July 2011

Public-private partnership needed to face climate change, say environmental and health leaders

July 29, 2011 Environment

COTABATO CITY, July 29 – Environmental and health leaders from around the country gathered in a two-day conference July 28-29 in General Santos City to establish public-private partnerships (PPPs) that will help in facing the challenges of climate change.

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DENR vows to green Sorsogon by 2016

July 29, 2011 Environment

By Danny O. Calleja SORSOGON CITY, July 29 – While most parts of Bicol are picking up from the debris left over the week by typhoon Juaning that triggered floods and landslides attributed to denuded forests, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) along with various stake holders has vowed to green Sorsogon province [...]

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Seoul sees heaviest daily downpour ever for July

July 29, 2011 Environment

SEOUL, July 29 — This week's downpours in Seoul have broken the capital city's record for most rainfall both in a single day and in a three-day period during the month of July, the state weather agency said Thursday.

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DOST introduces mechanized fish-drying technology in Ticao Island

July 29, 2011 Science & Technology

By Danny O. Calleja LEGAZPI CITY, July 29 – The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is implementing a mechanized fish drying technology, on a pilot basis, in the municipality of Batuan of the Ticao Island in Masbate.

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Scientists look at drilling sea floor to study 'silent' quakes

July 29, 2011 Science & Technology

WELLINGTON, July 29 — Scientists from around the world will gather on the east coast of New Zealand next week to discuss proposals to study "silent" earthquakes by drilling into the seabed.

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RLECC1 convenes, discusses law enforcement issues

July 29, 2011 People/Events

CAMP BGEN OSCAR M, FLORENDO, La Union July 29 –The Regional Law Enforcement Coordinating Committee of Region 1(RLECC1) convened last Wednesday at the Concord Building here to address various law enforcement and related issues affecting the region.

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Top retailers urged to pull tainted children’s products off store shelves

July 29, 2011 Environment

MANILA, July 29 — The EcoWaste Coalition, a toxic watchdog, Friday asked top retailers to demonstrate their corporate social responsibility by removing children’s products that have been found to contain health damaging chemicals.

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Plastics dumped in canals, waterways aggravate flooding problem in Dumaguete

July 29, 2011 Environment

DUMAGUETE CITY, July 29 – City Environment Officer Engr. Rolly Clamonte on Friday lamented that people in Dumaguete City intentionally dump plastic bags and other plastic materials into canals and waterways, thus causing the city’s sewage system to overflow during flooding.

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China launches another experimental satellite

July 29, 2011 Science & Technology

JIUQUAN, Gansu, July 29 — China launched an experimental orbiter into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China's Gansu Province on Friday.

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Port development and doppler radar base establishment underway in Aparri

July 29, 2011 Science & Technology

APARRI, CAGAYAN, July 29 – Mayor Ismael V. Tumaru of the Municipality of Aparri here anticipates profuse economic activities in the town with the turnover of Aparri Port management from the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) to the LGU.

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