No compromise on mine leak—Aquino
By DJ Yap, Riza Olchondra
President Benigno Aquino III’s marching orders to Environment Secretary Ramon Paje brooked no argument: Do not compromise on the environment.
President Benigno Aquino III’s marching orders to Environment Secretary Ramon Paje brooked no argument: Do not compromise on the environment.
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) pushed through Wednesday with price monitoring at wet markets, groceries, supermarkets and other retail outlets amid concerns some enterprises may resort to overpricing while customers worried over weeks of rainy weather scramble for supplies.
Water kept rising at the La Mesa reservoir in Quezon City on Tuesday even as it spilled water from heavy rains.
Farmers, environmentalists, scientists and academicians yesterday trooped to the Senate to hand in a petition demanding a halt to mining in their provinces.
Agricultural damage due to Tropical Depression “Egay” and floods wrought by nonstop rains last week reached P692 million as of June 24, the Department of Agriculture said in a statement released to the media on Monday.
MANILA, Philippines—The Maynilad Water Services (Maynilad) water concessionaire has urged the Manila International Airport Authority (Miaa), which operates the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia), to connect the facility to its water distribution line for the sake of safety and the country’s image. Maynilad was particularly concerned about the almost-three-decades-old Naia 1, which sources its water [...]
