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DENR voids ECCs of Boracay firms
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has suspended the environmental compliance certificates (ECC) of all business establishments in Boracay Island pending review of their compliance with Environmental ...
- July 20, 2018
‘They need someone to blame’: Boracay env’t mess: Aklan guv to prove innocence
Gov. Florencio Miraflores denied the accusations stated in a complaint filed against him and 16 other local officials in Aklan over Boracay’s environmental problems. The governor was accused of negligence in ensuring the ...
- July 1, 2018
DENR clears Boracay establishments
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has lifted the suspension on the environmental compliance certificates (ECCs) of some businesses in Boracay a few weeks before the reopening of the island. DENR ...
- October 15, 2018
Reefbuds to revive Boracay's coral reefs
“Nothing is impossible,” seemed to be the mantra of Benjamin Tayag Jr. and Austrian geoscientist Harald Kremnitz when they thought of creating artificial reefs called Reefbuds to help restore destroyed marine life. “We ...
- March 18, 2013
‘Boracay Island a cesspool no more’
Six months into its massive rehabilitation, the world famous whitesand destination Boracay Island has been fit for swimming. Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Roy Cimatu, who also heads the Inter-Agency Task Force ...
- October 16, 2018
Boracay Water completes sewage treatment plant diversion
Boracay Island Water Company, Inc. (Boracay Water) said it has completed the sewage diversion flow system from its Balabag Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) to the Manocmanoc STP, allowing more establishments and households in ...
- May 11, 2018
Local excess in Boracay mess face criminal raps
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has filed criminal complaints against incumbent and former local officials of Malay, Aklan in connection with the environmental crisis in Boracay. The NBI Environment Crime ...
- July 21, 2018
DOT reiterates call: Follow, respect environmental laws
The Department of Tourism (DOT) reiterated its call to Chinese travel tour operators to follow environmental laws in the world-famous island. “We urged the different tour operators in China to tell their respective clients ...
- April 28, 2019
No big bash for Boracay reopening
There will be no big celebration for the reopening of Boracay on October 26. "It will not be high profile. Rehabilitation is a work in progress," explained Helen Catalbas, Department of Tourism (DOT) regional director for ...
- July 27, 2018
Our waters are getting more attention
Whether we like it or not, the Boracay rehabilitation has created a greater awareness of pollution in our waters and has forced many to pay more attention to ensuring the health of these vital pillars of our ecosystem and ...
- January 22, 2019