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Navotas landfill fire may leave lasting toxic threat to Manila Bay food chain

MANILA, Philippines — Smoke from the April 10 fire at the closed Navotas Sanitary Landfill may have begun as an air pollution crisis, but environmental groups and researchers now warn its longer-term ...
Manila Standard

Manila landfill fire leaves locals gasping

Filipino ferry dispatcher Dave Delos Reyes has been handing out N95 masks for nearly three weeks to protect passengers ...
AOL

Philippine oil tanker sinks in Manila Bay, raising fears of a possible major spill near the capital

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Philippine oil tanker sank in Manila Bay early Thursday after encountering huge waves, leaving a crewman dead and 16 others rescued in a late-night operation by the coast ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Philippine president suspends 22 land reclamation projects in Manila Bay after US airs concerns

MANILA, PhilippinesMANILA, Philippines — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered an indefinite suspension of 22 major land reclamation projects in Manila Bay to allow a study of their ...
Mongabay

As lockdown ends, activists brace to resume fight over Manila Bay reclamation

Controversial land reclamation projects in Manila Bay look set to resume as the Philippines emerges out of the strict lockdown imposed in March in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. President Rodrigo ...
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1898 Battle of Manila Bay

One hundred twenty-eight years ago, the United States Asiatic Squadron under the command of Commodore George Dewey slipped into Manila Bay under the cover of darkness, avoiding fire from the batteries ...
Yahoo

First Look: Inside the Banyan Tree Residences in the Philippines’ Manila Bay

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Singapore-based hospitality brand Banyan Tree debuted in 1994 when it opened its first hotel in Thailand. Since then, it’s become ...