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'Clean up waste or risk getting closed'
President Rodrigo Duterte ordered operating near the Manila Bay to observe environmental rules by installing water treatment facilities or risk being closure. In a speech during the Barangay Summit on Peace and Order at ...
- January 11, 2019
Plastics and other garbage in Manila Bay
These last two Saturdays, the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has been conducting a Manila Bay cleanup operation along Roxas Boulevard as part of its 43rd anniversary celebration. On November 3, the MMDA ...
- November 14, 2018
Du30 wants 'a small tourism area' in Boracay
Insisting that Boracay is a forestal and agricultural land, President Rodrigo Duterte said he only wanted a portion of the island used for commercial purposes, such as tourism. “You know, ‘yung Boracay is a forestal ...
- May 4, 2018
Form Manila Bay body, Du30 asked
Following his order in January to clean up the Manila Bay, President Duterte has been asked to certify as urgent a bill that seeks the creation of the Manila Bay Development Authority. Bataan Rep. Jose Enrique Garcia III ...
- February 16, 2019
Manila Bay funds could have fed poor families - Leni
The P349 million allocated by the government to transform a portion of Manila Bay into a white sand beach could have been used to feed 80,000 hungry families, Vice President Leni Robredo said yesterday. “It’s insensitive ...
- September 7, 2020
No swimming in Boracay for 6 months
Swimming in the beaches of this island resort will be prohibited during the six-month closure period, according to Department of the Interior and Local Government officer-in-charge Eduardo Año. Even residents will be barred ...
- April 8, 2018
DTI proposes gradual shutdown of Boracay
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has proposed to the Office of the President (OP) to shut down Boracay island in phases to avoid disrupting businesses and livelihood in the island. The proposal of the trade ...
- April 3, 2018
Gov't urged: Stop cleared reclamation projects
President Duterte’s directive to stop reclamation activities in Manila Bay should cover projects that have already received clearances, such as the proposed airports in Cavite and Bulacan, advocates and experts said. The ...
- March 1, 2020
Stop Manila Bay reclamation projects, Duterte urged
President Duterte should stop reclamation projects in Manila Bay, Buhay party-list Rep. Lito Atienza said yesterday. “The problem of pollution and flooding will worsen. This is what happened to Navotas and Malabon, which ...
- June 29, 2018
Boracay Island’s closure ‘good news’ for Bacolod
The six-month closure of the world-famous Boracay Island is good news for this capital city, according to City Tourism Officer Ma. Elma Gerasmo. Gerasmo noted that last year, Bacolod came in second with the most number of ...
- April 16, 2018