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Healing Boracay
Doreen Fugoso had barely landed a job as chef in one of the big hotels here when word got around that President Rodrigo Duterte had ordered the closure of the island for six months. “I had not reached a year yet in my job ...
- October 21, 2018
Tourism dep't hopes to bring back tourist in WV
The Department of Tourism (DOT) in Region 6 hopes that Western Visayas could regain tourist arrivals amid the ongoing closure and rehabilitation of Boracay Island. There was a steep decline in the number of tourist arrivals ...
- January 24, 2018
Stewardship of the environment
The State is mandated to ensure that the requirements of sustainability are observed in the utilization of marine resources by its citizens. To this end, it must promote a culture of responsible stewardship of the environment ...
- April 26, 2018
Boracay Water ready for Oct opening
The Boracay unit of Ayala-led Manila Water Co. Inc. is intensifying its operations in the island to ensure readiness in time for the reopening by October. Boracay Island Water Co. Inc. recently acquired additional desludging ...
- July 7, 2018
Boracay may open earlier if business groups cooperate
Boracay could reopen earlier than October if businesses will fully cooperate with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in the rehabilitation of the island. In a meeting with stakeholders over the ...
- July 8, 2018
'Some Boracay firms still release wastewater into sea'
Some establishments in Boracay are still discharging untreated wastewater into the sea, according to an official of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). “There are still indicators that they release ...
- August 12, 2018
Aboitiz, EDC help clean Boracay, adopt wetlands
Two companies have signed agreements with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to sustain the efforts in cleaning Boracay island. Lopez-led power firm Energy Development Corp. through BINHI, its ...
- August 17, 2018
[ Green algae ]
The growth of green algae is being blamed on the sewerage problems and pollutions caused by illegal establishments in Boracay.
- May 1, 2018
Duterte: Limit Boracay commercial activity
Boracay will only be destroyed if the entire island is converted into commercial area, President Duterte warned Thursday. Speaking at the inauguration of a new power plant in Pagbilao, Quezon, the President said commercial ...
- June 2, 2018
The other polluted waters
Boracay, however, is not the only place suffering from polluted waters in this archipelago of 7,100 islands. All over the country, many other bodies of water are polluted – seas, rivers, lakes and creeks – not only turning ...
- February 18, 2018