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Cimatu lobbles for law creating Boracay Island Development Authority
Environment Secretary Roy A. Cimatu called on lawmakers to pass the measure creating a permanent agency that will sustain developments under the Boracay rehabilitation program. “This is the opportune time to pass a law ...
- July 31, 2020
Boracay Tubi assures 'no discharge' of untreated wastewater off sea
The Boracay Tubi System Inc. (BTSI) said it complied the water quality and effluent standards after the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) lifted its cease and desist order on BTSI Lugotan outfall in ...
- September 28, 2019
LRWC's Boracay resort on track for 2021 opening
LEISURE & RESORTS World Corp. (LRWC) said it remains on track to open its $550-million integrated resort in Boracay by 2021, denying that the project has been delayed due to the island’s six-month closure since April. LRWC ...
- July 30, 2018
Boracay stakeholders vow to police own ranks
Stakeholders IN Boracay have pledged to police their own ranks to ensure compliance to environmental and other laws as the resort island prepares to reopen for tourists. The Boracay Stakeholders Core Group recently met ...
- July 5, 2018
Boracay houses demolished: Clearing of wetlands in resort island starts as settlers plead for relocation
Rogie Ascaño came home from work on Saturday, finding four rooms of his house demolished by a team supervised by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). The team also tore down three houses built in a ...
- May 14, 2018
Duterte extends term of Boracay rehabilitation task force
The term of the interagency task force undertaking the rehabilitation of Boracay Island has been extended by another year. President Duterte issued Executive Order No. 115 on May 11 extending the term of the Boracay ...
- May 24, 2020
DENR suspends Boracay environmental permits
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has suspended the environmental compliance certificates (ECC) of all business establishments on Boracay Island to allow a review of their compliance with environmental ...
- July 20, 2018
Boracay's ecology on the brink of ruin
Scientific proofs exist that Boracay Island’s ecological balance is in a precarious situation. This was the outcome of a policy forum hosted by the National Academy of Science and Technology, Philippines (NAST PHL) of the ...
- May 5, 2018
Boracay Water hikes budget amid rehab
Boracay Island Water Co. Inc. may adjust its five-year capital budget to allow it to accelerate the construction of the Yapak sewage treatment plant as part of the rehabilitation efforts in the island. The Yapak STP is ...
- June 23, 2018
'Don't leave Boracay to local gov't alone'
This famed island resort must not be managed by the local government alone, according to Sen. Cynthia Villar. The environmental degradation in Boracay must “not happen again,” the senator stressed. Boracay is currently ...
- July 28, 2018