Blog Posts on watershed areas
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Davao City Watershed Council expands membership by durianburgdavao on Oct 8, 2011The 22-member Davao City Watershed Management Council has expanded its membership to add four more members. In a meeting Friday presided by council vice-chairman city administrator Zuleika Lopez, the council added representatives from the youth secto...
UN official fears seawater intrusion into city aquifer by durianburgdavao on Aug 30, 2011BY ROGER M. BALANZA A visiting United Nations expert on water resource management has warned of seawater intrusion into the city aquifer if the local government allows uncontrolled use of its groundwater reserve. When that happens, it would be irreve...
Saving the watershed areas by durianburgdavao on Mar 23, 2011FROMTHEMAILS DENR, DCWD INK PACT ON WATERSHED PROTECTION BY EDMARSON M. SOLA Davao City Water District and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources XI sealed a renewal of partnership for the protection and rehabilitation of Talomo-Lip...
Asia’s vanishing water by durianburgdavao on Nov 2, 2010
CONCERN RAISED OVER DAVAO CITY WATERSHED AREAS by durianburgdavao on Aug 28, 2010Inday Sara urged to convene Watershed Management Council By ROGER M. BALANZA There is confusion over the Watershed Protection, Conservation Management Ordinance because City Hall failed to organize three special bodies created...
VISITING TAMUGAN by durianburgdavao on Apr 19, 2010 Davao City Water District (DCWD) board members Abdul Dataya and Maria Luisa Jacinto, DCWD Asst. General Manager for Operations Edwin Regalado, together with company staff visit Tamugan River following the recent agreement with Hedcor, Inc. for jo...
Mayor Duterte, Inday Sara clash over amendments to Watershed Code by durianburgdavao on Apr 18, 2010Rody, Sara defer on stand in Vice Mayor Sara Duterte wants amendments introduced to the Davao City Watershed Code done after the elections. Mayor Rodrigo Duterte wants it now. Mayor Duterte himself has avoided a point of conflict with his daughter, a...
Davao City Watershed Code to be amended by durianburgdavao on Mar 22, 2010By ROGER M. BALANZA The author of the Davao City Watershed Conservation, Protection, Management Ordinance said plans are afoot to amend the landmark legislation as two companies battle over rights to use a major river here. ...
MT. KITANGLAD NOW AN ASEAN HERITAGE PARK by the durian post on Jan 4, 2010Bukidnon peak is the third highest peak in the Philippines after Mount Apo in Davao in Southern Mindanao Region and Mt. Iglit-Baco in Oriental Mindoro. MALAYBALAY CITY-- The estimated 30,642 hectares Mount Kitanglad in Bukidnon province in North...
DAVAO CITY INTENSIFIES WATERSHED PROTECTION by durianburgdavao on Dec 17, 2009100 environmentalists join workshop watershed management Stakeholders linking arms to protect the Davao City watershed areas would converge here in a workshop on Saturday. To be held at the Davao City Council, about 100 participants from the acad...
