt-an-Estero Program, wherein Aseana City, through its Aseana Business Park…

Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Acting Secretary Jim O. Sampulna has commended San Miguel Corp. (SMC) for the company’s pro-environment programs and projects. Specifically, the DENR chief lauded SMC’s feat in dredging the 36.4-kilometer Tullahan-Tinajeros River System, one of the 17 principal river systems draining into Manila bay.…