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Tourism dep't to retain 5.5-M WV tourist arrivals target despite Boracay closure
Boracay Island has been declared closed by President Rodrigo RoaDuterte for 6 months effective April 26, 2018. Despite the scheduled closure of Boracay Island, DOT 6 regional director Atty. Helen Catalbas is confident that ...
- April 20, 2018
NEDA: DU30 right to close Boracay: Army after ‘minor incidents’ – commander
The government was right to temporarily close off Boracay to tourists, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the shutdown of the island resort to pave the ...
- April 22, 2018
Month of the Ocean: Ocean science for sustainable development
Ocean is a continuous body of salt water and our planet’s largest ecosystem. It stabilizes the climate, stores carbon, nurtures marine biodiversity and directly supports human well-being through food and energy resources, ...
- May 18, 2021
Now is a good time to finally complete rehab of Boracay
This quarantine period when there are very few tourists in Boracay is the best time for concerned government agencies such as the Department of Public Works and Highways and Department of Environment and Natural Resources ...
- June 10, 2020
Ramon Ang, Lucio Tan want to clean up major Metro Manila rivers - DENR
Business tycoons Ramon Ang and Lucio Tan are interested in cleaning up and rehabilitating major rivers in Metro Manila to complement government efforts at restoring Manila Bay, Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said Wednesday. ...
- February 8, 2020
Oil spill evacuees may now go home
ILOILO- Estancia town may now return home. Gov. Arthur Defensor Sr. announced this development yesterday following consultations with Task Force Power Barge 103, Department of Health (DOH), Department of Environment and ...
- March 4, 2014
More mangroves at eco-park seen to allay climate change
Aklan provincial government employees will plant some 8,000 bakhawan propagules at the Bakhawan Eco-park in Brgy, New Buswang here next week. The employees, who will be led by the Economic Enterprise Development Department ...
- January 17, 2014
Oct. 15 is 'Aklan Day in Boracay'
The Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force declared Oct. 15 as the “Aklan Day in Boracay.” Oct. 15 is the start of the 11-day dry-run in view of the Oct. 26 island reopening. The task force said the declaration is to appreciate ...
- September 12, 2018
Negros’ Sicaba River to undergo rehab
The Sicaba River in Negros Occidental will be rehabilitated through a partnership between sugar producer Victorias Milling Company Inc. (VMC) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). The tie-up was ...
- November 19, 2020
Vulnerable ecosystems in Eastern Visayas
Biodiversity is an important factor in improving our ecosystem because each species of plants or animals, no matter how small, all have an important role to play. It is often used to measure the health of biological systems, ...
- October 8, 2018