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                    [ArticleID] => 2203241
                    [Title] => Cordova seas high in coliform, ‘not fit’ for swimming
                    [Summary] => Cordova Mayor Cesar Suan announced that the town’s municipal waters are no longer fit for swimming amid a high level of coliform.
                    [DatePublished] => 2022-08-17 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1526426
                    [AuthorName] => Mitchelle L. Palaubsanon
                    [SectionName] => Cebu News
                    [SectionUrl] => cebu-news
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                    [ArticleID] => 1873196
                    [Title] => ‘Coliform high in Panglao, El Nido beaches’
                    [Summary] => “Very high” levels of coliform have been found at popular resorts in Panglao in Bohol and in El Nido in Palawan, according to an inter-agency body tasked to monitor tourist attractions and ensure their compliance with environmental laws.
                    [DatePublished] => 2018-12-01 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1703116
                    [AuthorName] => Robertzon Ramirez
                    [SectionName] => Headlines
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                    [ArticleID] => 630338
                    [Title] => Hilutungan Channel is safe from coliform
                    [Summary] => 

The Lapu-Lapu City Health Department, after conducting a series of analyses, has found nothing alarming about the presence of coliform in the water in the Hilutungan Channel in Lapu-Lapu City.

[DatePublished] => 2010-11-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096371 [AuthorName] => Jose P. Sollano [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 598044 [Title] => Concern raised over high coliform content in wells [Summary] =>

The City Council has requested the city health department to immediately treat and rehabilitate deep wells in different barangays here that reportedly have high coliform content.

[DatePublished] => 2010-07-31 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097538 [AuthorName] => Rene U. Borromeo [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 464029 [Title] => City dad alarmed over Mactan coliform issue [Summary] =>

CEBU, Philippines – A Cebu City legislator said he is alarmed over the reported presence of high coliform bacteria reportedly observed in some of the beaches in Mactan Island and has asked the concerned agencies to act on it.

[DatePublished] => 2009-05-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 461027 [Title] => Travel agencies upbeat despite coliform issue [Summary] =>

CEBU, Philippines – The National Association of Independent Travel Agencies (NAITAS) continues to look positively at the tourism industry despite the recent news of suspected coliform bacteria in the beaches of Cebu.

[DatePublished] => 2009-04-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 460704 [Title] => Despite inconsistencies in coliform results: Swimming discouraged in Lapu-Lapu seawaters [Summary] =>

CEBU, Philippines - The Department of Environment and Natural Resources said that the monthly results on fecal coliform concentrations in Lapu-Lapu seawaters are inconsistent within the first three months of this year because of the numerous contributory factors.

[DatePublished] => 2009-04-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 266688 [Title] => High coliform level found in Bolinao waters [Summary] => BOLINAO, Pangasinan — Bad news for swimmers: The waters of this picturesque town were found to have a high level of coliform which indicates the presence of animal or human wastes.

Making things worse, laboratory tests conducted from September to October also showed that portions of the beaches extending from Bolinao to Bauang and San Fernando City in La Union were also found to be positive for coliform.
[DatePublished] => 2004-11-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096897 [AuthorName] => Eva Visperas [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 252650 [Title] => Where is Manila Bay’s most polluted spot? [Summary] => Taking a dip in Manila Bay can be a health hazard, particularly in the Rizal Park waterfront where the water has the highest bacterial count compared with other spots along the bay.

A monitoring report released by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in 2003 showed that the waters in the Rizal Park waterfront area had a total coliform count of 110,550 most probable number (mpn) of bacteria per 100 milliliters of seawater and a fecal coliform count of 22,236 mpn per 100 ml. of seawater.
[DatePublished] => 2004-06-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097368 [AuthorName] => Mike Frialde [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 134599 [Title] => Exec admits not disclosing vital report [Summary] => CEBU — A top environment official in the region admitted the other day that his office kept vital information about the high coliform content in the waters off Barangay Marigondon to save local tourism.

Allan Aranquez, regional director of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, told participants of the first joint legislative-executive planning conference on the Ecological Waste Management Act of 2000 that the department conducted tests on the sea waters off Mactan last year and discovered a high coliform content.
[DatePublished] => 2001-09-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) ) )
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