DENR eyes review of company in waste spill at protected Tañon Strait

Negros wastewater spill affects 19 barangays

Wastewater spilled from a collapsed dike in a facility of a distillery in Bais City, Negros Oriental has affected 19 coastal barangays, according to the Philippine Coast Guard.

DENR holds containment measures for Negros Oriental wastewater spill

DENR holds containment measures for Negros Oriental wastewater spill

DENR eyes review of company in waste spill at protected Tañon Strait

MANILA, Philippines — The wastewater spill at the protected Tañon Strait in Negros Oriental has prompted the environment department to review the compliance certificate of distillery company Universal Robina Corp. (URC). The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Saturday said other permits of the URC will also undergo a review. READ: Waste spill at protected Tañon Strait widens “The DENR will conduct a comprehensive review of…

DENR leads multi-agency response to N. Oriental wastewater spill

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has mobilized a team with partner government agencies and local government units (LGUs) to contain and assess the impact of a massive wastewater spill in Bais City, Negros Oriental. Some 255,000 cubic meters of molasses wastewater that leaked into Bais Bay on Oct. 26 from the Universal […]