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    • 8 of 10 Pinoys for asserting rights in West Philippine Sea 

      Terrazola, Vanne Elaine P. (Manila Bulletin, January 28, 2017, on page 1-9)
      Eight of 10 Filipinos still think that the government should continue asserting its rights in the disputed West Philippine Sea, the latest. Pulse Asia survey showed Friday, even with President Duterte warming up the country’s ...
    • Consider rule on suitable land use for Boracay Island - Recto 

      Terrazola, Vanne Elaine P.; De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn; Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, April 11, 2018, on page 17)
      Senator Ralph Recto on Monday urged the government to reconsider the plan to turn Boracay Island into a land reform area following its six-month rehabilitation. The Senate President Pro Tempore made the appeal after President ...
    • DENR rejects Coron, Palawan underwater theme park project 

      Terrazola, Vanne Elaine P.; Echaluce, Charina Clarisse L. (Manila Bulletin, January 13, 2017, on page 5)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) yesterday said it will not allow the establishment of the 400-hectare underwater resort and theme park being proposed by an American children’s television network ...
    • DTI proposes gradual shutdown of Boracay 

      Kabiling, Genalyn D.; Terrazola, Vanne Elaine P. (Manila Bulletin, April 3, 2018, on page 1-4)
      The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has proposed to the Office of the President (OP) to shut down Boracay island in phases to avoid disrupting businesses and livelihood in the island. The proposal of the trade ...
    • Duterte approves six-month shutdown of Boracay 

      Kabiling, Genalyn D.; De Vera, Analou; Terrazola, Vanne Elaine P.; Casayuran, Mario B.; Abadilla, Emmie V. (Manila Bulletin, April 6, 2018, on page 1-8)
      Boracay, the country's best known holiday island, will be totally closed down to tourists for the next six months over concerns that the once idyllic white-sand resort has become a "cesspool" tainted by dumped sewage.
    • Fisherfolk laud DENR for mining shutdowns 

      Terrazola, Vanne Elaine P. (Manila Bulletin, February 18, 2017, on page 2)
      A fisherfolk group has lauded Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Gina Lopez for revoking the mining agreements of 75 undeveloped mine operations near watersheds. The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang ...
    • Villar scolds BFAR at Senate 

      Terrazola, Vanne Elaine P. (Manila Bulletin, March 20, 2018, on page 2)
      At the inquiry of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food, BFAR officials were grilled by its committee chairman, Villar, for supposedly snubbing the panel’s requests for reports on the implementation of the Republic ...