The Upper Marikina watershed was designated as a reservation in 1904 by virtue of a US colonial executive order issued by Governor General Luke Edward Wright. But the Philippine government only ...

MANILA, Philippines—The Marikina watershed, the river basin that mitigates flooding in Metro Manila, has been proclaimed a protected area by the Environment Department. By declaring the 26,125 ...

France Castro raised issues concerning large private land claims in the Upper Marikina watershed. READ: DENR drives out illegal occupants from Marikina watershed “We have already issued 540 show ...

Environment Secretary Ramon Paje and seven mayors in surrounding areas on Monday signed a “statement of commitment” declaring the Marikina watershed an area to be protected from land-grabbers ...

one step at a time with the upcoming Del Run (Save the Marikina Watershed) on April 28, 5 a.m., at the Marikina Sports Park. Del Run is a fun run open to all runners with categories 5K ...

Reforestation of the Upper Marikina Watershed is seen as one of the solutions to reduce flooding in areas such as Marikina City, as well as in Antipolo and other parts of Rizal MANILA, Philippines ...

The second Marikina Watershed Family Fun Run (MWFFR) was organized by the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP), in partnership with the city government of Marikina and PLDT Inc. Proceeds ...

On the heels of the devastation brought by Typhoon Ulysses, the conservation team in Baras, Rizal calls on the government for help in protecting a portion of the Upper Marikina watershed.

In a statement, La Liga said the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) should give “premium” to the rehabilitation of the Marikina Watershed, which is a protected landscape.

This was followed by the Marikina Watershed Initiative Program in 2010, which PBSP started as a response to the devastation caused by Tropical Storm “Ondoy” in 2009—an event that claimed ...

“If all urban development and quarrying are stopped and the Marikina Watershed [is] fully planted with 10-year-old mature trees, it will require 9 times the area of Marikina Watershed to absorb ...

In a statement released on World Wildlife Day on Wednesday, the Upper Marikina Watershed Coalition asked Duterte to “urgently rescind” all existing Mineral Production Sharing Agreements (MPSAs) inside ...