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    • Economic collapse in Boracay 

      (Panay News, June 11, 2018, on page 11)
      The island of Boracay can be likened to a ghost town since it was closed to tourists and visitors over a month ago. Heavily guarded by the police, military and coastguard, the once lively place now appears like a garrison ...

    • Ecotourism site to rise in MM 

      Echeminada, Perseus (The Philippine Star, March 4, 2017, on page 5)
      Sen. Cynthia Villar made this declaration Thursday, as project proponents have already withdrawn to pave the way for the full development of the Las Piñas-Parañaque Critical Habitat Eco-tourism Areas (LPPCHEA). Earlier, ...

    • Ecotourism, ecolodges, and Hitesh Mehta 

      Tarriela, Flor (Manila Bulletin, April 16, 2015, on page B-2)
      The Philippines, with 7,100 islands, is rich in natural resources. We have very high biodiversity in marine life, flora fauna that we must preserve. We hope that there will be tourist developments and destinations that ...

    • Ecowaste coalition blasts unabated sale of banned leaded spray paints 

      (DailyGuardian, September 6, 2021, on page 8-10)
      Toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition has assailed the unremitting sale of spray paints with added lead, a chemical banned in the manufacture of paints and similar surface coatings. “The unlawful sale of lead-containing ...

    • EcoWaste Coalition pitches reusable face masks to lessen wastes 

      (DailyGuardian, August 1, 2020, on page 8)
      The EcoWaste Coalition, an environmental health group, prodded the general public to go for reusable cloth face masks to control the unbridled use and disposal of single-use masks made of non-biodegradable and non-recyclable ...

    • EDC contributing P10m for Boracay rehabilitation 

      Flores, Alena Mae S. (Manila Standard, February 3, 2019, on page C2)
      Geothermal producer Energy Development Corp. is investing P10 million in the rehabilitation of its adopted wetland in Barangay Balabag here over a three-year period. “Under our memorandum of agreement with the DENR [Department ...

    • EDC to rehabilitate Boracay wetland 

      Saulon, Victor V. (BusinessWorld, January 28, 2019, on page S1/2)
      Lopez-LED Energy Development Corp. (EDC) has allocated P10 million to rehabilitate a 7.79-hectare wetland in Boracay that it “adopted” in a three-year plan that is expected to turn the area into a money-earning venture for ...

    • Editorial: Saving Earth 

      (The Philippine Star, April 23, 2018, on page 12)
      Across the country, many other travel destinations can use more aggressive action, although not the draconian measures being applied in Boracay, to stop pollution and protect the environment. The concept of sustainability ...

    • Eel farming venture in Leyte gets tax perks 

      Cahiles-Magkilat, Bernie (Manila Bulletin, May 9, 2017, on page B-5)
      Oceans Ace Philippines Export Import Corporation will start exporting live eel to Japan and Korea from its eel farming culture operation in Hindang, Leyte. The P18-million facility has been approved by the Board of Investments ...

    • Eel growers, DA eye crack at export market 

      De Vera, Ellalyn B. (Manila Bulletin, January 20, 2015, on page 12)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) and eel growers in the country have agreed to consolidate their efforts to compete in the lucrative export market, amid the dwindling supply of Anguilla japonica, the preferred eel variety ...

    • Eel production in Region 2 on the rise 

      Tabangin, Melissa (The Manila Times, August 17, 2015, on page A7)
      Cagayan Valley is experiencing an increase in eel production that can allow the region to ship more to the world market and increase supply to the domestic market. Meanwhile, there is an initiative in Butuan City in Agusan ...

    • 'Effective presence' key in asserting sovereignty in West PH sea - AFP chief 

      Barro, Dexter II (Manila Bulletin, October 8, 2023, on page 4)
      Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief-of-staff General Romeo Brawner Jr. said that safeguarding the country’s interests in the West Philippines Sea (WPS) should hinge on strengthening defense resources. “The name of ...

    • Effective protected areas management pushed 

      (The Manila Times, August 7, 2013, on page B4)
      The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (Searca), in cooperation with Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenar-beit GmbH and the Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau ...

    • The effects are maddening as they go viral 

      Icamina, Paul M. (Malaya, September 9, 2011, on page A9-A10)
      Viral nervous necrosis (VNN) is caused by betanodaviruses, or spherical viruses that targets the nervous system and kills brain cells in fish in order to survive and thrive. When it hits, VNN causes fish to act crazy. It ...

    • Effects of climate change and exploitation on fisheries 

      Alcala, Angel C. (Malaya, February 6, 2014, on page B5)
      Two changes in the oceans that are driven by climate change are surface sea water temperatures and acidity. Several studies have documented the effects of these two changes on global fisheries. Sone of these studies were ...

    • Effort to revive Galapagos tortoises once thought extinct 

      Piedra, Santiago (BusinessWorld, June 21, 2013, on page S3/9)
      Scientists will try to revive two species of giant Galapagos tortoises thought to have been extinct by breeding genetic relatives in captivity, experts leading the effort said. The Galapagos Islands, located 1,000 kilometers ...

    • Efforts on to prevent the collapse of shrimp industry 

      Portal, Tadz (Panay News, August 13, 2003, on page 9-8)
      The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) here hastened the promotion of an "environment-friendly shrimp grow-out technology" in an effort to prevent the virtual collapse of the shrimp industry. This, after ...

    • Efforts to protect Visayan Sea hailed 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (DailyGuardian, May 15, 2019, on page 13)
      Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel “Manny” Piñol on Monday commended stakeholders in the just concluded seaborne law enforcement operations in the Visayan Sea. “I commend the men and women of the Department of Agriculture’s ...

    • Efforts to solve world plastics problem continue 

      (Manila Bulletin, March 18, 2020, on page 4)
      The coronavirus pandemic continues to circle the globe and nations are carrying various moves to cope with it, but it is good to know that many other problems are also being acted upon, such as the mountains of plastics ...

    • Eight caught for illegal fishing in Ajuy 

      Rendon, Jennifer P. (DailyGuardian, November 5, 2020, on page 2-11)
      Eight persons, including two minors, were arrested on Nov 3 for a string of fishing law violations in Ajuy, Iloilo. The suspects were identified as Jhon Jhon Yu, 48, a boat captain; Eric Padios, 30, crew member; Jesmar ...